BOK Urban Orienteering Series 8

Wed 10th Jun 2026

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Venue: Chipping Sodbury & the Ridings

Nearest town: Chipping Sodbury

Club: BOK

Association: SWOA

Level: Local

Location

Venue:	Chipping Sodbury & the Ridings
Nearest town:	Chipping Sodbury
Event centre:	Chipping Sodbury Town FC
Postcode:	BS37 6GA
Grid reference:	ST727828
Parking information:	Assembly and toilets at the clubhouse of the CSTFC, Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6GA. Entry to the car park will be off the Wickwar Road at https://what3words.com/cyclones.manager.tactical There should be plenty of available parking at the Ridings, so please park your car thoughtfully and respectfully in one of the available marked bays. The car park is free. In the unlikely event that the Ridings car park is full, please use alternative car parking which can be found adjacent to Waitrose on the Wickwar Road. The car park on the left as you enter (Barnhill Road) is the Town car park and is free for up to 24 hours. Going straight on is the car park for the Waitrose store, which is also free (subject to length of stay); there are short stay (2 hour) and long stay (4 hour) sections. Both car parks are managed by Waitrose, and any enquiries should be directed in store.
Dog rules:	Dogs are allowed on to the Ridings but should be kept under control and please do clean up after them and prevent them from using the sports playing fields as a toilet. https://www.dogpackapp.com/parks/united-kingdom/england/chipping-sodbury/the-ridings-field

Details

Description:	Part of BOK's Urban Series, with 10 events held most Wednesday evenings from late April to early July. Short, Medium and Long courses available. Best 6 results on each course score for series prizes, with separate male and female competitions. This week there is also a Junior course. Juniors (under 16) can only compete on the Junior course: The Junior course is entirely contained within the grounds of the playing fields and open ground around the Ridings and, therefore, will not entail interacting with any busy roads. The Short course should be suitable for adult beginners, orienteering either as individuals or as part of a group, or with those orienteers with maturity on their side or who may be in the process of recovering from injuries.
Type:	Urban
Physical difficulty of terrain:	Easy
Entry times:	Starts 17:00-19:00. Courses close 20:00
Punch type:	SI
Hire fee:	£2
Competitions:	Club League
Event number:	86166
Event website:	Click here
Final details web page:	Click here

Courses

Course description:	Map: The Longer courses (Long & Medium) will use an updated version of Paul Gebbett’s map from 2022 “Chipping Sodbury West & Yate South East” 1:5,000 with 2.5m contours. This map will be in A3 Portrait format. The Short & Junior courses will be confined to the new map produced by David Faulkner “The Ridings, Chipping Sodbury” 1:4,000 with 5m contours. This map will be in SRA4 Portrait format. The Long and Medium courses will also use elements of this map (in which case their maps will be printed on both sides). Both maps will be waterproof with control descriptions and courses overprinted. Additionally, loose control descriptions will also be available at the Start. Newcomers are advised to familiarise themselves with uncrossable features and out of bounds (OOB) symbols. If in doubt, you should ask at Assembly. https://www.maprunner.co.uk/map-symbols/ Terrain: Urban footpaths, residential streets, playing fields and other grass/unpaved areas. Road shoes with good grips (but not spikes), running shorts and vests should be suitable. The Long & Medium courses will have route choices which will include busy roads and roads with limited pavements in some places. To get across some of the busy roads in the area there will be at least one timed out crossing These will be clearly marked on the map and in the control description list and must be complied with. Participants must take extra care for road traffic when running on roads where there is limited to no pavement, and not take undue risk when crossing, particularly on blind corners or busy roads.

Course description:

Map: The Longer courses (Long & Medium) will use an updated version of Paul Gebbett’s map from 2022 “Chipping Sodbury West & Yate South East” 1:5,000 with 2.5m contours. This map will be in A3 Portrait format. The Short & Junior courses will be confined to the new map produced by David Faulkner “The Ridings, Chipping Sodbury” 1:4,000 with 5m contours. This map will be in SRA4 Portrait format. The Long and Medium courses will also use elements of this map (in which case their maps will be printed on both sides). Both maps will be waterproof with control descriptions and courses overprinted. Additionally, loose control descriptions will also be available at the Start. Newcomers are advised to familiarise themselves with uncrossable features and out of bounds (OOB) symbols. If in doubt, you should ask at Assembly. https://www.maprunner.co.uk/map-symbols/ Terrain: Urban footpaths, residential streets, playing fields and other grass/unpaved areas. Road shoes with good grips (but not spikes), running shorts and vests should be suitable. The Long & Medium courses will have route choices which will include busy roads and roads with limited pavements in some places. To get across some of the busy roads in the area there will be at least one timed out crossing These will be clearly marked on the map and in the control description list and must be complied with. Participants must take extra care for road traffic when running on roads where there is limited to no pavement, and not take undue risk when crossing, particularly on blind corners or busy roads.

	XS 0-2.5km	S 2.6-5.0km	M 5.1-7.5km	L 7.6-10km	XL 10.1km +
Very Easy	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Easy	✘	✓	✘	✘	✘
Medium	✘	✓	✓	✘	✘
Hard	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Very Hard	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered.

Entry

Fees:

Payment date	Junior/student	Senior	Family/group
03/06/2026	£3 (£3)	£5.5 (£8)	£0
07/06/2026	£5 (£5)	£7.5 (£10)	£0
Non-member fees shown in brackets.

Online entry via:	https://pre-entries.co.uk/
Online entry closing date:	03/06/2026

Contact us

Club:	BOK
Association:	SWOA
Website:	http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk
Contact:	Richard Rossington

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