Rising Sun, Wallsend

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    • Registration opens: 10:00 am
    • Starts from: 10:30 pm

    Update 9/5/25 Course lengths & SG map scale.

    The Rising Sun Country Park is a green oasis of 162 hectares set in the heart of North Tyneside, with ponds, woodlands and extensive grasslands. The woodlands provide interesting orienteering for courses Yellow and above. The longer courses visit the hill in the southwest section of the park, from where the views are worth the climb.

    Travel: Exit A19 north or southbound at Holystone Junction following A191 Gosforth.
    A very short distance after the third roundabout (which has a left through filter) and before ASDA, turn left into the narrow entrance road 400 m. to Rising Sun Countryside Centre car park.
    Metro: Palmersville (1 km.)
    Bus to Asda Benton: Service 350 & Service 351 Whitley Bay > ASDA > Newcastle
    Service 342 Wallsend Metro Interchange > ASDA > Killingworth > Kingston Park

    Parking: Country Park Car Park NE12 9SS NZ301695 ///engine.enjoyable.occur Google Maps
    In the event of this car park being full visitors are entitled to park in an appropriate part of ASDA and proceed on foot along the path parallel to the road. This will require leaving the countryside centre via the one way exit road and approaching ASDA again from the main road.

    Entry:  Online entries now open via SiEntries until Sunday 18th May.. 
    Seniors (M/W21+): £7  Juniors (M/W20-): £2. Limited entry on the day for White, Yellow and Orange courses subject to small additional map stock. Please pre enter if at all possible to avoid disappointment. 

    Punching: SPORTident electronic (SIAC enabled). Dibber loan with entry or on the day. Loss fee £30.

    Courses:Distance (km.)Climb (m.)Map Scale
    Blue5.9751:10,000
    Green4.1601:10,000
    Short Green3.3401:10,000
    Light Green3.8451:10,000
    Orange2.9151:7,500
    Yellow2.8101:7,500
    White1.9101:7,500

    Start & Finish: 3 minutes walk from Car Park. Start open from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Courses close at 2:00 p.m..
    Maps:  Newly extended (Fred Miller) 2025. Minor updates Gwenda Cavill.
    For scale see course table.

    Dogs: Under close control

    Facilities: Country Park Centre, cafe, toilets (from 10:30), play area.

    Organiser: Les Cavill <lescavill07@gmail.com>
    Planner:  Gwenda Cavill
    Controller: Mary Rack

    Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport.  A comprehensive risk assessment for the event will be prepared and identified risks mitigated. However, please be aware that participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
    This is a popular area and walkers (with or without dogs), cyclists and horse riders are likely to be encountered. Please share with courtesy. Juniors and those accompanying should be aware of some unfenced ponds in the area and take care.