Entries
Find all the information about entering the British Orienteering Championships 2026
and the associated Trail O event below.
British Long Distance Championships 2026: Key entry dates
Dates | Senior Entry Fee | Junior Entry Fee | Senior Colour Coded fee | Junior Colour Coded fee |
1st February 2026 to 14th February 2026 | £30 | £15 | £15 | £8 |
Colour coded - Entry on the Day fee | - | - | £17 | £10 |
Non-BOF member surcharge | £3 | £1 | £3 | £1 |
Entries
Entries are now closed.
(Please note that British Orienteering’s public liability insurance does not cover participants who are not members of British Orienteering. If you are not a member, 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.)
This is for all competitors including World Ranking Event entrants. Any runner athlete on the WRE wishing to be allocated IOF Ranking points must supply their IOF Athlete number during the entry process. Elites will then be seeded according to their ranking.
There will be five start blocks to choose when entering but we cannot guarantee you will get the block you choose as it will depend on numbers. If you think you will be out more than 90mins you should choose one of the first two start blocks.
Where Parents have requested split starts the first parent will have a timed start and the second parent will have an open start time.
Refund Policy
If the event is curtailed or cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, we may retain all or part of the entry fees.
Competitors can request a refund only if the event itself has not been curtailed or cancelled.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations requested after Saturday, 14th February 2026.
To cancel your entry, please contact the Entries Secretary.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the British Championships, an individual competitor must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When entering competitors will be asked to confirm if they are eligible to be a British Champion.
To be eligible to be a Welsh Champion, an individual competitor must be a member of WOA at the date of closure of entry to the championships and also on the date that the championships are held and comply with at least one of the following criteria:
(i) be born in Wales, or have one parent born in Wales;
(ii) have at least one year’s current permanent residence in Wales;
(iii) student currently enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a university or college in Wales. Eligibility commences as soon as their first college term starts;
Shadowing is not allowed on any championship classes.
Courses and Winning times
Course | Classes - Men | Classes – Women | Length (km) | Climb (m) | No, of Controls | Technical Difficulty
| Map Scale | Map | Start |
1 | M21E (WRE) | 13.9 | 540 | 25 | 5 | 1:15,000 | A4 | Red | |
2 | W21E (WRE) | 11.4 | 430 | 21 | 5 | 1:15,000 | A4 | Red | |
3 | M20E, M18E | 9.9 | 390 | 17 | 5 | 1:15,000 | A4 | Red | |
4 | M21L, M35L, M40L | 9.4 | 370 | 17 | 5 | 1:15,000 | A4 | Red | |
5 | M45L | 8.7 | 320 | 16 | 5 | 1:10,000 | A3 | Red | |
6 | W18E, W20E | 7.9 | 300 | 15 | 5 | 1:15,000 | A4 | Red | |
7 | M50L, M20L | W35L W40L, W21L | 7.5 | 290 | 14 | 5 | 1:10,000 | A3 | Red |
8 | M16A, M55L, M18L, M21S, M35S | W45L | 6.8 | 240 | 13 | 5 | 1:10,000 | A3 | Red |
9 | M60L, M40S M45S | W50L, W20L | 6 | 230 | 14 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
10 | M65L, M20S, M50S | W18L, W21S, W35S, W40S W16A | 5.6 | 210 | 12 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
11 | M70L | W55L | 5 | 200 | 11 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
12 | M75L, M18S, M55S | W60L, W45S | 4.5 | 180 | 10 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
13 | M60S, M65S | W65L. W20S, W50S | 4 | 150 | 9 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
14 | M80L, M70S | W70L, W18S W55S, W60S | 3.2 | 150 | 8 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A3 | Red |
15 | M85, M75S M80S | W75L W80L W65S W70S | 2.6 | 100 | 9 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A4 | Red |
16 | M90 ,M95 | W85, W90, W95 W80S W75S | 1.6 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 1:7,500 | A4 | Red |
17 | M14A, M16B | 5.2 | 170 | 16 | 4 | 1:10,000 | A4 | Red | |
18 | W14A, W16B | 4 | 160 | 13 | 4 | 1:10,000 | A4 | Red | |
19 [Orange] | M12A, M14B | W12A, W14B | 3.3 | 150 | 11 | 3 | 1:10,000 | A4 | Blue |
20 [Yellow] | M10A, M12B | W10A, W12B | 2.6 | 115 | 11 | 2 | 1:7,500 | A4 | Blue |
21 [White] | M10B | W10B | 1.4 | 100 | 9 | 1 | 1:7,500 | A4 | Blue |
| Classes | Est. Winning Time (mins) |
| M/W21E | 90 |
| M/W18E, M/W20E, M/W35L, M/W40L | 70 |
| M/W45L | 65 |
| M/W50L | 60 |
| M/W55L to M/W75L | 55 |
| M/W16A, M/W80L, M/W85 | 50 |
| M/W90 | 45 |
| M/W14A | 40 |
| M/W12A | 30 |
| M/W10A | 22 |
Start Lists
These will be produced as soon as possible after Entries close and will be posted on the British Long Championships website. It is intended they will be provided by 21st February 2026.
British Relay Championships 2026
Late entry, subject to map availability, is available until 23:59 Wednesday 25 February via Fabian4.
Team declarations of all runners to be completed by 23:59 Wednesday 25 February through Fabian4. Changes can only be made on the day if there are good reasons for needing them. Permitted changes in details such as a change in SI card or team members must be registered at download before you run. A form will be available with bibs in each club’s envelope and at enquiries.
Refund Policy
If the event is curtailed or cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, we may retain all or part of the entry fees. Competitors can request a refund only if the event itself has not been curtailed or cancelled. Refunds for competitor cancellations are available as follows:
- Cancellations received by the final closing date, will receive a full refund minus a 10% administration fee (90% refund). No refunds will be issued after this date.
Eligibility
Entrants must be current members of British Orienteering or of an IOF-affiliated federation.
Courses and Winning Times
Competition Classes & courses are to be planned as per the British Orienteering Rules for Competitions, Rule D (Vers 2.11 Effective Jan 26): https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/doc/rules/competition-rule-d---british-relay
Distances and climb subject to final controlling.
Class Label | Age Class | Recommended winning time per lap (mins) | Technical Difficulty | Suggested race number range |
A | Men’s Premier | 32 | 5 | 1 - 99 |
B | Women’s Premier | 32 | 5 | 101 - 199 |
C | Men’s Short | ≈ Length 2/3 A | 5 | 201 - 299 |
D | Women’s Short | ≈ Length 2/3 B | 5 | 301 - 399 |
E | M40 | 32 | 5 | 4001-4060 |
F | W40 | 32 | 5 | 4061-4099 |
G | M50 | 32 | 5 | 5001-5060 |
H | W50 | 32 | 5 | 5061-5099 |
J | M60 | 32 | 5 | 6001-6060 |
K | W60 | 32 | 5 | 6061-6099 |
L | M/W70 (Lap 1 & 3 Long, Lap 2 Medium) | 32 | 5 | 7001-7099 |
M | M18 | 25 | 5 | 1801-1860 |
N | W18 | 25 | 5 | 1861-1899 |
P | M14 | 18 | 3 | 1401-1460 |
Q | W14 | 22 | 3 | 1461-1499 |
R | Mini Relay (M/W12-) | 12 | 2 | 1201-1299 |
S | Ad Hoc | 5/3/5 | 401-499 | |
T | Junior Ad Hoc (M/W18-) | 3/2/5 | 501-599 |