A map, a park after dark and a string of checkpoints to find in order. Race 7 of the Singapore Orienteering League is a night sprint at Bishan Park 2 on Wednesday 18 November 2026, from 7pm to 9pm, and the field includes a class for people who have never held an orienteering map.
The meeting point is the community shelter near Bishan Park Carpark B. Entries close before 11 November 2026, so there is less than a week left to sign up.
What a night sprint involves
Orienteering is navigation at speed. Each runner carries a map and visits a set of control points in sequence, choosing their own route between them. In a sprint the courses are short and the map is detailed, and at Bishan the scale is 1:4000 or 1:3000. Doing it after sunset makes reading the ground much harder than it looks on paper.
Race 7 runs as a timed event with classes by age:
- Beginner, for anyone trying the sport for the first time, any age
- Family, a parent and child team of two to four people
- Junior, for boys and girls aged 12 and below
- MW16, ages 13 to 16
- MW20, ages 17 to 20
- MW21, ages 21 and above
- MW40, ages 40 and above
Each class needs at least five starters to run. Where numbers fall short, the organisers will merge classes.
Entry fees
- Youth, aged 20 and below: S$12
- Adult, aged 21 and above: S$15
- Family or team of two to four: S$15 per team
The rate sheet also lists S$8 for Singapore Youth Team members, but the online entry form offers only the youth, adult and family options. Squad members should check with the organisers how to claim it.
Registration is online only. You can pay by PayNow, or by credit card with an extra S$3 transaction fee, so PayNow is the cheaper route for a solo adult at S$15 instead of S$18.
The family rate is the best value on the sheet. Four people on one team pay S$15 between them, less than four youth entries would cost on their own.
Beginners: what to expect
The league’s own poster for the Bishan race pitches it at newcomers, with the lines “No Experience needed”, “Family Friendly” and “Walk Friendly”. Nobody has to run. Walking the course is allowed, and for a first night event it is often the smarter way to learn how a map lines up with paths, trees and shelters.
The same poster carries a “First Timers Try Free” offer, but the registration page does not show a free entry option. If you are new and want to take up that offer, ask the organisers before you pay.
The race bulletin goes up on the 65 Adventure gallery page. Read it before race night, since that is where the organisers put the race-day details.
If you miss this one
Race 8 is a daytime multi-level sprint on Saturday 12 December 2026, from 9am to 12pm, around the Anchorvale HDB estate in Sengkang. Runners meet at the playground shelter near Block 217 Compassvale Drive. The classes and fees are the same as Race 7, and entries close before 9 December 2026.
The league posters carry the Orienteering Association of Singapore logo, and entries for both races are taken through 65 Adventure. At S$15 for two hours on a Wednesday night, it is a cheap way to find out whether map-reading at speed suits you.
