Thursday 12/03/2026 – Evening MapRun – Abbeydale 2026

Typical fairly modern suburbia, so very well populated with footpaths, green spaces, and quiet residential roads. Many controls are located on the footpath network. The venue is in the centre of the map, with parking by the Abbeydale Sports and Community Centre, although if this is full Morrisons is only up the road! The map covers Matson, Coney Hill, Abbeymead and Abbeydale. Almost all paths should be well lit and I have tried to avoid the very wet parks!

Starts from 18:30 to 19:00. You should however be able to start earlier if you can get there earlier; we expect to be there with maps soon after 6. If you think you will be unable to arrive and start by 7 pm please email to let us know that you will be coming later.

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: entries are open, and will stay open until midnight on Wednesday 11th March. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this, and ideally bring cash, although we do now have an available card reader.

Entry fees: £5 seniors, plus £1 for unaffiliated (to British Orienteering) runners, £2 juniors (no added fee for unaffiliated juniors). Competitors aged under-16 must be accompanied. The fee covers third party liability insurance, a map printed on waterproof paper, and post-run cake!

Important: Please also note that as from 1 January 2026 Non-members of British Orienteering are not insured under British Orienteering’s public liability policy. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are participating at your own risk.

This is a 60 minute score event using the MapRun app.

The Start and Finish are adjacent to parking.

• Checkpoints 1-10 are worth 10 points.

• Checkpoints 11-20 are worth 20 points.

• Checkpoints 21-30 are worth 30 points.

Score as many points as you can in 60 minutes. If you’re late getting back, there’s a 10 point penalty per minute over.

You'll be issued with a waterproof map, A4, scale 1:10,000, before you start.

Please make sure you’ve installed MapRun before the event. If installing MapRun for the first time, select the MapRun app from your app store, and not MapRunF or MapRun6. MapRun, which is in practise Maprun v7, is now the standard app. If you haven’t used MapRun before, don’t worry – it’s easy to use, and we have full details on getting started.

You should download the course to your phone ideally before coming to the event, as sometimes there is little or no phone signal once there.

Links to enable download will appear here when the course is published, typically a week or two before race day.

MapRunG (Garmin) and MapRunA (Apple) users: 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.

A head torch is really essential, though there is street lighting over much of the area.

Under 16s must be accompanied.

The main roads through the area can be busy, and it's likely that there will be pedestrians around; you need to take particular care when passing people, and emerging from narrow streets and alleys etc.

A first aid kit will be available at registration.

Orienteering is an adventure sport, and you are responsible for your own safety.