Shotover Country Park Orienteering Races
Schedule
Sat Mar 09 2024 at 10:15 am to 01:00 pm
Location
Shotover Country Park | Oxford, EN
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Try a new outdoor adventure sport! Ideal for all ages and abilities, with courses for runners and also families and children. Help is available and no experience is necessary.This event is PRE-ENTRY ONLY – please note there will be NO entry at the event. So you must register in advance. Enter via the Tickets link above.
Shotover Country Park is just east of Oxford. It's an undulating area, with lots of mixed woodland, contour features and paths, and great views over the city!
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DIRECTIONS / PARKING
Parking is at BMWs MINI plant car park, off Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2RS.
Signed from the A4142 Oxford Ring Road East and Horspath Road junction (GR SP555046).
Nearest Postcode: OX4 2RS
Entrance to car park: What3Words: ///short.usage.monks
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REGISTRATION AND START TIMES
Start a course any time from 10.15am to 11.45am.
Courses close at 1pm - everyone must report back to the Download tent by 1PM, whether finished or not.
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COURSES
Note the distances are straight line distances between the controls; you'll run further!
YELLOW: 2.2 km and 25 m climb. Suitable for juniors with some experience or for supervised newcomers, and for family groups.
ORANGE: 3.2 km and 80 m climb. Suitable for adult beginners and experienced juniors.
RED: 5.3 km and 150 m climb. Longer, but less challenging navigationally. Ideal for runners new to orienteering. You still need to be able to read a map, but it is more like an unmarked trail race.
LIGHT GREEN: 4.0 km and 130 m climb. More challenging; for improvers and those with a bit of experience. Most controls away from paths and more route choice options.
GREEN: 5.1 km and 190 m climb. As challenging as the planner can make it. Only for those with experience at orienteering. More navigation.
Note Shotover is pretty hilly, so the climb indicates there are some hills to climb! It's also quite a tricky orienteering area, so don't overestimate your ability.
If you're a runner trying orienteering for the first time, the Red course is ideal - it's fairly easy, navigation-wise, so you won't get lost, and you'll probably run 6 to 6.5km doing it; if that's too much, then Orange might be more suitable (same difficulty, just shorter).
For family groups, we recommend the Orange course, or Yellow if you want something shorter.
For juniors, Yellow is a good course, though juniors new to the sport should be accompanied.
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ENTRIES
Pre-entries up to (and including) Sunday 3 March – Red, Light Green and Green - BOF members £6, non-members and family groups £8, Juniors & Students £2
Yellow and Orange - BOF members £5, non-members and family groups £7, Juniors & Students £2
Later entries (if maps are still available) - £1 extra
Timing chip hire £1 (essential if you do not own one).
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FACILITIES
- Help provided for all newcomers to come and try orienteering for the first time
- Toilets
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Where is it happening?
Shotover Country Park, Oxford, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
