Level of event: Regional
Type of event: Race, Urban
A Yorkshire Urban League Event
Welcome to Bradford City of Culture orienteering. We hope you make the most of the weekend and visit some of the local area - more info at West Yorkshire - Welcome to Yorkshire and some of the events - What's on | Bradford 2025
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A Yorkshire Urban League Event
Welcome to Historic Saltaire and Bradford City of Culture orienteering. We hope you make the most of the weekend and visit some of the local area - more info at West Yorkshire - Welcome to Yorkshire and some of the events - What's on | Bradford 2025
Assembly/registration/finish: Norfolk Gardens, Bradford City centre BD1 5SD,
We encourage travel by public transport: assembly is 250m from Bradford Interchange station, 650m from Bradford Forster Square station. All city centre public car parks charge on Sunday.
Public toilets available at City Park Pavilion, toilets and car parking also available at Broadway shopping centre 320m from assembly.
There is a single start for all courses 175m from assembly.
Registration from 10.00 -12.00
Start times from 10.30 to 12.30
Courses close at 14:30. Please have an early start time if you need extra time.
Pre enter with the Fabian link
You will be asked to choose a start block. This is to help us manage the queues on the more popular courses. Please help us by keeping to you selected time block as much as you can.
Closing date for pre-entries at these prices is 23.59 on Sunday 13th July
After this date, online entries will remain open until midnight on Wednesday 16th July at EOD prices. There will also be limited entry on the day (EOD), subject to map availability
Free entry for all helpers - contact the organiser for a helper code
ENTRY ON THE DAY
These are subject to final controlling.
| Course | Technical Difficulty | Straight line distance | Optimal running distance | Climb (m) | Age category | notes |
| 1 | TD3 | 7.6k | 9.7k | 168 | MO, MV (M40+), WO | Please note that this course has more than 30 controls |
| 2 | TD3 | 6.2k | 8.0k | 123 | MSV (M55+), WV (W40+) | Please note that this course has more than 30 controls |
| 3 | TD3 | 5.1k | 6.3k | 95 | MUV (M65+), WSV (W55+) | |
| 4 | TD3 | 3.8k | 4.5k | 63 | MHV (M75+), WUV (W65+), WHV (W75+) | |
| 5 (Accessible) | TD3 | 2.0k | 2.6k | 15 | | This course is fully accessible and has negligible climb. It is suitable for anyone with mobility challenges including wheelchair users |
| 6 | TD3 | 2.2k | 2.5k | 25 | MJ (M16-), WJ (W16-) | This course only crosses slower, quieter roads within the city centre |
| 7 (Novice) | TD2 | 1.3k | 1.5k | 15 | MYJ (M12-), WYJ (W12-) | This course has no road crossings and is contained within pedestrianised areas of the city centre |
Map by Chris Burden - updated 2025, Scale 1:4000, 2.5m contours
Urban city centre. Juniors do not need to be accompanied by an adult as the courses cross only slower, quiet roads (6) or no roads at all (7)
Dogs under tight control and preferably not on the courses.
Organiser : Steve Webb saraandsteve1 AT btinternet.com
Planner: Jack Smith
Controller : David Alcock
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