Kippax Urban Event

Pre Event Info

Safety Information

Under 16's (on the day of the event) must be entered on Courses 5 or 6. Course 5 includes quiet 20 mph residential roads. Course 6 is entirely paths, and no roads. Guardians are expected to shadow young or inexperienced juniors.

Competitors should give a wide berth when rounding unsighted corners to avoid collisions.

Competitors should be constantly aware of, and to give way, to other pedestrians.

There will be a small tent at the finish where you can leave water bottles.

The nearest A&E Departments are:

Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG 8.9 miles, 21 minutes by car

St James’s Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF 8.6 miles, 25 minutes by car

Directions / Parking

Assembly/registration: Brigshaw High School, Brigshaw Lane, Castleford, WF10 2HR

There are 3 entrances to the school. We are using the PE Department for Assembly and Parking. The event will be signposted at the easternmost entrance. Please do not enter by any other entrance as these are being used for a Dance Event in the main school.

We encourage travel by public transport: The Leeds - Castleford Bus 163 goes within 300m of the school.

There are toilets at Registration/Download.

The start for all courses is 700m from assembly, along a pavement that does not cross any other road. The finish is adjacent to the start.

There will be a small tent at the finish where you can leave water bottles.

Registration & Start Times

Registration from 10.00 -11.30

Start times from 10.30 to 12.00

Courses close at 14:00.

Please have an early start time if you are likely to need extra time to complete your run.

Individual start times will not be allocated. Go when you are ready.

Entry Details

Enter via the Fabian link

Pre-entry Fees (closes at 23.59 on Sunday 5th July)

Senior BO members = £10; on Courses 1-4 and £5 on Courses 5 and 6 (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).

All Juniors & Students Courses 1-5 = £5

ENTRY ON THE DAY

Maps available for EOD are Course 1 = 3; Course 2 = 3; Course 3 = 0; Course 4 = 0; Course 5 = 1; Course 6 = 5

• Senior BO members = £12; on courses 1 to 4, £7 on courses 5 and 6 (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).
  
• All Juniors & Students courses 1 TO 6 = £5
• Juniors on course 6 = £0.
• Dibber hire is £1 apart from juniors on 5 & 6 Note if you need a dibber with more than 30 control you can hire one - please put that information on the special request section when you enter. We do not have SIACs for hire though.

Hired SI cards will be available to collect at registration. A charge of £30 will be made for lost or non-returned hire SI cards. After your run they must be handed in at download.

Controls will be SIAC (contactless) enabled. But you must dib at the Start and at the Finish and go to back to the event centre to Download where we register your result and so we know you have finished safely. You must return to the event centre and go to Download as soon as possible after you finish each course even if you have not completed your course.

Competitors with standard or hired SI cards must also dib at all controls.

It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure that their SI card has registered at the control. Back-up punches will not be available at controls. Should any SI box not register, please report this immediately at download.

Course Information

This is a Yorkshire Urban League (YUL) event. The courses have YUL age categories assigned. You are welcome to enter any course, but you may not be eligible for the YUL if you enter a shorter course.

Under 16's (on the day of the event) must be entered on Courses 5 or 6. Course 5 includes quiet 20 mph residential roads. Course 6 is entirely paths, and no roads. Guardians are expected to shadow young or inexperienced juniors.

Map by Gerry Symes and Chris Burden - updated and extended north 2026, Scale 1:4000, 2.5m contours.

The symbol 'x' represents a bench or picnic table.

The crossing points shown on the map are zebra crossings. Using them is not compulsory.

Course 5: Please ask junior competitors to not run through the long grass of Kippax Meadows because it is a nature reserve. Courses have been planned so the optimal route is along paths. There is one control that is used twice, and must be punched on each visit.

Course 6: Please ask junior competitors to not run through the long grass of Kippax Meadows because it is a nature reserve. Courses have been planned so the optimal route is along paths. Brambles are encroaching on one of the forest paths so juniors are advised to wear full leg cover. There are 3 controls that are used twice, and must be punched on each visit. Be careful not to mispunch.

Terrain Description

Kippax provides contrasting Urban Orienteering terrain. Courses 1 and 4 visit Glencoe with its network of ginnels and green space. Courses 1, 2, and 3 visit the newly-mapped northern half of Kippax, from the grass expanse of Kippax Common to the new housing and path network in the north east, with longer legs demanding careful route choice. All the adult courses visit the town centre, and all except course 6 descend to the finish visiting the Kippax Viewpoint (but there will be no time to enjoy the view). Course 6 is within Kippax Meadows and forest, a nature reserve with grassland, forest, and plenty of paths. Note that we aren't using Billy Wood this time, so it's 100% Urban.

Dog restrictions

Please do not bring dogs onto the school premises. Otherwise please keep them under tight control and preferably not on the courses.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser : Chris Burden 07792 864473 chris.burdenATbtinternet.com

Planner: Sam and Rolf Crook

Controller : Chris Mackenzie CLOK

Important Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

Insurance: Everyone is welcome to take part in this event. However, from 1st January 2026, participants who are not members of British Orienteering will no longer be covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered by our insurance. By entering any event from 1st January 2026, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. British Orienteering’s public liability insurance used to cover non-members at events before this date.

Privacy: Please note that by entering our events you are treated as giving your consent to:

• your name and your children’s names appearing in the results section of this website or in social media. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.
• being photographed or filmed during the event and for these images being used on our website, social media or other publicity to provide information & to promote our sport and the club. You can withdraw your consent or your children’s consent by completing BO’s Right to Object Form (Appendix A of BO guidance found at https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/doc/policies-and-guidance/safeguarding/photo-and-filming and giving/sending it to the organiser of the event or sending it to chairATaire.org.uk. For more information see our photography and filming guidance.