November Classic 2025

Sunday 12th October

Entries close 23:59 on 5th Oct

Entries close 23:59 on 5th Oct

Click here to sign up and enter. If you have already entered click here to view and, if necessary, amend your entry.

Entered: 2

Car Sharing available

58 years on, the November Classic builds on its reputation for first class orienteering in the heart of the New Forest, this year in the woodlands of Burley West.

The Classic is a UK Orienteering League event and, along with the Chichester Urban on Saturday 11th October, is part of the November Classic Weekend.
Contact: classic@socweb.org
Location
Courses

Course 1 13.6km 200m climb
M21
Black

Course 2 11.5km 190m climb
W21, M20, M35, M40
Brown

Course 3 8.9km 110m climb
W20, W35, M18, M45, M50
Short Brown

Course 4 8.0km 120m climb
W18, W40, W45, M16, M55, M60
Blue

Course 5 6.0km 80m climb
W16, W50, W55, M65, M70
Short Blue

Entered: 2

Course 6 5.5km 75m climb
W60, W65, M75
Green

Course 7 4.8km 55m climb
W70, M80
Short Green

Course 8 3.2km 50m climb
W75, W80, W85, W90, M85, M90
Very Short Green

Course 9 4.2km 50m climb
W14, M14
Light Green

Course 10 6.3km 60m climb
Long Orange - suitable for novice adults.
Novice fee applies for over 21s

Course 11 3.2km 35m climb
W12, M12
Orange
Novice fee applies for over 21s

Course 12 2.7km 25m climb
W10, M10
Yellow
Novice fee applies for over 21s

Course 13 2.2km 25m climb
White
Novice fee applies for over 21s


Course details are indicative and are subject to final planning. Entries are taken by Age Class. Colour classes are offered for those wishing to run out of age class. UKOL points are available to those running in their age class. No points are awarded to seniors when running up. M/W14 and below can run up to M/W16. UKOL rules.

Entry Fees
Senior BO Member: £17.00
Senior Non Member: £19:00
Senior Novice: £7.00
Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00
SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00
Junior: £7.00
Junior Dibber Hire: £Free

Late Fees from 29th September
Senior BO Member: £19.00
Senior Non Member: £21:00
Senior Novice: £8.00
Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00
SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00
Junior: £8.00
Junior Dibber Hire: £Free

Entry on the day (subject to map and start time availability)
Senior: £22.00
Senior Novice: £8.00
Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00
SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00
Junior: £8.00
Junior Dibber Hire: £Free

Novice fees are charged for senior entry on Courses 10 (Long Orange), 11 (Orange), 12 (Yellow) and 13 (White).

Junior fees apply to those aged under 21 on 31st December 2025.

There is a per car charge of £4.00.
Event Information

Location
The event centre is at Burley Park, Burley, BH24 4AA
- Grid ref SU211031
- what3words: suave.pounding.intersect
- Lat/Long: 50.827557,-1.7018752
- Google Maps

The competition is on the Burley West map, last used for a November Classic in 2015. The area is a mix of ancient and managed woodland and open heathland. The map is from a new and full survey carried out this year.

Getting to the event
Public Transport: Brockenhurst Railway Station is eight miles from the event centre. There are hourly trains from London and Bournemouth. We will be providing a shuttle service to and from the event, details to be confirmed. Please tell us on your entry form if you want to use the shuttle service. There is a good cycle route between the station and the event.
Driving: The event centre and parking are at Burley Park, on Chapel Lane near the Queens Head Pub.
Parking: All cars are to be parked at the event centre. There is a £4 charge for parking which we ask that you pay when you enter the event.
Car Share: You can sign up to the Car Share on Racesignup. Please consider this if you have available space in your car. We will be proactively matching drivers to passengers.

Timings
Enquiries: 0930
Starts: 1030 - 1400
Courses close: 1600

The finish and clothing dump is 1.5km from the event centre along a narrow lane. The start is a further 500m on. Please allow for a walk of at least 20 minutes to get to the start.

Start Times
You will be able to select your preferred start time as part of the entry process. In the lead up to the event we will review all start times and may need to make small adjustments. Once finalised, start times will be displayed on Racesignup and sent to you with the Final Details.

Selecting your class
The November Classic is an age class competition. Please enter the class you want to compete in.

To be competitive you need to select the Class that matches your British Orienteering age category OR you can run up and select a lower Age Class for seniors, a higher Age Class for juniors.

If you would like to run down please select the Colour class of your choice.

UKOL Points will only be awarded to those competing in the Age Class that matches their BO age category - it is not permitted to run up and score points. However, juniors in classes M/W14 and below are permitted to ‘run up’ and score points in the MW16 class.

If you are new to orienteering, our novice classes for juniors are White (short) and Yellow (long). For senior novices we recommend Orange (short) or Long Orange (long).

Dogs
Dogs are allowed in the event centre and must be kept under control at all times due to the number of people and vehicles in the area.

Dogs are not allowed on the courses.

Please be aware of the New Forest Dog Walking Code

Start List
Course 5 Club Age Category Class
Gavin Clegg WSX M70 M70
Joe House SO M70 M70