London City Race 2026
The 17th London City Race takes place on Saturday 19th September 2026 in Bermondsey, featuring substantial newly mapped areas never before used for Orienteering. Offering an extensive, intricate mix of low-rise urban redevelopment, some parkland and, for the longer courses, some waterfront areas. This race is part of the UK Orienteering League 2026. The whole area is subject to traffic restrictions through extensive use of speed humps and crossings with a maximum speed of 20mph.
There will be accompanying races on Friday evening and Sunday:
Friday – Sprint. Middlesex University Hendon, organised by LOK
Sunday – Thamesmead Urban, organised by DFOK
Contact:
Event Venue and Travel
Assembly will be at the City of London Academy. Nearest stations are Bermondsey Underground and South Bermondsey, both approximately 1100 metres away, 15 minute walk. Bus route 381 passes the school, stop ‘Esmerelda Road’. See tfl website for travel information
| Location | Bermondsey |
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| Address | City of London Academy, 240 Lynton Road, SE1 5LA |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.4895, -0.0652 |
| OS grid reference | TQ344785 |
| Maps | Google Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Classes and Courses
The following courses are available
| Course | Classes | Estimated Optimal Distance (km)* | Target Winning Time (mins) | Technical/ Descriptions |
| 1 | Men Elite | 12.1 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 2 | Women Elite | 9.2 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 3 | Men’s Veteran (M40+) | 9.6 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 4 | Women’s Veteran (W40+) | 8.5 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 5 | Men’s Super Vets (M55+) | 8.7 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 6 | Women’s Super Vets (W55+) | 7.2 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 7 | Men’s Ultra Vets (M65+) Men’s Open | 7.7 | 45 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 8 | Women’s Ultra Vets (W65+) Women’s Open | 5.8 | 40 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 9 | Men’s Hyper Vets (M75+) | 5.7 | 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 10 | Women’s Hyper Vets (W75+) | 3.3 | 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 11** | Junior Men (M16-) Junior Women (W16-) | 5.0 | 30 | 3/ IOF |
| 12** | Boys (M12-) Girld (M12-) | 2.3 | 20 | 2 /IOF + English Text |
| 13 | Adventurer (Newcomers) | 4.8 | 40 | 2 /English |
| 14 | Accessible | 2.7 | 45 | 2 /English |
*This is the current planned optimum route subject to final planning and controlling – will be updated in due course.
**Courses 11 and 12 are confined to low traffic areas with a speed limit of 20mph, but are not entirely traffic free.
Start times will be from 10:00 – 13:00
Entries
Entries are now open at SiEntries
Insurance
Please note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteering are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered.
Officials
Planner – Gordon Parker
Organiser – Steve Clelland
Weekend Coordinator – Alan Leakey
Controller – Simon Errington (HH)