- Event Type - Country Park
- Start Times
- 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
- Course Closing Time
- 8:15 pm
| Courses Available |
|---|
| 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. Entries will open 3 weeks before or earlier.
Student/unwaged discount code: R560
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: At the end of Smithy Lane which is a turn of the B4669 Sapcote Road, Burbage. (Opposite D.Tallis Hire Ltd). No Cost. Small parking area and then its road side parking.
What Three Words: bounding,sprinting,skylights
Start and Finish: both close to the Car Park.
Terrain: Flat open areas and woodland with variable runnability and path network. Burbage Common is an example of Leicestershire’s propensity for nettles and
Brambles. The planning has taken this in to account. Also, you may wish to consider leg and arm covering. If it’s been wet the woodland areas may be muddy.
| Course | Length | Climb | Controls | |
| Long | 4.9km | 40m | 18 | For fast experienced orienteers | Medium | 3.0km | 40 | 12 | For slower experienced orienteers |
| Short | 2.3km | 15m | 9 | For beginners |
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: Burbage Common is very popular with visitors and dog walkers. Please give them priority and courteous considerations 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: QEDJW, near Heather. Tuesday 6th May.
- Planner - Peter Chick
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- Dogs On lead only.
