Saturday Event (Burghfield Common) 22-Nov-25

 

Berkshire Orienteers invites you to

our Autumn Saturday event at Burghfield

Type Local
Date Saturday 22nd November 2025
Times Enquires and SIAC dibber hire collection: 10:00-11:25 Starts: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location Burghfield Common near Mortimer.
Event Details
Parking

Access to parking and assembly is from Reading Road via forest rides. Grid Ref: SU645651. Nearest postcode is RG7 3XG although this is some distance from the entrance so use with caution.

Map Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours, updated 2025. Courses and control descriptions will be overprinted on waterproof paper. Loose control descriptions will be provided. 
Terrain Runnable forest with areas of heathland
Courses

Provisional lengths

Yellow    1.8 km    5 m climb    10 controls
Orange   2.6 km    5 m climb    12 controls
Light Green 4.0 km    20 m climb  12 controls
Green     4.4 km   20 m climb   16 controls
Blue        5.8 km   40 m climb   21 controls

The Light Green, Green and Blue courses will have a mandatory road crossing which will be manned.

Entries

Pre-entries only via Racesignup 

Sign up to Burghfield

 Entries close on 19/11/2025.

There will be an additional supplement of £2 for entries after 16/11/2025 and will be subject to map availability

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Charges   Members non-Members Dibber Hire
Senior £7 £9 £2
Junior & Novice £3 £4 FREE
Officials Planner: Glyn Thomas, Organiser: Simon Moore
Dogs  on leads at assembly please
Competitors Take Part at Their Own Risk
Entry details will be stored in a computer.

Submission of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of this procedure.

It is a 550m walk from the Assembly area by a marked compulsory route and road crossing which will be manned. 

Event Level: 

Level D