Ulster University Coleraine

Event Location (live map)

Parking on the University Campus (new location)

Please enter at the main (southern) entrance as shown below. Not the northern entrance.

Please note that parking is in a completely different part of the campus from previous events. We cannot use the sports pavilion as it will be very busy with other sport. Please follow the Orienteering signs to the location shown above.

Event Entries

All entries will be online via SI Entries. Entries will open by the 16th October

• Enter Online
• Edit your Entry
• View Entry Lists

New 2026 BOF Insurance Rules

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.

Event Enquiries 

• These will operate from 10:30am in the foyer of the Octagon Building.
• Entered runners can go directly to the start.
• Runners who have hired a dipper can collect them from Enquiries

Electronic Punching

SI dippers (not SI Air) are available for hire and can be booked in the entry system. 

Sportident Electronic punching with beacon mode enabled for SI Air on all controls but not on the start and finish boxes which must be “dipped” in the traditional manner.

Start Times

The pre-entry start blocks are from 11.00am to 1.00pm.

Start and Finish

The start and finish are both adjacent to the car parking area. All competitors must report to the Download even if they do not complete their courses. 

Courses Close 

Courses close at 3.00pm. Please ensure you have returned to download by this time to be checked in, even if you have not completed your course.

Entry Fees

	Member	Non-Member
Senior (aged 21 or over)	£12	£16
Junior or Student	£6	£8
Beginner Group*	£6	£8
Maximum charge for a family**	£30	£40

Member means you are a member of a BOF, IOA or IOF Orienteering Club.

*For beginner groups doing a course together, you only need to enter one name per map and SI Card. You can amend the “group name” at enquiries on the day if you want.

**If you are entering family members in multiple classes and it comes to more than £25 (£30 for non-member) then please contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying children go free.

Course Details (approximate)

Course	Controls	Length (KM)	Climb (M)
White		1.1
Yellow		2.4
Orange		3.0
Light Green		3.5
Short Green		3.7
Green		4	50
Blue		6.1
Brown		7.5	85

For an explanation of the Orienteering Colour Coded courses system please see Colour Coded Courses

Planner’s Notes

Terrain

Out of Bounds areas

Areas over-printed on the maps with purple cross-hatching are out of bounds. Please also note that all fields adjoining the competition area are out of bounds.

Mapping Notes

Toilets

Toilets will be available adjacent to car parking / Enquiries.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed in the competition area (or in the car park).

Hazards

All competitors must report to Download.

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