A very attractive village, together with rural paths, and the added interest of 2 canals, a river, various bridges and the epicentre of all this at Saul Junction. Much of the course is rural and off-road and some of it lies within the Frampton Estate. Be aware that the canal bridges may be swung to allow boats to pass, so you could lose time if caught on the wrong side of the river when this happens!
The map is unusual in that it is at the scale of 1:15000 (1cm on the map represents 150m on the ground), although its look and feel is the same as that used for most other Mapruns. The smaller scale is necessary in order to fit in important canal and river crossings. Three small roads have red crosses to indicate that these are private and out-of-bounds. One road is shown with a wide brown symbol on the map (rather than a black line) – this is quite busy and has no pavement, so extra care will be needed if choosing to run on this road. Note that the map unfortunately shows a number of power lines, which can be easily confused with roads or paths. The power lines are depicted by long black lines with short black cross lines at regular intervals – a bit like a railway line.
There are quite a few paths on the map where you may encounter nettles and other undergrowth, so depending on the season when you run, leg cover might be advised!