SOG S8 Selhurst Sat 17 May, 2025

Report

A cheerful final SOG of the season with sunny views from the South Downs ridgeline to the sea. It was great to see some new faces at the event and there were plenty of hills for everyone, irrespective of fitness. Thanks go to Maya who organised her dad Matt and the car parking. Barry, Garry G and Maggy were a great help throughout, the SI tent team were superb and Sue's insistence on staying to collect all the equipment was vastly appreciated. A final thanks to Mike Gammon who behind the scenes ensured the courses had plenty of route options. I hope everyone enjoys the summer break.

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Location Info

Nearest town: Goodwood

• Postcode: *
• Lat,Lng: 50.89849,-0.68115
• Grid Ref: SU927119
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* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

What3Words: mystified.inhaler.sunshine

The A285 Petworth to Chichester road is the best approach route. Turn on to Selhurstpark Road off the A285 SU 939120 and travel West towards the car parking on the North side. Club orienteering road signs off Selhurstpark Road into the car park SU 925119. There is a main car park and a secondary one further West. This can be a fast and busy road so please follow any car park marshals’ instructions. Car Parking is limited and on controlled access to FE land.

Public Transport

Chichester train and bus stations 8 miles.

Course Information

Yellow 1.7k, 60m

Orange 2.5k, 105m

Short Green 3.2k, 150m

Green 4.4k, 165m

Blue 5.7k, 225m

Entry Details

Pre-entry via Racesignup.co.uk Newcomers are welcome and eligible for a free trial session - if you'd like to reserve a map or discuss the event please email our membership secretary.

BOF member fees: Seniors £6.50, Juniors £3.25, SO Juniors free (use code SOjuniors).
Non member fees: Seniors £7.50, Juniors £3.25.

If shadowing a junior or going as a family group with one map and one dibber, just enter one junior.

'Dibber' hire:
Electronic punching (SI) chips are available to hire. SIAC (contactless): £2 (juniors £1), non-SIAC (not contactless) £1 (juniors £0.5)

Registration open

9:45 to 10:45

Start Times

10:00 to 11:00. Courses close at 12:30.

Map Details

1:10000 with 5m contours. A4. Peel Surveys spring 2023. Minor amendments April 24.

Terrain Description

Woodland with open areas and wooded slopes. Variety of tracks, rides and good running. Low brambles in some places. Some minor paths/forestry extraction routes are not mapped. Two pylon lines cross the area and despite clearance work under them the vegetation is only passable in places. Not all hides are mapped. Note OOB habitat on map and restrictions so please do not enter these.

Dog restrictions

Keep dogs in sight and close by; use a lead if they don’t always return when called. Always clean up after your dogs.

Facilities

None

Key drop likely at registration

Dehydration in current conditions – water unavailable so please bring plenty of your own water

Miscellaneous

Safety Bearing is due South to tracks by the road and then head East to the car park.

Biosecurity Measures: Before attending the event please ensure that your orienteering footwear/gaiters are clean. When you leave the car park to go to the start you will be asked to disinfect your footwear/gaiters before running in the forest. After your run please ensure you remove any excess soil/leaf litter/needles from footwear, gaiters and clothing before leaving the car park. On returning home thoroughly scrub footwear/gaiters, wash clothing and leave to dry for at least 48 hours before reuse.

This is a widely used area for dog walking and rambling. Please be considerate to all users.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Garry Phillips

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