CompassSport Final at Pippingford Park
Sunday, 18 October @ 10:00 - 13:00
Preliminary Details
The 2026 CompassSport Cup and Trophy Finals will be held at Pippingford Park, which was previously used for the CSC Final in 2019, the British Night Championships in 2014 and the Long Distance day of the JK in 2008.
This is a closed event for those clubs who have qualified for the finals.
All event facilities including car parking and the courses will be within the Pippingford Park Manor Estate, Nutley, Uckfield, TN22 3HW.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Richard Morriss for use of the area and all his support in the lead up to the event.
Warm up event
On Saturday 17th October, the day before the CompassSport final, DFOK are holding a Middle Distance event on South Ashdown. This area is adjacent to Pippingford Park so why not make it a weekend of orienteering?
Terrain
Pippingford Park is set across two undulating valleys featuring streams, lakes and marshes. The terrain is diverse and includes a variety of woodland, grassland and an extensive area of heather.
The courses visit the best areas, which are runnable and will reward direct navigation across the terrain. Between these areas some path running will be required. Areas of dense bracken have been avoided and small patches of bracken will be easily circumnavigated. Parts of the longer courses (1, 2, 3 and 4) will cross some of the more physically challenging terrain including heather, marshes and tussocks.
Map
There will be a new map for this event by Mike Elliot based on a Lidar plot, completed Summer 2026 to show the up to date vegetation. You can view the map from the 2019 CompassSport Final on Routegadget.
Courses
Competition courses will be as per the CompassSport competition rules for 2026 which can be found here. Under these rules, course 1 is 9% longer than a normal Short Brown and courses 9M/9W are 30% longer than a normal Light Green. Note the inclusion of M18- in courses 2 and 9M, and W18- in courses 5 and 9W. This is to provide a progression from junior to senior classes for those ready to compete at TD5 but not on the respective open courses, whilst still enabling others to compete at appropriate levels.
In addition to the competition courses, there will be two non-competitive courses: Yellow and Light Green. There will also be a free string course adjacent to Assembly.
Provisional course details are below and will be confirmed in the Final Details.
| Course | Age category | Colour standard | Length | Climb | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open | Short Brown +9% | 8.7 km | 310 m | 21 |
| 2 | M18- M45+ | Blue | 6.4 km | 240 m | 19 |
| 3 | Women Open | Blue | 6.5 km | 230 m | 19 |
| 4 | M55+ | Short Blue | 5.0 km | 200m | 15 |
| 5 | W18- W45+ | Green | 4.6 km | 160 m | 12 |
| 6 | M65+ | Green | 4.5 km | 165 m | 12 |
| 7 | M75+ W60+ | Short Green | 3.6 km | 140 m | 10 |
| 8 | M80+ W70+ | Very Short Green | 3.3 km | 115 m | 10 |
| 9M | M18- | Light Green +30% | 4.4 km | 160 m | 13 |
| 9W | W18- | Light Green +30% | 4.4 km | 160 m | 13 |
| 10M | M14- | Orange | 2.9 km | 115 m | 13 |
| 10W | W14- | Orange | 2.9 km | 115 m | 13 |
| N/C | Any | Light Green | 3.4 km | 140 m | 11 |
| N/C | Any | Yellow | 2.3 km | 65 m | 11 |
Facilities
Toilets, drinking water, professional first aid cover, two caterers offering a range of fare and CompassPoint to fulfil all your O kit needs.
There is ample car parking adjacent to the Assembly Area and hard standing for coaches a short walk away.
Prizegiving
We will aim to hold prizegiving by 2.30pm as there are lots of prizes to award courtesy of CompassSport!
As well as the trophies and a bottle of celebratory champagne for each of the Cup and Trophy winning teams there will be mementoes in the shape of drinks mats for all the scorers in the top three teams in each competition and tubs of sweets to share around with all team members. Thanks for all these go to Nick Barrable.
There will also be a ‘Golden String’ award for the fastest U10 non-CSC finisher on the string course and a ‘Golden Boot’ trophy for the fastest male and female to complete the run in from the last control.
Our thanks also to CompassPoint who are providing vouchers as prizes for each of the course winners.
Safety
A comprehensive risk assessment has been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
If you have pre-existing health issues that you feel the organiser should know about please fill in the British Orienteering Medical form which can be accessed here.
Ticks and Lyme Disease
Ticks are common in the area. See the NHS advice on this subject here.
By taking part in this event you agree to the following
Registration data will be recorded on computer.
Photographs and/or names may appear on our website or in the media. We will seek permissions where this involves young persons.
Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety.
Event results will be published on the internet and through British Orienteering
Event Officials
Organiser: Mike Bolton (MV) mvocevent@gmail.com
Planner: Mark Feltham (MV)
Controller: Michael Chopping (NOR/RAFO)
Pippingford Park, October 2025
Pippingford Park, October 2025
Pippingford Park, October 2025
Pippingford Park, October 2025