This event will be SIAC enabled
Saturday Series – University Parks
Saturday Series
14th June 2025
Helping
TVOC members – PLEASE click on the link below and sign up to help. The sign-up sheet contains the discount code to use when you enter
Directions / Parking
Parking/directions:
Participants from outside Oxford are strongly encouraged to use the Park and Ride
see www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/park-and-ride.
Pear Tree (convenient to the A40 and A34) is recommended, as buses down Banbury Rd stop very near The Parks.
Pay & display parking is available on some of the streets to the north of The Parks.
Oxford council parking info and charges can be found here
Oxford street parking
Oxford parking zones
Assembly will be found within University Parks close to the Keble Gate entrance.
University Parks visitor map
Terrain Description
Open parkland adjacent to the River Cherwell, with paths, flowerbeds, rough grass and small wooded areas.
The longer courses will also visit the adjacent complex University Science Area for an added urban challenge!
The Map
The map will be at scale 1:4000
Courses
| Course | Length (km) | Climb (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 2.0 | Suitable for juniors with some experience or for supervised newcomers, and for family groups. | |
| Orange | 3.5 | Suitable for adult beginners and experienced juniors. Also suitable for family groups. | |
| Red | 5.0 | Longer (expect to run more than 5 km), but less challenging navigationally. Ideal for runners new to orienteering. You still need to be able to read a map, but it is more like an unmarked trail race. | |
| Score | 5.0 | A 28 control Score course. This will be a 45-minute `odds/evens or evens/odds' score. Get as many controls in the first set as you think wise, then switch to the other set. Controls have different values (10, 20, 30) and there is a 10-point penalty for each minute your are late back (over 45 minutes). |
Start Times
You must enter online via SiEntries – see link at the top of this page.
Starts will be from 10:30 to 12:00am.
How To Enter
All entries are through SiEntries online only. Click on the link at the top of the page.
Entry to the event will be available up to 11am on the day of the event, Saturday 14th June.
However entries after Sunday 9th June will be subject to map availability, so we advise earlier entry.
You don’t have to be a member of an orienteering club to enter this event. On SiEntries, just show your club name as IND (for Independent)
Small family or other groups are welcome, but please enter only the Yellow, Orange or Red courses.
You just need a single entry. The lead runner must be a Senior (M/W 21+).
If you enter as a group, SiEntries will ask you for the name of your group to appear in results – eg Jones family.
Entry Cost
Early entries up to and including Sunday 8th June
– Red and Score courses – BOF members £6, non-members and family groups £8, Juniors & Students £2
– Yellow and Orange courses – BOF members £5, non-members and family groups £7, Juniors & Students £2
Later entries from Mon 9th June through to 11am Sat 14th June (assuming spaces are still available) – £1 extra
Timing chip hire £1 (essential if you do not own one). Lost timing chips charged at £65.
Facilities
There are public toilets near the Pavilion, in the middle of the Parks
No drinks or food available, please bring your own
Dogs
TVOC’s policy is that dogs are not permitted on courses.
Further Information
This is the fifth event in the 2025 Thames Valley Junior Orienteering League for anyone aged 18 or under, who is competing on the Yellow, Orange, Red or Light Green course. Full details can be found here.
Officials
Organiser: Julia Yeomans - TVOCSee the Saturday Series page for more information about the series and the full list of events.