Summer Evening 2 - Brereton Heath
+ club picnic
A summer evening event offering courses that are suitable for newcomers and for experienced orienteers + club picnic.
Tue 23rd Jun 2026
Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Parkland, Woodland
Info updated: 22nd Jun
Pre Event Info
Pre-entries via RaceSignUp please.
Summer picnic
We are inviting participants to bring a folding chair or blanket, cup and packed supper to eat together at Brereton after running. Squash and water will be provided and ice cream, coffee, cakes and milk shakes will be available at The Little Cow Shed opposite the park entrance. Their spacious car park will also be open late for orienteers/customers.
Location
Nearest town: Holmes Chapel
- Grid Ref: SJ795654
- Postcode: CW12 4SU
- Latitude: 53.18413
- Longitude: -2.30772
- Google Map
- Streetmap (OS 50k)
- Bing Map (OS 50k)
- OpenStreetMap
Directions / Parking
What3words: ///skewed.warm.lunching
Signed from A54 Holmes Chapel to Congleton road. Parking charge (meter). Registration outside Visitor Centre.
Registration & Start Times
Register from 17.00, Starts from 17.30 to 19.00.
Courses close 20.00
Course Information
| Course | Length (km) | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.8 | 23 | |
| Yellow | 2.5 | 22 | |
| Orange | 3.5 | 23 | |
| Red | 4.9 | 18 | Double sided map |
| Light Green | 3.4 | 21 | |
| Very Short Green | 2.9 | 12 | |
| Short Green | 3.6 | 15 | |
| Green | 4.9 | 15 | Double sided map |
| Blue | 8.3 | 19 | Double sided map |
(Climb is insignificant.)
Explanation of colour courses
- White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
- Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
- Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
- Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
- Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
- Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
- Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
- Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.
Entry Details
Pre-entry at Racesignup https://racesignup.co.uk/ to guarantee a map.
Limited EOD (card or correct cash).
Terrain Description
Brereton Heath is a delightful pocket of Cheshire woodland. If you are not already aware, it is a mostly flat and mostly runnable (hopefully sunlit) bit of forest. There are many many lovely paths and open woodland which means fast progress, but it is easy to get confused or dis-oriented and end up losing time!
Much of the area offers very pleasant running and has little or no undergrowth to inhibit your progress.
The courses will be planned to avoid the worst undergrowth, but you may encounter some nettles or similar in some places.
Facilities
Toilets at the visitor centre.
First Aid will be available at Registration.
Dogs allowed?
Under close control at all times. Preferably not on courses.
Contacts / Officials
Enquiries to
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.
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