Wirksworth Evening Urban - Sunday 29 June 2025
EMUL event
About this event
Run in quirky Wirksworth! Seven courses to suit all ages and abilities.
The event is part of the East Midlands Urban League, and is taking place in the early evening to avoid traffic and pedestrians attending the Wirksworth Open Gardens weekend.
Please note that this is an evening event with starts from 5:00 to 6:30.
Wirksworth gives some of the most varied, challenging urban orienteering in the East Midlands, featuring old buildings, narrow streets and alleys (particularly in the Puzzle Gardens area shown), small parks, fields and modern housing estates.
The Puzzle Gardens, visited during courses 1 to 5, are a small area of old houses in Wirksworth forming a maze of narrow alleyways and ginnels on a steep slope.
Location
Postcode: DE4 4DR
Grid reference: SK288535
Parking: Parking is available at the Leisure Centre, Anthony Gell School and Peak Converters. Post code is DE4 4AA. This will be signed from the B5023, all of the car parks can be accessed from Water Lane. Please take care when driving in as the lanes are narrow. There is an approx. 10 minutes walk to the event centre at the Maltings, under 1km. Please follow the signs from the car park to the Maltings to avoid entering the competition area. For anyone that is unable to walk 10 minutes to the competition area please contact the organiser Emily Williams by email for alternative parking suggestions.
Latest updates about this event
Final details update: 20/06/2025 – competitor’s guidance added
Registration, download and toilets are in The Maltings, Wirksworth DE4 4DP. This is the building immediately south of St Mary’s Church. It will be signposted from the parking area.
Courses available
Courses 6 and 7 for juniors are mainly in an estate not crossing major roads and roads are quiet, but since some cars may exceed the speed limit, parents must shadow/accompany juniors on Course 7 which is designed for family groups also.
Runners under the age of 14 on the day of the event must be accompanied by an adult and should only run course 6 or 7.
Guidance for competitors
- Shorts are permitted. Courses are planned to give routes avoiding vegetation.
- Course 1 SI-card limits. Course 1 has more than 31 controls, so if you’re entering this, ensure you use a modern SportIdent card that can store more than 30 controls.
- Collision potential. Take extreme care of other competitors and local people, particularly when racing in the Puzzle Gardens area of steep streets and alleys. Please give way to and respect people who aren’t competing.
- Out-of-bounds. Do not cross out-of-bounds parkland indicated by the purple cross-hatching symbol or solid pink colour.
- Livestock. All courses except Course 7 run alongside fields and open land which may contain sheep (or potentially cattle).
- Wet conditions. If wet, take extra care on the many steep roads and paths, which will be slippery.
Event details
Start times: 17:00 - 18:30
Registration: 16:30 - 18:00.
Courses close : 20:00
Toilets : Available at event centre at the Maltings.
Dogs : TBC
Event officials
Planner: Dave Chaffey
Controller: Keith Willdig (OD)
Organiser: Emily Williams - Contact:
Type of event: C (Regional)
Entries and other event details
Route to start/finish - there is a mandatory marked route to and from the start/finish with a road only to be crossed at the light controlled crossing. Medical form - there is a standard form available at assembly. A link to the medical form is below if you would like to fill this out in advance of the event. https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/images/uploaded/downloads/officials_handbook_safety_firstaid_medical_form_280514.doc Runners under the age of 14 on the day of the event to be accompanied by an adult and to only run course 6 or 7.
Fees:
British Orienteering members - Seniors £8.00, Juniors £4.00
Non British Orienteering Members - Seniors £10.00, Juniors £4.00
There will be Entry On the Day at a surcharge of £1.00.
How to enter
Please enter online via the button below.
The closing date for entries is Monday 23rd June 2025 at 11.59 PM.
Enter NowStart ListEntry on the day will be available for this event subject to the number of maps remaining for different courses when you register. Estimates of map availability for different courses will be provided here just before the event.
