KOL 1 - Hargate

Location

Nearest town: Tunbridge Wells

• Grid Ref:
• Postcode: TN2 5PE
• Latitude: 51.11614
• Longitude: 0.24380
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Directions / Parking

Parking will be on Broadwater Down in Tunbridge Wells. The entrance to the forest will be towards the western end of Broadwater Down. Nearest postcode TN2 5PE. Railway station: Tunbridge Wells 2.5km

Assembly will be just through the gate with the start a further 500m further on - please follow the taped route.  

Public Transport options

2.5km walk from Tunbridge Wells station.

Registration & Start Times

Registration will be in advance via Race Signup only. 

Starts from 11:00am-12:30pm. 15 minute start window will be selected during online entry process.  Please make every effort to arrive at the start for your start window to ensure appropriate social distancing.  Courses close at 14:00

Course Information

Five courses available:

Course	Distance	Climb	Controls
Yellow	1.8 km	15 m	11
Orange	2.5 km	45 m	11
Green	3.9 km	90 m	21
Blue	6.1 km	160 m	25
Score			21

Yellow - Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on main paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners. 

Orange - Moderate, controls are on or near paths with more route choice. Good for progressing juniors and beginner adults who are reasonably confident reading a map. 

Green - As technically hard as we can make it, for experienced orienteers requiring a shorter run than the blue course. 

Blue - As technically hard as we can make it, for experienced orienteers. 

Score - No set distance, but a 60 minute time limit. Find as many of the 21 controls as possible in one hour. 7 easy controls, 7 medium, and 7 hard. 10 points per control. A penalty of 5 points per minute or part minute over the time limit will be applied. Good for adult beginners, those progressing from orange to green, and those that want to be back in a set time.

Explanation of colour courses

• White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
• Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
• Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
• Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
• Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
• Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
• Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
• Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Pre-entry through racesignup.co.uk only.

Individual (member/non-member)
    Senior: £5.00/£8.00
    Junior: £3.00/£5.00
Group (1 senior + 1 junior e.g. a parent & child running together)
    Entry Fee: £8.00
    Non member supplement: £5.00
Group (2-5 people e.g. family running Score course together)
    Entry Fee: £10.00
    Non member supplement: £5.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Terrain Description

Mixed forest including streams, ponds and plenty of contours.

Facilities

None at the event. Nearest toilets are at Sainsburys.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: David Kingdon

Organiser: Mel Taylor