Event Details

Thursday 22nd May 2025
Castle Hill - Summer League 6
Postcode LE7 7QR
On side of Gorse Hill, near Anstey Gynsill tennis club view in Streetmap or Google Maps
Grid Reference SK554083
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 - Country Park

  • Registration Times
  • 6.00pm - 7.00pm
  • Start Times
  • 6.00pm - 7.00pm
  • Course Closing Time
  • 8.00pm
Event Level - Local

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:
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.

Start and Finish: close to the bridge under the A46.

Terrain: Open parkland with some woodland areas either side of the busy A46 road. Small amount of urban terrain too for the medium/long routes.

Control Collection: Volunteers willing to collect in a few controls each after the courses close would be much appreciated.

Map: A4; Scale 1:7500; Contours 5m

CourseLengthClimbControls
Long5.0km70m21For fast experienced orienteers
Medium3.8km50m15For slower experienced orienteers
Short1.9km30m10For 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: This is popular public park, so please be respectful to other users and take care around dogs and cyclists.

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: Abbey Park Tuesday 27th May.

Organiser - Jane Dring-Morris
Page Updated 22-03-2025
  • Planner - Andy Nicholls

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  • Toilets None
  • Dogs On lead only.
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