Thursday 22nd May 2025 - Soudle
This will be a mainly forest run, based on the small village of Soudley, and taking in the surrounding forests, Soudley Ponds, Bradley Hill and Ruspidge
NOTE to all MAPRUNNERS. You must be using MapRun v7 to run this course. It is just called MapRun. If you have MapRun6 or MapRunF please remove them and install just plain Maprun.
Entries will open soon and will close at midnight on Wednesday 21st May .
Officials
Planner/Organiser: Cherry Fowler, Chepstow Harriers Queries? email Cherry
NGOC Liason: Andy Creber, NGOC
Directions and Parking
Parking is at Soudley Village Hall. There isn't huge amount of space, so please share transport if you can, and park considerately when you get there. We are not using the Village Hall itself, however, so be aware of other potential users and allow them space to park as well.
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Grid Ref: SO657103
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The Area
Typical fairly hilly Forest of Dean mixed woodland, with a good path network, most of them easily runnable and clear of undergrowth.
Timing and Fees
Starts from 18:00 to 18:30. If you think you'll struggle to make that start window, email the organiser to let her know, and we can extend starts a bit.
To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: entries will open soon, and will stay open until midnight on Wednesday 21st 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.
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!
The course
It’s a one hour score event using the MapRun app.
The Start and Finish are located in the Rock Street car park.
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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.
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, at least two weeks 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 at all times as the course does include one or two roads.
Most of the course is on paths and relatively quiet suburban roads but there are one or two busier roads through the area, where greater care will be needed when crossing.
A head torch is not required but bright coloured clothing is recommended.
A first aid kit will be available at registration.
Orienteering is an adventure sport, and you are responsible for your own safety.