Tayside Spring 2 2026 Riverside Park, Perth

Open Local Event

Sat 25th Apr 2026

Last updated: 23rd Mar
Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Parkland, Urban
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Info

This is second event in the Tayside series for 2026.

Venue is the Tay riverside near Muirton in the north of Perth.
Orange and short score are on parkland terrain. The long score also crosses the Muirton housing estate. The terrain is fast and easy to run.
All courses will go through busy areas used by the public for walking and cycling, and runners should pay attention.

Location

Nearest town: Perth

Grid Ref: NO110257
Postcode: PH13BP
Latitude: 56.41527
Longitude: -3.44626
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Pre event information

Under current rules competitors who are not SOA or BOF members will not be insured for third party incidents..
NOTE - TAKE CARE - The River Tay bounds this area and is deep and fast flowing. Competitors have no need to go close to the river.

LOST - Go east to the riverside path and then to the start / finish area.
Club risk assessment has been completed. Prepare a personal risk assessment.

Coaching

Coaching for beginners. There will be a session of instruction for beginners at 11:00, please contact the organiser to book in for this. There will be time to run one of the courses afterwards.

Directions / Parking

The event centre is at the east edge of the Muirton housing estate in the north of Perth (entry from Dunkeld Road). The registration is in a carpark between Jeanfield Swifts ground and the community council allotments. Approach via Bute Drive and the turning is by Riverside Church. Parking in multiple carparks in the area. Note that the unsurfaced road to the event centre is unpaved and very rough, competitors are advise to park on road and walk the last 100m.

Facilities

No toilets are provided.

Registration & Start Times

Registration for any on the day entries, picking up yellow course maps and hired dibbers. Open 10:30 Starts from 10:45 until 12:00
Si dibbing will be used including electronic SIAC dibbing.
Anyone who has not got a dibber can book to use a club dibber at entries. These will not be electronic.

Both the start and finish require manual starting procedure.

Course Information

Start and finish are adjacent to registration / download.

Course Information

There are 3 courses:

Orange: 3.0km, 20m climb
Short Score (40 minutes), about 4km to get them all. Long Score (50 minutes), about 5.5km to get them all. Start and finish are adjacent to registration / download.

Explanation of colour courses

Explanation of colour courses

White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Entries open 9 March 2026. Entries close 19 April 2026
Fees Senior - BOF £6. Junior/Student £3 SOA £8/ £4 Non-members £10 / £5

Entries are online at https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=17541

Contacts / Officials

Organiser Catriona Phin.

Planner – Clive Masson

Dogs allowed?

Dogs can be walked

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

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