Bolderwood & Mark Ash Wood Local

Bolderwood & Mark Ash Wood Local : Saturday 6th December

A Wessex Orienteering Club forest event at Bolderwood Car Park in the New Forest. Entry is limited to 150 competitors and parking is limited to 50 cars; car sharing is noted. The terrain is mainly deciduous woodland either side of the Bolderwood Arboretum Ornamental Drive; the event takes place with permission from Forestry England. Maps are overprinted with courses at 1:10,000, mapped by SOC. Root stocks greater than 1.5 m are mapped; hides are shown with a black cross. Forestry England toilets are expected to be available. Dogs are allowed if kept on a lead.

Courses, entry and rules

• Blue 6.3 km, 105 m climb, 14 controls, technical difficulty 5.
• Short Green 3.2 km, 70 m climb, 10 controls, technical difficulty 5.
• Score: 60 minutes to visit as many of 30 controls; controls worth 10-50 points (total 600). Penalty of 10 points per full or part minute over 60. Bonus of 5 points per minute or part minute under 60 only if all controls on the entrant’s map are visited. Optimal route for all controls about 10 km with 150 m climb.

Entry fees: senior £8.50/£10.50, senior chip hire £1.00, junior free (junior chip hire £0.00). Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. Entries are open until 23:59 on 5th December while maps remain available. Sport Ident timing with SIAC enabled controls is used; all competitors must dib at both the start and finish. Withdrawals up to midnight the day before result in a credit to the organiser account or a refund less a small admin cost. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.