Thursday 07/08/2025 – Evening MapRun – Fedw Woods 2025

As mentioned above the map is a standard orienteering one, but with vegetation and off path features not updated for some time. The paths, and accuracy of controls, have however been carefully checked, and given the fairly hilly nature of the area, plus tree cover, the punch tolerance for this course is set at 25m, so you can expect to get early beeps in some places, but may need to slow down a bit in the deeper valleys.

The event area is quite physical, with some deep valleys!

Some paths are very rocky, so great care is need when running along these, to avoid falls.

Generally speaking paths are not heavily overgrown, though if wearing shorts you can probably expect the occasional nettle or bramble. Bracken is also prevalent path-side, so check carefully for ticks after your run.

Starts from 18:30 to 19:00. Note that the event start window is 30 minutes later than of late, to allow extra travel time, but you may be able to start a bit earlier if the organiser is there and the maps have arrived (normally well in time for the start window!)

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: entries are now open, and will stay open until midnight on Wednesday 16th July. 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!

It’s a one hour 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 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.

You can download the course by scanning this QR code

 or by tapping this link on your MapRun phone, or by using the Select Event button in MapRun and navigating to the UK/Gloucestershire/Current Series folder.

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.

Under 16s may run unaccompanied as all roads within the event area are very quiet, and narrow, meaning that very occasional vehicles will typically be travelling slowly. In general road legs are likely to be short.

Most of the course is on paths and forest tracks. However the main Devauden - St Arvans road is out of bounds, and mapped as such. There is no benefit to gained by using it. In addition, you will from time to time encounter small minor roads; these are very quiet, but very narrow, so take care when running on them.

A first aid kit will be available at registration.

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