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.
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
The race headquarters is yet to be confirmed, but is expected to be within 10 minutes walk of Bermondsey underground station.
Classes and Courses
We anticipate offering the same courses as we did for 2025.
| Course | Classes | Estimated Optimal Distance (km) | Target Winning Time (mins) | Technical/ Descriptions |
| 1 | Men Elite, Men Under 21 (M20-) | 12.5 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 2 | Women Elite, Women Under 21 (W20-) | 10.7 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 3 | Men’s Veteran (M40+) | 11.1 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 4 | Women’s Veteran (W40+) | 8.3 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 5 | Men’s Super Vets (M55+) | 8.7 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 6 | Women’s Super Vets (W55+) | 7.5 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 7 | Men’s Ultra Vets (M65+) Men’s Open | 7.4 | 45 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 8 | Women’s Ultra Vets (W65+) Women’s Open | 6.3 | 40 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 9 | Men’s Hyper Vets (M75+) | 5.8 | 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 10 | Women’s Hyper Vets (W75+) | 3.7 | 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 11 | Juniors (W16-) Juniors (M16-) | 5.0 | 30 | 3/ IOF |
| 12 | Children (W12-) Children (M12-) | 2.5 | 20 | 2 /IOF + English Text |
| 13 | Adventurer (Newcomers) | 4.7 | 40 | 2 /English |
| 14 | Accessible | 2.0 | 45 | 2 /English |
These will be confirmed nearer the time.
Start times will be from 10:00 -13:00
Entries
Entries are expected to open in June