Venue Hillsborough Forest
Date Wed, 11th Jun 25
Starts 18:30 to 19:30
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Event Description
| Date | Wednesday 11 June 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Hillsborough Forest | ||||||||||||
| Event Format | The Wednesday Evening Event (WEE) Series consists of eight races throughout May and June.
The WEE series is a great introduction if you are new to the sport, or a valuable training opportunity if you are already a dab hand. For those who thrive on competition we also have something for you, with the WEE series league table. |
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| Online Entry | . |
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| SI Entries |   |
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| Online Entry closes | 7pm, Tuesday 10 June 2025
Limited Entry on the Day is available at non-member rates, depending on map availability. See here for Terms. |
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| Registration, Start and Finish | Registration: 6.15pm – 7.15pm
Registration will be at the main car park. Starts: 6.30pm – 7.30pm Starts will be near the western corner of the fort. The route to the start is shown below and will be signed/taped from the car park.
Course Closed: 8.30pm |
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| Price |
Sociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entry = one map. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. *Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by joining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online **A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free. |
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| Terrain Summary | There are areas in the forest where the storm has brought down trees, most of these are shown on the map as green hatching, avoid these areas as it will cost you dearly, instead navigate through using the white areas of forest which are runnable or the good path network. The image below shows an example section of forest which has areas of wind blow within runnable forest and a good network of paths, both distinct and indistinct which are very useful to use to get through thicker areas.
Do not use hides (marked as an X) to navigate from, they are temporary, some are no longer there others are in construction. |
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| Previous Maps/Routegadget | 2023-04-15 Spring Cup 3 Hillsborough
Note, map has been updated since then and this map does not show areas of wind blow and felling. |
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| Course Notes | Long Course – approx. 4km
Short Course – approx. 2.5km |
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| First Aid and Safety | Watch out for other park users.
There will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is also a safe place for lost children to wait. Please do not come to the event if you are unwell. Please bring and carry any medication you might need, especially inhalers and EpiPen’s. If you come across an injured or ill person, please stop, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support. All participants must return to download, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors, ensuring everyone’s safe return. Courses will close and controls collected in at 8:30pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately. |
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| Kit requirements | Full leg cover is recommended to protect against summer growth of briers and nettles.
A waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one, so bring one along just in case. Dogs are permitted in the carpark and on the course, however common sense control of dogs applies. |
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| Parking | Main carpark. Note this is a very busy car park. | ||||||||||||
| Toilets | At children’s play park in forest park about 900m from car park.
Need a ride to the event? Join our WhatsApp car share group and request a lift (LVO members only). |
Location
Hillsborough Forest
Park Street
Hillsborough
BT26 6DP
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.