BKO Summer evening maprun series
Jul - Sep
Entries are closed!
A series of 5 street orienteering events using GPS (Maprun). Running Thursday evenings every few weeks at locations across Berkshire.
See British Orienteering Find your Way guide https://www.findyourwayvo.org.uk/how
Events run every 2 or 4 weeks on Thursday evening. Maprun will also be available after the event.
2nd July - Woosehill
16th July Thatcham
13th &18th August Great Hollands
27th August Maidenhead
10th September Caversham
Entries for Caversham now open
Events use either ISSprOM (Sprint specification) or Openorienteering streetmaps.
Note that all events involve road crossings and competitors under 16 should be accompanied by someone over 16.
Woosehill 2nd July
Short 2.6km
Entered: 2
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
2.1k straight line, 2.8k optimal distance
Medium 4.0km
Entered: 6
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
3.1k straight line 4k optimal distance
Long 7.3km
Entered: 7
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
5.5k straight line, 7.3k optimal distance
Thatcham Thurs 16th July
Short
Entered: 0
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Medium
Entered: 6
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Long
Entered: 4
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Great Hollands Thurs 13th August
Short Novice 1.9km
Entered: 0
Short 2.2km
Entered: 6
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Medium 3.7km
Entered: 8
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Long 5.3km
Entered: 8
Under 16 competitors must be accompanied by an adult
Maidenhead Thurs 26 August
Maidenhead Short
Entered: 1
Maidenhead Medium
Entered: 6
Maidenhead Long
Entered: 3
Caversham Thurs 10th September
Caversham Short 2.3km 10m climb
Entered: 5 of 6
Caversham Medium 3.5km 30m climb
Entered: 9 of 10
Caversham Long 5.9km 60m climb
Entered: 17 - no more places!
Three courses are available with approximate lengths:
Long: 6 km
Medium: 4 km
Short: 2 km
Juniors (Under 21) and Full time students (any age) £2.50
1. Ensure you have maprun installed on your phone . (You can do this on the night but will need a reasonably strong mobile signal). See https://www.goorienteering.org.uk/virtual-orienteering-courses for instructions to download an install maprun.
2. Download the course (via given link or navigate to folder UK>Berkshire>BKO Training 2026 within the app.)
3. On the evening collect the map and course PIN code from the organiser.
The organiser will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the event. Please contact events@bko.org.uk
Water: Please bring water to stay hydrated after running.
Conduct:
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct
Please note that smoking or vaping is not allowed at the event.
Personal Responsibility:
Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course.
Use of personal data:
The personal data you give at Registration will be used by the event organisers and their agents for the purpose of processing and publishing entries and results, conducting safety checks and as required by our insurers to validate our cover. Your information will be managed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
