November Classic 2025
2025-10-12
58 years on, the November Classic builds on its reputation for first class orienteering in the heart of the New Forest, this year in the woodlands of Burley West.
Last minute entries are now available subject to map availability.
Course 1 12.5km 230m climb
Controls 24
M21, Black
Course 2 10.9km 165m climb
Controls 21
W21, M20, M35, M40, Brown
Course 3 8.3km 135m climb
Controls 18
W20, W35, M18, M45, M50, Short Brown
Course 4 6.7km 65m climb
Controls 17
W18, W40, W45, M16, M55, M60, Blue
Course 5 5.9km 60m climb
Controls 14
W16, W50, W55, M65, M70, Short Blue
Course 6 4.9km 65m climb
Controls 16
W60, W65, M75, Green
Course 7 3.5km 25m climb
Controls 12
W70, M80, Short Green
Course 8 2.9km 40m climb
Controls 11
W75, W80, W85, W90, M85, M90, Very Short Green
Course 9 4.3km 50m climb
Controls 14
W14, M14, Light Green
Course 10 5.8km 60m climb
Controls 17
Long Orange - suitable for novice adults. Novice fee applies for over 21s
Course 11 3.3km 30m climb
Controls 13
W12, M12, Orange
Novice fee applies for over 21s
Course 12 2.8km 25m climb
Controls 11
W10, M10, Yellow
Novice fee applies for over 21s
Course 13 2.4km 25m climb
Controls 12
White
Novice fee applies for over 21s
Course details are now final. Entries are taken by Age Class. Colour classes are offered for those wishing to run out of age class. UKOL points are available to those running in their age class. No points are awarded to seniors when running up. M/W14 and below can run up to M/W16. UKOL rules.
All courses will be on a map scale of 1:10,000 with contours at 5m intervals and control description over printed.
Senior: £22.00
Senior Novice: £8.00
Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00
SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00
Junior: £8.00
Junior Dibber Hire: £Free
Novice fees are charged for senior entry on Courses 10 (Long Orange), 11 (Orange), 12 (Yellow) and 13 (White).
Junior fees apply to those aged under 21 on 31st December 2025.
There is a per car charge of £4.00.
The event centre is at Burley Park, Burley, BH24 4AA
- Grid ref SU211031
- what3words: suave.pounding.intersect
- Lat/Long: 50.827557,-1.7018752
- Google Maps
The competition is on the Burley West map, last used for a November Classic in 2015. The area is a mix of ancient and managed woodland and open heathland. The map is from a new and full survey carried out this year.
Public Transport: Brockenhurst Railway Station is eight miles from the event centre. There are hourly trains from London and Bournemouth. We will proactively seek to match those arriving at Brockenhurst with drivers offering a lift through the Racesignup Car Share Scheme. If you are travelling by train and arriving at Brockenhurst, please join the Car Share Scheme as a passenger using the postcode SO42. There is a 6.5 mile cycle between the station and the event.
Public transport update: Please note that engineering works planned for the day mean that a bus replacement service will be in operation between Bournemouth/Poole and Brockenhurst. The service between Southampton Central and Brockenhurst is not affected by these plans. See National Rail Information page for details.
Driving: The event centre and parking are at Burley Park, on Chapel Lane near the Queens Head Pub.
Parking: All cars are to be parked at the event centre. There is a £4 charge for parking which we ask that you pay when you enter the event.
Car Share: You can sign up to the Car Share on Racesignup. Please consider this if you have available space in your car. We will be proactively matching drivers to passengers.
Enquiries: 0900
Starts: 1030 - 1400
Courses close: 1600
The finish and clothing dump is 1.5km from the event centre along a narrow lane. The start is a further 300m on. Please allow for a walk of at least 20 minutes to get to the start.
You will be able to select your preferred start time as part of the entry process. In the lead up to the event we will review all start times and may need to make small adjustments. Once finalised, start times will be displayed on Racesignup and sent to you with the Final Details.
The November Classic is an age class competition. Please enter the class you want to compete in.
To be competitive you need to select the Class that matches your British Orienteering age category OR you can run up and select a lower Age Class for seniors, a higher Age Class for juniors.
If you would like to run down please select the Colour class of your choice.
UKOL Points will only be awarded to those competing in the Age Class that matches their BO age category - it is not permitted to run up and score points. However, juniors in classes M/W14 and below are permitted to ‘run up’ and score points in the MW16 class.
If you are new to orienteering, our novice classes for juniors are White (short) and Yellow (long). For senior novices we recommend Orange (short) or Long Orange (long).
Dogs are allowed in the event centre and must be kept under control at all times due to the number of people and vehicles in the area.
Dogs are not allowed on the courses.
Please be aware of the New Forest Dog Walking Code
