The 2026 MapRun League
In 2025 we staged 18 MapRuns, during which 167 different people ran 538 races – a great achievement – and MapRun is proving increasingly popular with non-orienteers – people looking for something different, a bit of easy navigation, a convivial atmosphere, and some good exercise.
For 2026 we are aiming for the same number of MapRuns, but with what we hope is more scope for more people to get to more races, and some little incentives ….
Mallards Pike Results
Results for today’s League event at Mallards Pike are now published on the Results page, and the Routegadget link there is also live. Many thanks to Joe for the planning and organization, and all the helpers that make these events…
Mallards South Tomorrow is ON
Storm Goretti thankfully pretty much passed us by, so we have no snow to speak of in the forest, the controls are out, and we look forward to welcoming everyone in the morning. FE have advised us that they would close Mallards Pike if icy, but the current forecast is for temperatures above freezing overnight, and there was very little ice about this afternoon (but lots and lots of water in the streams!), so we are confident all will be well, and we’ll see you tomorrow.
There will be no Go/No Go message in the morning.
Mallards South League – Weather Outlook
First of all many thanks to everyone who has entered the Mallards South League race on Saturday. As you can imagine we are keeping a very close eye on the weather. Having just watched the Met Office forecast for tonight and tomorrow, it appears that we will avoid the worst of tonight’s very strong winds, so the risk of closure of the forest by Forestry England is small, and we will be able to get the controls out tomorrow afternoon.
However, we are on the edge of the amber snow warning zone, and so there is a chance that snow might restrict access to the forest, both tomorrow and on Saturday. On the plus side, the Severn Valley somehow often avoids the worst of the weather, be it rain, winds or snow, and so there is a good chance that we will be able to go ahead on Saturday. We will provide an update on here tomorrow afternoon, and we currently plan to issue a Go/No Go message via the website and Fabian bulk email no later than 08:00 on Saturday. So please don’t travel until you have seen that message; it may depend on something quite small like being able to drive up into the car park!
Lightning Tree Hill (NYD Score) Results
Results for the first score event of 2026 at Lightning Tree Hill are now published on the Results page. A Routegadget link to compare routes is also provided. A few adjustments have been made to the results as compared to…
Last Chance to Enter the NYD Score Race….
Entries close tomorrow at midnight for Thursday’s post NYE clean out run around Lightning Tree Hill. If you have read the details, there is a bonus to be had for identifying the tree after which we name the area – the Lightning Tree. So as an Assist, here is a piccie of said tree –
Highmeadow Results
Results for today’s League event at Highmeadow are now published on the Results page, and the Routegadget link there is also live. Many thanks to Doug and Pat for the planning and organization, Alan for kindly Controlling for us, and…
Parkend Results
Results for today’s League event at Parkend have been published on the Results page. Many thanks to Gary Wakerley for the planning and organization and to the regular team of NGOC helpers who make these events possible. Apologies to those…
