Event Details

Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Beacon Hill - Summer League 2
Upper Car Park, Beacon Road view in Streetmap or Google Maps
Grid Reference SK509145
Beginners welcome, help and advice available.
For more information about what to expect at an orienteering event, please follow the link to the webage - Your First Event
  • Event Type - Classic; Country Park

  • Start Times
  • 6.00pm to 7.00pm
  • Course Closing Time
  • 8.00pm
Courses Available
Short, Medium, Long
Fees
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.
Electronic Punching
SI Dibber Hire: £1.00, SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00 - Contactless SIAC available
Notes

Entry: via The Start Kite. Entries will open 3 weeks before or earlier.
Student/unwaged discount code: R803
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.

Car Park: May be Cash Only on the day as contactless not currently working. 1-2 hours – £3.50; 2-3 hours – £4.50

Start and Finish: both close to the Car Park.

Terrain: Open hill with rock features and isolated trees and detailed forest with variable runnability and thickets.
Cattle: Scottish Highland and English Longhorn & Dexter cattle may be in the open land around the hill top. They are very docile, but please give a respectful distance.

CourseLengthClimbControls
Long4.6km145m19For fast experienced orienteers
Medium3.1km110m13For slower experienced orienteers
Short1.5km70m9For 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 and take care around dogs.

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: Burbage Common Thursday 1st May.

Organiser - Jane Dring-Morris
Page Updated 15-04-2025
  • Planner - Chris Bosley

  • Privacy Policy Click Here
  • Toilets in car park
  • Large Groups (Youth group, Scouts, Running club etc) should let the Organiser know a week in advance.
  • Dogs On lead only.