Callendar ParkSun 29 Sept

Callendar Park is located off the A803 Callendar Road (Brown Tourist signs). It is easily accessed from the M9 (Junction 5 Westbound only, Junction 6 Eastbound only). Please head towards Callendar Business Park for parking and not the public parking.

Use the parking at the Antonine Hub car park in the Business Park off Callendar Boulevarde, What3Words: https://w3w.co/booth.market.cubs  This is accessed from the A803 Callendar Road.

Open parkland and mixed woodland. Due to the time of year the vegetation is high. Courses have been planned to avoid the worst of it. Full leg cover is mandatory.

1:7,500 5m contour interval, survey and cartography by C Smithard 2018-19 updated December 2021 with minor updates by G Gristwood 2024. There are a few minor new unmapped paths created by dogwalkers, mountain bikers etc.

The smaller green circle (‘tree or bush’) has generally been designated ‘thicket’ in the control descriptions, as that is usually what the competitor will see when successfully finding the feature.

The small man-made feature o is mainly play equipment.
There is also a red cross X marked on the map for the Blue, Green and Light Green courses. This marks a recently fallen tree which is blocking a path. The vegetation surrounding it is impassable.

Yellow 1.8km 35m climb
Orange 2.9km 80m climb
Light Green 3.6km 115m climb
Green 4.3km 120m climb
Blue 5.9km 185m climb

Start and finish are adjacent to registration/download.

Control Descriptions:
Are printed on the front of the map. Loose control descriptions will also be available at registration when you collect your map. Yellow and Orange course descriptions will be textual, all other course descriptions will be pictorial.

Read more about Course lengths and Difficulty here

Entry Costs:
BOF members: £5.00 seniors / £3.00 juniors and students.
SOA members: £6.00 seniors / £4.00 juniors and students.
Non-members: £7.00 seniors / £5.00 juniors and students.
Guaranteed entries are now closed.
Late entries plus £1 subject to map availability at this Entries link

This is in the open area accessed from the path in the SW corner of the Business Park car park. Please collect your map and any SI hire cards from registration. Please remember to download after your run, even if you don’t complete your course.

Start times:
11am – 12:30pm
Start and finish are adjacent to registration/download.

Courses close:
2pm (All participants MUST report to the finish/download by this time).

Toilets:
Located by the children’s play park – see map above. Open 9-5pm daily.

Café:
The Lily & Rose catering van situated beside the children’s play park serves hot/cold food and drink. Opening hours 8.30-7pm

1. Callendar Lake is very deep so young children should be closely supervised. All courses avoid going too close.
2. There is a wide/deep ditch running through the competition area. Most courses avoid it however there is an option to cross it. Please cross with care.
3. There are a number of ruined fences in the area, please be careful of loose wire around these.
4. Path surfaces are varied, tree branches are low and wooden steps may be slippery.
5. The area is used extensively by other members of the public using the area for dog walking, bike riding etc. Please take care.
6. 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.
7. There may be park vehicles moving in and out of the park and the buildings within it so please be cautious when crossing any roads.
8. You have the option of downloading, completing and handing this Medical Form to the Organiser (via Registration) so that existing medical conditions are known about in the event of an incident. Please put in a sealed envelope with your name on it. It will only be opened if required and will be destroyed unread if you don't collect before the end of the event.
9. Everyone must download at the finish, whether or not you have completed the course.
10. If you have covid, or covid symptoms, or a recent positive covid test – please do not attend the event.
11. Please check for ticks after your run!

Nearest Hospitals:

• A&E: Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert. Stirlingshire, FK5 4WR
• Minor Injuries (open 0900-2100): Stirling Community Hospital,Livilands Gate, Stirling, FK8 2AU