Braunton Burrows South

Braunton, United Kingdom • 7 Dec 2025

Event overview

Braunton Burrows South is a colour coded orienteering event held on Sunday 7th December. It is part of the South West Orienteering League (SWOL) and replaces the Fernworthy event. The competition counts as Devon League 4. The terrain is sand dunes with complex contour detail, adjoining the Taw estuary and Saunton Sands beach. The event listed 14 entries at the time of the notice. First closing date is 30/11/2025; late entries are open until 5/12/2025, subject to map availability and a £1 late-entry supplement.

Courses and fees

  • Brown - 8.7 km, 235 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Blue - 6.0 km, 180 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Green - 4.7 km, 120 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Short Green - 3.7 km, 90 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Light Green - 3.7 km, 100 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Orange - 2.4 km, 55 m climb, map scale 1:7500
  • Yellow - 2.0 km, 40 m climb, map scale 1:7500

Standard entry fees include Senior £10.00 and Junior/Student £3.00. Senior Novice is £5.00 for Light Green, Orange and Yellow. Non-member supplement is £2.00. Chip hire is £1.00; lost hired SI card replacement cost is £30. Group entry fee is £6.00. Juniors are defined as under 21 on 31st December. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

9 km
Brown
6 km
Blue
5 km
Green
Short Green
Light Green
Yellow
Orange
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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