Bo'ness KinneilWed 16 Sept
FVO Urban Series
Each Urban event in our summer series has a Short (usually 2-4km optimal distance) and Long course (usually 3-5km optimal distance). It's likely that under 16s will require an adult who is prepared to take responsibility for safe road crossings on the Short and Long courses at most urban events. Please check with the organiser whether this applies in this event. There may also be a traffic-free course suitable for solo juniors at some urban events..
All courses are suitable for beginners and families to do together, ask at registration if you would like advice on map symbols, which are slightly different for urban than for forest orienteering.
Results from this series of events are used for league placings. The series was previously called Sprint, however has been rebranded as Urban to make it clearer to newcomers that sprinting is optional (i.e. many club members walk, jog or run these courses).
Entries for all Urban Series events will be taken through the FVO entry system.
Local event
Local events are competitive but low key and in the 'localised' area, often on a Wednesday evening or a weekend morning. Try O events are local events tailored to anyone new to the sport, with coaches on hand for advice and tips. Open to all ages, abilities and fitness levels, learn to use a map and compass to navigate round short courses.
Training events are non-competitive and used for training and coaching. These are aimed at members of the club, but non-members and newcomers are also welcome. Social events are non-orienteering activities, with the annual highlight being our Awards Evening and ceilidh!
Regional events attract participants from around the local region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, and Major events are large competitions such as a British Championships or the JK.
Terrain: Urban
Location Info
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Near: Bo'ness Lat,Lng: 56.0039,-3.6223 Postcode: EH51 0NS What3Words: pods.continued.wicked
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Directions & Parking
The competition area is shown within the red boundary on the attached document. Registration is on the driveway of a house on Willow Dell (orange star on the map): What3Word - pods.continued.wicked. There is parking available approximately 600m away at Kinneil Woods, marked as a P on the map. There is also limited on-street parking outside of the competition area, but please take care to park considerately and please don’t park to the east of the red line on Hazeldean Avenue shown below. Registration can be accessed on foot following the blue line which leads through a lane between Woodlands Drive and Willow Dell. The start and finish are within 100m of registration.
Map & Terrain
1:4,000, 2.5m contour interval, mapped by Graham Gristwood. There are a couple of barriers marked on the map (purple line), mainly added to minimise the use of a couple of sections of road within no/minimal pavement, as well as to make route choice more interesting (they impact the short and long courses only). There won’t be any physical markings in place, but please avoid passing through the virtual barriers. Other features marked on the map as uncrossable/impassable must not be crossed, even if you might be capable of doing so. Note there is a section of uncrossable fence which is no longer there, which should not be passed through, which will be marked it with red and white barrier tape on the night.
Area contains both open and complex housing, the latter ideal for orienteering, with some grassy areas in between.
Course Information
| Course | Straight Line | Optimal | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 2.8km | 3.8km | 80m |
| Short | 2.1km | 2.8km | 60m |
| Junior | 1.3km | 1.5km | 20m |
The Junior Course has some relatively quiet residential street crossings, and as such, all juniors MUST be accompanied by an adult. The Short and Long Courses encounter residential streets, which typically have a lot of parked cars which may obscure the view, so please take care. Under 16s MUST be shadowed on the Short and Long Courses.
Entry Details
Enter here. Guaranteed entries close at 1000 on 15th September, with late entry thereafter subject to map availablity and at a surcharge.
Registration & Start times
1730 to 1900. Courses close at 1930
Facilities
There are no public toilets available near to the event (the nearest Tesco is in the town centre) so please plan accordingly.
Safety Notes
Please take care crossing roads and use the pavements as much as possible.
Please be considerate of other members of the public (and other orienteers!). The area has narrow paths/alleyways so please be very mindful of your pace to avoid collisions and to let others pass.
Some paths and the grassy areas can be slippy in places, especially after wet weather.
Competitors should plan for the weather and dress accordingly.
Dog restrictions
No dogs on courses please.
Contacts & Officials
Mark Johnston (email hidden; JavaScript is required)