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Thursday 07/05/2026 – Evening MapRun – Catbrook 2026

Thursday 07/05/2026 – Evening MapRun – Catbrook 2026
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Thursday 07/05/2026 - Catbrook 2026

If you thought the Whitecroft map had lots of contours on it, wait til you see the Catbrook one! As planner Dave Andrews describes it, "the southern and easterly area is wooded; to the South is climb up to Barbados woods, To the North East is climb to Catbrook, with lane network, housing and fields." So at least it should be all downhill to the Finish! On the plus side, Whitestone car park is a lovely spot, and if it's dry we'll have tea and coffee to go with the cakes again.

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.

Entries are now open and will close at midnight on Wednesday 6th May . Enter Online

 

Officials

Planner: Dave Andrews
Queries? email Dave

Directions and Parking

Parking is Whitestone car park. From A466 in Tintern, take road from Wye Valley Hotel up to car park, about 1.5 miles.

What Three Words: ///lends.fumes.slogged

Grid Reference: SO 525029

The postcode is not helpful.

Click on the parking icon on the map below, and then the Direction icon icon to get directions to the course.

The Area

A mix of forests and villages areas. Note that the map has some areas shown as open land, whilst much of it is white - private. You should keep to marked footpaths throughout your run, as accessibility is not well mapped in OpenStreetMap in this neighbourhood. Assume most terrain outside the woodland is not accessible.

Timing and Fees

Starts from 18:00 to 18:30. You should however be able to start a little earlier if you can get there earlier; we expect to be there with maps soon after 17:30 or thereabouts. If you think you will be unable to arrive and start by 18:30 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 6th May. 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.


Enter Online

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, unless confining their routes to the forest areas or village outskirts. The fee covers a map printed on waterproof paper, post-run cake, and the organiser/planner's expenses!

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.

The course

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.

Safety

Under 16s must be accompanied.

A first aid kit will be available at registration.

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