The London Park Race Series 2014
A series of orienteering races in London parks organised by the London orienteering clubs
All the races are on weekday evenings and are suitable for beginners - just turn up!
All the races are on weekday evenings and are suitable for beginners - just turn up!
See our Facebook page
Introduction to orienteering races - Map of race locations
Date | Venue | Nearest Station | Registration (& Apres-O) | Organiser | Details | Facebook Event | Results | |
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1 | Thu 5 June | Valentines Park | Ilford | The Great Spoon of Ilford | Alan Brett (CHIG) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
2 | Wed 11 June | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | Westow House Pub | Rod Harrington (DFOK) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
3 | Tue 17 June | Imperial College | South Kensington | Ethos Sports Centre (Eastside Bar) | Angus Liu & Ben Smith (SLOW) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
4 | Tue 1 July | Northala Fields | Northolt | The Crown | Don McKerrow (SLOW) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
5 | Tue 8 July | Greenwich | Maze Hill | Plume of Feathers | Andrew Andrews (DFOK) | Details | Results Rankings | |
6 | Wed 16 July | Morden Park | Morden | George Inn | Tony Burton (MV) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
7 | Tue 22 July | Roehampton | Barnes | The Kings Head | Scott Collier (SLOW) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
8 | Tue 29 July | Peckham Rye | Peckham Rye | The Clock House Pub | Eoin O'Callaghan (SLOW) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
9 | Thu 7 August | Highgate and Queenswood | Highgate | The Woodman | David Rosen (LOK) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
10 | Thu 14 August | Hampstead North | Hampstead | Spaniards Inn | TBC (LOK) | Details | Event | Results Rankings |
11 | Tue 19 August | Brockwell Park | Herne Hill | The Florence | Tom Cochrane (SLOW) | Details | Event | Results |
12 | Tue 26 August | Bishops Park (Level C) | Putney Bridge | The Temperence | Dan Findlay-Robinson and Vince Roper (SLOW) | Details | Event |
Races normally have registration/start times between 6:00pm and 7:30pm
Most races have two courses - normally around 2.5km and 5km
Most of the races are in parkland, so competing in a T-shirt and trainers will normally be fine
Full leg cover may put you at a slight advantage for a couple of the events.
Full leg cover may put you at a slight advantage for a couple of the events.
Entry fees - £3-£4 including map, and FREE timing (SI) chip hire!
Results from the 2013 series
Results from the 2012 series
Results from the 2011 series
Results from the 2010 series
Central Organising Team
Series Coordinator: Dan Findlay RobinsonLeague Tables: TBC
Website Design: Oliver O'Brien
Facebook: Dan Findlay Robinson
Twitter: Dan Findlay Robinson
Newsletter: TBC
For more information, contact trail [@] sloweb.org.uk
Photographs from Flickr contributors