SUMMER ORIENTEERING IN SOUTH & WEST LONDON

Get off the roads and try something different this summer!

DATE	Day/time	VENUE	TYPE OFEVENT	Further details
24 May	Tuesday evening	Hawker Centre, Kingston	Trail Challenge	www.sloweb.org.uk
30 May	Monday morning	The Nower, Dorking	Surrey Hills Races	www.sloweb.org.uk
31 May	Tuesday evening	Happy Valley, Coulsdon	Medium Race	www.croydon-orienteering.co.uk
12 June	Sunday morning	Worth Lodge, Crawley	3 in 1	www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk
14 June	Tuesday evening	Nonsuch Park, Sutton	Score	www.mvoc.org
21 June	Tuesday evening	CHANGE to Richmond Park	Trail Challenge	www.sloweb.org.uk
28 June	Tuesday evening	Croydon area	Medium Race	www.croydon-orienteering.co.uk
3 July	Sunday morning	Ham Riverside	Frolic	www.sloweb.org.uk
5 July	Tuesday evening	Wimbledon Common	Trail Challenge	www.sloweb.org.uk
10 July	Sunday morning	Foots Cray, SE London	Frolic	www.dfok.co.uk
12 July	Tuesday evening	Redhill Common	Score	www.mvoc.org
17 July	Sunday morning	Hogsmill Open Space, Ewell	Frolic	www.mvoc.org
19 July	Tuesday evening	Croydon area	Medium Race	www.croydon-orienteering.co.uk
24 July	Sunday morning	Hampstead Heath	Frolic	www.londonorienteering.co.uk
26^th July	Tuesday evening	Sheen Common, Richmond	Medium race	www.sloweb.org.uk

Explanation of Event Types

· Score: visit as many checkpoints as possible in a set time, usually one hour

· Trail Challenge: mass start race run over tracks and trails. Course lengths: 6km and 10km. The navigation is very straight forward and the challenge arises from choosing the fastest route between the checkpoints. It is best to pre-enter for these.

· Medium Race: estimated winning time of 25 minutes

· Sprint Race: shorter races with an estimated winning time of 15 minutes

· Frolic: includes various lengths of courses, with series team handicap competition

Another series of summer evening events is organised by Southern Navigators and takes place around Guildford and Aldershot.

More details at www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2227