South Winchester MapRun November 2023

The activity will be available in the MapRun app from Thursday 2nd November for six months. If you wish to compare notes on the course, please complete the activity before the social on 9th November.

UK > Southampton > South Winchester November 2023 PXAS ScoreN45

Location: Starting and finishing on St Cross Road opposite the First Plaice fish and chip shop. There is free on-street parking available on Mead Road (SO23 9RF), and a free car park available for customers at the Bell Inn pub (SO23 9RE).

Format: 45 minutes, 30 controls. Points are 10, 20, or 30 per control: 10 points for 1 - 10, 20 points for 11 to 20, and 30 points for 21 to 30, for a maximum of 600 points. There is a penalty of 10 points per minute late back or part thereof.

MapRun app: Use the MapRun6 or MapRun7 app. When navigating to the event, select UK > Southampton > South Winchester November 2023 PXAS ScoreN45.  See the MapRun website for guidance on configuring your phone.

Map: The map is a 1:7500 OpenOrienteeringMap.

Terrain: The course is around residential areas and primarily on paths and pavements. Some of the narrower roads around St Cross do not have pavements, including short sections under the railway bridges.

Safety: All people doing this MapRun activity in the evening must wear hi-vis, a headtorch, and bring a spare torch or batteries. Please take particular care under the railway bridges as they are narrow and you may not be visible to oncoming traffic. There is one busy road at the far end of the course. Please take care when crossing and try to do so via permanent road crossings. Under 16's should be accompanied by an adult. All fences are not to be climbed whether marked on the map or not – this also includes squeezing through holes in fences!

Social: Thursday 9th November 2023 at the Bell Inn, 83 St Cross Road, Winchester, SO23 9RE from 7.30pm.

Competitors take part at their own risk and are not covered by British Orienteering's public liability insurance. For a copy of the event risk assessment, contact the organiser.