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Thursday20/08/2026 – Evening MapRun – Fownhope 2026

Thursday20/08/2026 – Evening MapRun – Fownhope 2026
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Thursday 20/08/2026 - Fownhope 2026

For this race we head north and West to the pretty little village of Fownhope, in Herefordshire. We are back in the hills for this one, with some challenging climbs for those with legs and lungs up to it, but plenty of points to be had without quite the extremes that Joe has in mind for the more fleet of foot!

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 19th August . Enter Online

 

Officials

Planner: Joe Parkinson
Queries? email Joe

Directions and Parking

Parking and registration are at Fownhope Recreation Field. Please park considerately as there isn't a huge amount of space

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Grid Reference: SO578340

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 mixture of village, pasture and woodland, with plenty of rural lanes and footpaths. The village itself is quite small, with few controls, but the course stretches from the river Wye up to the heights of Cherry Hill, with its ancient hill fort, and the southern edge of Haugh Wood. There are two roads marked out of bounds, one a private road, and the other a narrow stretch of the main road through the village. Please pay heed to the OOB crosses on these roads.

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 19th August. 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, The fee covers a map printed on waterproof paper, event levies (for British Orienteering and MapRun), and the organiser/planner's expenses!

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

The competition area includes the use of minor roads and other private drives and tracks with vehicle access. Many of the roads are narrow with some poor visibility. Extreme caution is needed at junctions and where paths exit onto roads.

Under 16s must be accompanied.

A first aid kit will be available at registration.

A Risk Assessment has been completed and will be available at Registration if anyone wishes to review it.

At this time of year undergrowth is rampant on some of the paths; deer ticks are prevalent, and you should check yourselves carefully after your run for any such unwelcome passengers!

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