Clent Hills West Midlands League
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Clent Hills West Midlands League : event description
Harlequins Orienteering Club is holding a Level C orienteering event at the Clent Hills on Sunday 29 November 2026 as part of the West Midlands Orienteering Association league. The event runs with permissions from the National Trust and Sunfield Garden School.
The event centre will be in the Sunfield Garden School staff car park at Clent Grove, Woodman Lane, Clent, Stourbridge, DY9 9PB. There is no public transport to the event centre and parking is limited to about 100 event spaces; entrants must use the school staff car park and must not use National Trust car parks. A parking fee of £4 per car will be collected and donated to the school Trust. Cars will be met at the school gate and checked off against registered vehicle details. Competitors must approach and leave the car park on the public footpath and must not access the school grounds on foot. Dogs are allowed on a lead in the car park and on the public footpath that leads south away from the Hills; running with dogs is not permitted.
The terrain covers over 400 acres, rising to almost 300 m AOD, with heath, plantation and low oak, a dense footpath network and some steep gradients. The map was updated in 2026 and all courses will use A4 waterproof maps at 1:7,500; several fences are mapped as uncrossable and must not be crossed. Routes to the start (about 500 m from the car park with a 40 m climb) and from the finish (about 400 m to the car park) will be taped. Nine colour coded courses from White to Brown will be offered, with lengths and climb as listed below.
- Brown: 7.3 km, 305 m climb, Hard
- Blue: 5.7 km, 235 m climb, Hard
- Green: 4.4 km, 175 m climb, Hard
- Short Green: 3.1 km, 160 m climb, Hard
- Very Short Green: 2.6 km, 145 m climb, Hard
- Light Green: 3.0 km, 140 m climb, Medium
- Orange: 2.6 km, 115 m climb, Medium
- Yellow: 2.0 km, 100 m climb, Easy
- White: 1.5 km, 85 m climb, Easiest
Entries are open via Fabian 4 and entry on the day will not be possible because vehicle numbers must be controlled. To score West Midlands League points, competitors should enter the course assigned for their age group under the League rules. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
