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Sandringham Royal Park is a mixed deciduous/conifer/rhododendron woodland with variable runnability.  The north/west part the map has an escarpment with areas of good contour detail and fewer paths.  Undergrowth is variable; it includes last year’s bracken which is dying down, mature and young rhododendrons and some bramble patches.  There is ongoing forestry work in places and some timber stacks which should not be climbed.

Full leg cover will be required.

Map updated autumn/winter 2025

Map scale will be 1:10,000 for Brown and Blue courses and 1:7500 for all other courses with 5m contour interval. Course maps will be slightly larger than A4 and will be printed on waterproof paper. Control descriptions will be text for white and yellow and IOF symbols for all other courses. Loose descriptions will be available in the start lanes.

Courses

Straight line lengths, subject to final adjustments.

Course	Length	Climb	Controls		Map scale	Age Class
White	1.9km	5m	14	very easy	1:7500
Yellow	2.3km	15m	11	easy	1:7500	M10, W10
Orange	3.1km	35m	10	moderate	1:7500	M12, W12
Light Green	4km	35m	15	harder	1:7500	M14, W14
Short Green	3.7km	55m	14	very hard	1:7500	M80+, W70+
Green	5.4km	35m	23	very hard	1:10,000	M65, M70, M75 W16, W50, W55, W60, W65
Blue	7km	80m	26	very hard	1:10 000	M16, M18, M45, M50, M55, M60 W18, W20, W35, W40, W45
Brown	9.2km	95m	30	very hard	1:10 000	M20, M21, M35, M40 W21

 

EA League: To score points for the East Anglian League, you need to run the correct course allocated to your age class. It is possible to score points if you ‘run up’ or ‘run down’ a course (entering a course harder or easier than the one shown above). Full details can be found at EA League(eaoa.org.uk)

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Punching Start & Finish.  Other controls are enabled for contactless SIAC use.  Should the control not respond to a contactless ‘punch’ it is the competitor’s responsibility to undertake a manual ‘punch’.  

Road Crossing

White to Short Green courses cross no public roads.  Green, Blue and Brown courses cross one public road twice.  Road traffic is relatively light and the sight lines near the crossing point are good.  The mandatory crossing point will be marked on the maps and with tapes on the ground.  There will be a timed-out leg between control sites on each side of the road so that competitors can take their time to cross safely.  M16 and W16 juniors may enter Blue and Green courses but should take care when near the road crossing.  The road will be marked on maps as Out of Bounds and no competitors may run along it. 

Car Parking, Registration, Start/Finish

Carparking - Map Ref TF688 287; Post Code PE35 6ET; West Car Park open 08.00 16.30

You will enter via a barrier and your registration number will be captured.

There is a charge for the parking, but this has been set at £5 per car (more details to follow)

Timings

Enquires/Registration*: 1000 to 1200 (*plus entry on day registration if applicable)

Starts: 1015 to 1215 (no allocated start times)

Courses Close: 1400

Facilities: Toilets and cafe located in the Sandringham visitor centre.

Please be respectful of the rights of other users of the forest and give way if necessary.

Dogs: please note that Dogs must be on a lead as there may be livestock on the pasture fields.

Event Officials

Planner: David Sparshott (NOR)

Controller: Paul Beckett (HAVOC)

Organiser: Karen Goldsworthy and Julia Paul (NOR)  [email protected]

 

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