- Event Type - City Park
- Registration Times
- 6.00pm - 7.00pm
- Start Times
- 6.00pm - 7.00pm
- Course Closing Time
- 8.00pm
Courses Available |
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Short, Medium, Long |
Pay via The Start Kite: Seniors £5, Non-BOF Senior £6, Full-time students &; working-age unwaged £2.50, Junior (20 & under or Family group shadowing their juniors) £1.50. Senior on the Short Course £1.50.
SI Dibber Hire: £1.00, SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00 - Contactless SIAC available
Entry: via The Start Kite are now open.
Student/unwaged discount code: R824
Enter 3 days before the event to guarantee a map. Pay the entry fee to The Start Kite (account details will be displayed on screen when you confirm your entry).
Late entries and Entry on the Day: This is possible via The Start Kite depending on map availability. No cash entry on the day.
New to Orienteering? If you are new to orienteering, please make yourself known to the organiser at registration and advice will be available.
Parking: Please park in the main car park near the end of the road. Once full, roadside parking is available on the approach road.
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Start and Finish: The start and finish are very close to each other near the approach road before the parking area. Download will either be in the main parking area, or close to the Finish.
Terrain: Park with open spaces and small woodland areas. Courses do not enter the residential areas either side of the parkland. There are no challenging water crossings, marshes, cliffs, or similar.
Course | Length | Climb | Controls | |
Long | 5.5km | 75m | 23 | For fast experienced orienteers | Medium | 3.3km | 60m | 16 | For slower experienced orienteers |
Short | 2.3km | 25m | 15 | For beginners |
Control Collection: Volunteers willing to collect in a few controls each after the courses close would be much appreciated.
Safety: A risk assessment has been carried out by the Organiser and all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the safety of competitors. However, participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. .
Please note: This is popular public park, so please be respectful to other users. Look out for other park users, including those with dogs or bicycles, and especially those with dogs AND bicycles.
BMX Trail: MEDIUM and LONG courses visit a control near the edge of the BMX bike trail in the south of the area. The approach to that area is open and clear, but additional attention should be given to leaving the control (a short uphill stretch with limited visibility from above) -- stay to the side of the track just in case.
Privacy and Personal Details: When entering events your personal details, including name, age, gender, club, will appear in the results section on this website. It may also be used to contact you regarding this event including to trace missing runners and hired SI cards. See link below for the club’s full privacy policy.
Summer League
The 2025 LEI Summer League consists of 17 events taking place from April to August on midweek evenings with Starts usually from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. They include Long, Score, Sprint and Urban events. Your top 10 scores count on the league table. See the Summer League page for the full list of fixtures and the current league table.
Next Summer League Event: Lescester Forest East Wednesday 25th June.
- Planner - Ed Chester
- Privacy Policy Click Here
- Large Groups (Youth group, Scouts, Running club etc) should let the Organiser know a week in advance.
- Dogs On lead only.