Sandhurst Memorial Park
Saturday 20th June
Entries close 23:59 on Thursday 18th June
Berkshire Orienteers (BKO) invites you to our orienteering event at Sandhurst Memorial Park on Saturday the 20th June, 2026. Following the event we will have the BKO club picnic in the park.
We encourage people who have not tried orienteering before to give it a go. The aim of orienteering is to complete a course in the shortest time you can. You can run or walk, alone, with a friend or as a family. You are given a map with the course to follow and there are a number of control points that you must visit in order. You will recognise each control by an orange and white kite (as photo above) with a small control unit that you swipe with your SI dibber attached to one of your fingers. When you reach the finish, you download the dibber to find out how long you took between the controls.
All courses will be in the park and will not cross roads, so there are no restrictions on courses that juniors with orienteering experience could enter. The Short course will also be easier, sticking to paths/tracks and suitable for juniors and adults who have never done orienteering before. The Medium and Long courses have legs where the fastest route maybe cutting cross-country. The summer vegetation is long in places, so full leg cover is highly recommended. A club member will be on hand to explain what to do when you arrive at the enquiries desk in the tent next to the car park for Sandhurst Memorial Park.
All courses will be in the park and will not cross roads, so there are no restrictions on courses that juniors with orienteering experience could enter. The Short course will also be easier, sticking to paths/tracks and suitable for juniors and adults who have never done orienteering before. The Medium and Long courses have legs where the fastest route maybe cutting cross-country. The summer vegetation is long in places, so full leg cover is highly recommended. A club member will be on hand to explain what to do when you arrive at the enquiries desk in the tent next to the car park for Sandhurst Memorial Park.
Courses
Long
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Medium
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Short
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Three courses are available with approximate lengths:
Long: 6 km
Medium: 4 km
Short: 2 km
These are straight-line distances. The optimal running route could be considerably longer than this.
Please note: The Short course has no road crossings and sticks to paths and tracks within the park. Juniors who have run an orienteering course before can run this course unaccompanied. We recommend juniors who are new to orienteering try it out going round with an adult.
The Medium and Long courses will also be contained within the park which extends along the Blackwater River. These will challenge your navigation, especially if you aim to save time by cutting corners off paths. Adults who are new to orienteering are recommended to try the Medium if they have some map reading experience. Juniors who have orienteering experience are welcome to try either of these courses, since there are no road crossings (as long as their responsible adult is OK with that).
Entry Fees
Early
Senior: £7.00
Senior Novice: £3.00
Additional charge if not a member of British Orienteering: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 15th June:
Late
Senior: £9.00
Senior Novice: £4.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £4.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Note that if an adult accompanies a junior then you only need to enter one person (the junior) and pay one junior fee. You will get one map. Families can go round together with one map, or split into small groups (one entry per group with map).
Adults who want to try the Short course are charged the same as juniors (novice price).
Please look after our SIAC dibbers (chip).
We will charge you £72 for a replacement if you lose it.
Senior: £7.00
Senior Novice: £3.00
Additional charge if not a member of British Orienteering: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 15th June:
Late
Senior: £9.00
Senior Novice: £4.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £4.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Note that if an adult accompanies a junior then you only need to enter one person (the junior) and pay one junior fee. You will get one map. Families can go round together with one map, or split into small groups (one entry per group with map).
Adults who want to try the Short course are charged the same as juniors (novice price).
Please look after our SIAC dibbers (chip).
We will charge you £72 for a replacement if you lose it.
Event Information
Assembly Area: In the field next to the car park for Sandhurst Community Hall.
Postcode: GU47 9BJ
Grid Ref: SU842613
OS co-ord: 51.34500° N, 0.79175° W
What3words: ///hogs.vivid.salads
Transport: The entrance to Sandhurst Memorial Park is only 10 minutes walk from Sandhurst Station (on the Reading to Guildford line).
Parking: In the car park for Sandhurst Memorial Park.
There are public toilets in Sandhurst Community Hall, adjacent to the car park.
Electronic Timing: The event uses the SI Dibber (Chip) timing system. Contactless punching will be enabled except for a punching Start and Finish.
Event times:
Hired SIAC dibber collection 10:00 - 11:25 am
Starts: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Course close at 13:00
All participants must download by course closure time; even if you do not finish the course.
The BKO Club Picnic will be near assembly after the event. Please bring a camping chair or picnic blanket.
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).
Postcode: GU47 9BJ
Grid Ref: SU842613
OS co-ord: 51.34500° N, 0.79175° W
What3words: ///hogs.vivid.salads
Transport: The entrance to Sandhurst Memorial Park is only 10 minutes walk from Sandhurst Station (on the Reading to Guildford line).
Parking: In the car park for Sandhurst Memorial Park.
There are public toilets in Sandhurst Community Hall, adjacent to the car park.
Electronic Timing: The event uses the SI Dibber (Chip) timing system. Contactless punching will be enabled except for a punching Start and Finish.
Event times:
Hired SIAC dibber collection 10:00 - 11:25 am
Starts: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Course close at 13:00
All participants must download by course closure time; even if you do not finish the course.
The BKO Club Picnic will be near assembly after the event. Please bring a camping chair or picnic blanket.
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).
