Courses

Cinderford Upper

In due time there will be two courses in Cinderford – Upper, which is based at Forest High School above the town, Lower, which will be based at the Rugby Club training pitch by the Linear Park at the bottom of town. Cinderford is built on the side of a Read more…

By Pat Macleod, 5 years ago

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Gloucester South

This course is split 50:50 between Kingsway and Quedgeley, on the South side of Gloucester. It’s an urban course, and all the checkpoints are lamp posts. Parking is in the car park of ASDA Quedgeley – it’s a customer car park so pop in and buy something if you park Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years08/11/2019 ago

Courses

Ross-on-Wye

This course covers Ross-on-Wye, from the town centre to the suburbs and down to the river. It’s an urban course, mostly on paved surfaces with a few footpaths. Parking is in Red Meadow Car Park near Ross Swimming Pool The start and finish are by the toilet block. Directions Click Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years02/10/2019 ago

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Oakley & Prestbury

This course covers the suburbs of Oakley and Prestbury in East Cheltenham. It’s mostly on paved surfaces, with a few footpaths through fields on the East edge of the map. Parking is in Sainsbury’s car park, Oakley. The start and finish are at the big white pillar, near the entrance Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years20/09/2019 ago

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Bream & Whitecroft

This is a mixed urban/rural course, from the streets of Bream and Whitecroft to the forest and footpaths between the two villages. There are also a healthy number of hills! Parking is at Bream sports and social club. The start and finish are at the entrance to the sports club Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years23/08/2019 ago

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Cirencester

This course explores the town of Cirencester, from the Roman amphitheatre to the historic core and some more modern residential areas. Parking is in the Forum Car Park near the centre of Cirencester. The start and finish is on the corner of North Way. Directions Click on the running man Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years09/08/2019 ago

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Wotton-under-Edge

This is a mixed urban/rural course, which covers the streets of Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding footpaths (including the Cotswold Way). There’s potential to climb some steep hills if you’re up for it! Parking is either in the Co-op car park, or the Chipping car park nearby. The start and finish Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years ago

Courses

Dowards

This course explores the scenic surrounds of the Dowards in the Wye Valley. Uniquely among our current courses, it’s almost entirely on tracks and paths rather than roads. It’s a steep area, but with breathtaking views! Parking is at the car park for King Arthur’s Cave, near the Doward Park Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years ago

Courses

Berry Hill

This is a mixed urban/rural course, with a great variety of terrain: Some streets in Berry Hill and Coleford Nice areas of forest around Five Acres (you can try to find shortcuts through this if you’re brave!) And some public footpaths across the fields (keep to the public rights of Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 5 years07/06/2019 ago

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Stonehouse

This is a mixed urban/rural course: three quarters of the checkpoints are spread around the streets and paths of Stonehouse, with the rest located on footpaths up and around Doverow Hill. There are some great views if you make it to the top! Parking is in the High Street car Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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MapRun Gloucestershire

1 day ago

The 2024 MapRun season is rolling towards a close on 18 December, and we are starting to look at our programme for 2025. We aim to have another 20 or so runs during the year, a mix of winter night street races and summer evening semi rural ones, and we need people to plan them. They are pretty straightforward to plan, and we have a good list of possible venues, though you may have your own ideas as to where we could go. If you fancy planning one, email maprun'at'ngoc.org.uk and we can discuss options and opportunities. You don't have to be an expert MapRunner; we'll help you along the way. And if you are new to MapRun, and wonder what it's all about, go to ngoc.org.uk/maprun-gloucestershire and read up about it. It's a great way to get some exercise, learn a bit of map reading, and explore places you may not have visited before around the county. ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

2 months ago

Well, what a fun time we had at Newnham last evening, thanks to MapRun's Odds and Evens scheme, clever planning by Abi Jones and Nicki Pettiford, and a lovely evening with a wonderful moonrise, in no way done justice on a micky mouse phone photo! By the way, spot the lone paddler waiting for the bore, due through in about half an hour! Almost everyone got the hang of the intricacies of odds and evens scoring on a course where every control you pass is registered, whether odd or even, and the system worked perfectly. Then on top of that delicious Welsh cakes and tiffin to replace the normal Lidl offerings! The general view was that it was a most enjoyable change from the normal scoring, but not to be repeated too often; it adds too much thinking🤨.Our next run, next Thursday, is in Hereford, and then in early October we are on the western edge of Gloucester, taking in Alney Island and the city centre, so look out for details soon here and on the website, for both of these races. Entries are open already on Fabian4. ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

3 months ago

Thanks and well done to everyone who made it to Berry Hill last night; the rain just about held off, but the going was very wet underfoot, and very dark for early September in the woods. Our next run, in Newnham on the 18th September, will be somewhat different in format. Details will appear shortly, but in essence, due to the lack of accessible paths up the hill West of the village, we will be running an Odds and Evens course on a 1:7,500 map, focussing on the village and the paths immediately around it. Of course, with satellite punching, you can't avoid punching odd controls when doing evens, and vice versa, but MapRun provides rules for helping to prevent inadvertent 'set' switching, and clever planning should also reduce the challenge somewhat. We'll explain how all this works in the event details, but book the date - 18 September - for what should be a fun challenge. ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

3 months ago

Our series of late Summer MapRuns is now published. We have a mix of venues, some largely urban, some semi-rural. These are ideal races for people looking for pleasant early evening running, or getting fit for more serious orienteering and other races towards the Autumn. As usual, the format is simple; you have 60 minutes to collect as many points as possible by visiting checkpoints of varying value. So picking a route that you can do in the time allowed whilst visiting as many high scoring controls as you can is key.That said, you don’t have to be competitive; if you just fancy a stroll or jog around some lovely local towns, villages and countryside you will be made most welcome. All you need is the MapRun App on your smartphone; the App will record your progress, give you a satisfying beep as you find each checkpoint, and will save your results to the MapRun system when you finish. You can pre-enter at Fabian4.co.uk, which is preferred, so that we know how many maps to print, or you can just turn up on the day, and hope that we have enough maps for you. It costs £5 to enter, for which you get third party liability insurance, a nice waterproof map that you can use again and again, and a cake or two at the Finish!Next week we will be in Ledbury on the 22nd August....details at ngoc.org.uk/event/ledbury-2024 ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

5 months ago

We have decided to postpone the Cirencester Maprun due to a lack of entries! Maybe due to the very late publication of details, and everyone being busy elsewhere. We will reschedule it for sometime in August or September, so look out for further information in due course. ... See MoreSee Less

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