A lot has changed since our previous visit nearly 4 years ago. The 2022 course will be much more on the town with less surrounding countryside. As a result, the courses uses a fairly small area so smart route choice should make a perfect score possible.
Directions and Parking
Parking and assembly are at Lewell Street Car Park, GL18 1AN (free after 6pm)
What 3 words: https://w3w.co/orienterare.turist.svämmar
Start and finish: in the north part of the car park. Please collect your map and set up your phone/watch in the south part, near the toilets and recycling bins to avoid triggering a premature start.
The Area
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Streets, alleyways and park land within the town of Newent
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Some out of town roads that are unlit and have no pavement
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Some agricultural land and woodland – though the course has been planned to allow road options if preferred.
It is very important that you pay attention to traffic, and dress wearing light coloured or reflective clothing to be visible. Some areas are unlit – you will need to take a torch.
Timing and Fees
Starts from 1830 to 1900.
You will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: this is open until midnight on Wed 23 March.
Entry fees: £5 seniors, £2 juniors. Competitors aged under-16 must be accompanied.
The course
It’s a one hour score event using the MapRun app:
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Checkpoints 1-10 are worth 10 points.
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Checkpoints 11-20 are worth 20 points.
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Checkpoints 21-30 are worth 30 points.
Score as many points as you can within an hour. If you’re late getting back, there’s a 10 point penalty per minute over.
Please make sure you’ve installed MapRun6 before the event. If you haven’t used MapRun before, don’t worry – it’s easy to use, and we have full details on getting started.
MapRunG (Garmin watch) users: if you have MapRun6, you do not need the event PIN number to download the course to your watch. This means you can download the course before your arrive at the event, in case there is no phone signal there.
Safety
- The course is located in an urban environment necessitating many road crossings, so under 16s must be accompanied.
- The B4215 Newent bypass is out of bounds to run along (but ok to cross) – and is marked with red “X” on the map.
- Many roads are unlit so is imperative that competitors wear visible clothing.