BL Penrith Beacon
Info: New entries for this event closed on Wednesday 15th January 2025.
| Senior | £7.00 | |
| Junior / Student | £3.00 |
Saturday Series local orienteering event on Penrith Beacon - see website for details.
Penrith Beacon is a well thinned pine woodland with a heather and bilberry understory set on a moderate slope above the town. Although the bracken has died back there is still a little gorse and some brambles. Full leg cover is recommended.
Courses: Help me choose a course
(sorry, no dogs on courses)
Length Climb Controls
Blue: 6.0km 155m 19
Green: 3.9km 105m 13
Short Green: 3.1km 95m 11
Very Short Green **: 2.2km 55m 7
Light Green: 3.5km 85m 10
Orange: 2.9km 50m 9
Yellow: 1.7km 40m 8
**Very Short Green – this is mostly the same course as Short Green with fewer controls to visit. If you want to do Very Short Green, enter Short Green. The map will show both and you can decide while on the course which to complete.
Starts from: 11.00 – 12.30
Pre-entry only except for Orange and Yellow where there will be some entry on the day, subject to map availability.
Groups and Pairs / Extra Maps
If you are new to orienteering and would like to go round as a group or in a pair, just enter one person and use the option to select any additional maps that your group would like at £1 each.
Dibber Hire
Available by pre-order at no charge, £30 if not returned. To pre-order, leave the SI number blank during entry process, and then collect dibber from Enquiries/Download on the day.
Entry Cancellation / Change
If you are unable to make the event please let us know via the email address. If we are informed by the closing date we will provide a refund less £1 per person to cover admin costs. Before the closing date you can change your course by editing your entry online, but there will be no changes of course on the day.
Please note that as a condition of access we are required to postpone the event should high winds be forecast. In this case you would be informed by email and be offered a transfer to a new date or a full refund.
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