Moneyhole Woods

You can go around individually, in pairs or in a larger family group. From an entries perspective,  pairs and groups are treated as a single runner – it’s one entry, you get one map, one timing chip (“dibber”)  and one finish time listed in the Results.  We charge per “entry” not per person and it’s easiest to enter in advance – see Entering for the first time for more info on how to do this.

If you’ve not orienteered before, we suggest most people start with the yellow course. Young juniors, say primary school age, and family groups are better on white. People confident with a map and compass may start on orange.

If you find your course too easy, club policy is to offer you a run on the next course up at no cost, provided there’s enough time and there are maps available. Don’t forget to download between runs!

Parking is on one of the estate tracks off Panshanger Lane.  The entrance to the event can be found at what3words ///cult.term.bake, nearest postcode is SG14 2NJ.
The event will be signed from both the A414 and the B1000 and the entrance gate is on Panshanger Lane midway between these roads.

Note that this is ‘Panshanger West’ parking rather than the parking we have previously used for Moneyhole Park. Do NOT attempt to park in Moneyhole Park. There is a football tournament that day and parking will be full.

The event centre will be situated just off the estate track as near as practical to Panshanger Lane.  The parking may extend 600m from the event centre.

Start and Finish are within 500m of the event centre.

The map gives a reasonable indication of  the areas covered by brambles but this marking should not be relied upon for fine-navigation.  In the areas of very open woodland there may be additional seasonal paths that are not mapped.

The map for the Orange, Light Green and Short Blue courses is double-sided.

White and yellow course maps are available at the pre-start.

For a previous event on the area see RouteGadget.

The compact nature of the woodland means there will be a high density of controls. Take particular care when punching to check that the control number is the correct one for your course.

Brambles have grown profusely over the last few weeks and will be encountered on all courses except White & Yellow – please wear full leg cover, no shorts. 

The Light Green and Short Blue courses will go into the open areas on the southern side of Moneyhole Park. Please note that a football tournament will be in progress and there will be extensive car parking taking place on the field.  Please watch for incoming / exiting cars and keep to the edge of the park where possible.

Courses will close promptly at 13:45.  Please choose a start time that will give you ample time to complete your run by then.

If you don’t have your own dibber (timing chip) you’ll need to hire one. Dibber hire £1. Charge for lost dibbers £65.

Please bring your own drinks.

Full results will be published on the same page and on Routegadget as soon as possible after the event. We aim to put provisional results up that evening.

Please check before travelling.

Start and finish are across Panshanger Lane from the parking and event centre. Take care crossing the road and ensure that younger juniors are escorted.

You must go to Download even if you don’t finish your course. We need to confirm you’re back safely.

Runners on the Short Blue and Light Green courses must be mindful of cars when in the southern area of Moneyhole Park.