London City Race 2025

The 16th London City Race takes place on Saturday 20th September 2025 in Rotherhithe. We are again being hosted at the large Decathlon store by Canada Water, which is a great event centre.

Rotherhithe – Wikipedia

There are accompanying races in well-known London locations on Friday evening and Sunday:

Friday – Greenwich Park, organised by Dartford Orienteers
Sunday – Hampstead Heath, organised by London OK

The City Race is part of the Euro Tour.

Entries are now open (all three races) with SI Entries

Contact:

LocationRotherhithe, Decathlon
Address9 Maritime St, London, SE16 7FU
Latitude/longitude51.4976, -0.0474
OS grid referenceTQ356794
MapsGoogle Maps, OpenStreetMap

The map scale is 1:4,000 and the mapping is to ISSprOM 2019-2.

Classes and Courses

CourseClassesEstimated Optimal Distance (km)Target Winning Time (mins)Technical/
Descriptions
1Men Elite, Men Under 21 (M20-)12.5503/ IOF
2Women Elite, Women Under 21 (W20-) 10.7503/ IOF
3Men’s Veteran (M40+) 11.1503/ IOF
4Women’s Veteran (W40+)8.3453/ IOF
5Men’s Super Vets (M55+)8.7453/ IOF
6Women’s Super Vets (W55+)7.5453/ IOF
7Men’s Ultra Vets (M65+)
Men’s Open
7.445
40
3/ IOF
8Women’s Ultra Vets (W65+)
Women’s Open
6.340
35
3/ IOF
9Men’s Hyper Vets (M75+)5.8403/ IOF
10Women’s Hyper Vets (W75+)3.7353/ IOF
11Juniors (W16-)
Juniors (M16-)
5.0303/ IOF
12Children (W12-)
Children (M12-)
2.5202 /IOF +
English Text
13Adventurer (Newcomers)4.7402 /English
14Accessible2.0452 /English

Entry Fees

Senior Member  £14.00  
   £16.00  (from 11/08/2025)
   £18.00  (from 14/09/2025)
Senior Non-Member  £16.00  
   £18.00  (from 11/08/2025)
   £20.00  (from 14/09/2025)
Young Adult (21-25) Member  £10.00  
   £12.00  (from 11/08/2025)
   £14.00  (from 14/09/2025)
Young Adult (21-25) Non-Member  £12.00  
   £14.00  (from 11/08/2025)
   £16.00  (from 14/09/2025)
Junior Member  £6.00  
Junior Non-Member  £6.00

The Accessible course is free (including a SIAC), for those who don’t have physical ability to do a regular course.

Officials:

  • Planner: Gordon Parker
  • Organiser: Andrew Trimble
  • Controller: Helen Marsden (Hertfordshire Orienteering Club)

The start of the previous City Race in Rotherhithe