Sunday 21st November 2026
Preliminary Details
Location
Gelt Woods is 2km south of Brampton and 12km east of Carlisle
Parking
GR NY 524 597,
W3W ///trunk.ending. grief
Parking will be linear from the top of a dead end road close to the A69.
Enquiries, Download, and a Portaloo are at the top.
Start and Finish
It is a 630m downhill walk to the start and from the finish, which are close together. This is back along the road cars are driving in on so drivers and competitors please take care.
Starts from: 11.00 – 12.30
Courses Close: 14.00
Terrain
Gelt Woods is a mixed woodland. It is generally runnable but has some steep slopes and enormous crags. There is also a small area of rough open some of it marshy.
Map
1:7500 5m A4 2020 survey based on LIDAR data. Map from a previous event can be seen here
Courses
Unfortunately it has not been possible to plan an Orange due to the nature of the terrain.
PLEASE NOTE : All courses have a map flip including Yellow.
| Course | Distance (km) | Climb (m) | Controls |
| Blue | 5.7 | 300 | 33 |
| Green | 3.7 | 175 | 23 |
| Short Green | 2.2 | 90 | 15 |
| Very Short Green | 1.8 | 65 | 12 |
| Yellow | 1.3 | 30 | 12 |
Dogs
Sorry, no dogs are allowed on courses.
Entries
Pre-entry only except for Yellow course where there will be some entry on the day, subject to map availability. Entries will open in early November on SIEntries and will close on Thursday November 15th at 23:59
Seniors (21 and over): £7 (£8 for entry on the day)
Juniors (20 and under) and full-time Students: £3
If you are new to orienteering and would like to go round as a group or in a pair, just enter one person and purchase any additional maps that your group would like at £1 each.
Dibber hire by pre-order at no charge, £30 if not returned. To pre-order, leave the SI number blank during entry process, collect from Download on the day.
If you are unable to make the event please let us know via the email address. If we are informed by the closing date we will provide a refund less £1 per person to cover admin costs. Before the closing date you can change your course by editing your entry online, but there will be no changes of course on the day.
Officials
Organiser: Stella Lewsley aclewsley@gmail.com
Planner: Andrew Lewsley
Note about Insurance
If you are not a member of British Orienteering please read the important note regarding public liability insurance here
