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MV Summer Series evening at Nonsuch Park, Cheam
Thursday, 26 June 2025 @ 18:30 - 19:30
2nd event in our 4-part summer series (subsequent events 10 July Horton Country Park, 29 July Ashtead). App-based (MapRun) low-key evening orienteering event suitable for newcomers, improvers and more experienced orienteers.
Entry: Racesignup.co.uk. £3.50 seniors (£5.50 if not British Orienteering members), £2 juniors (£3 if not BOF members), or £4 for pairs/groups/families
Meeting point and Après-O: Registration will take place at the outdoor area of the Harrow Inn Cheam, High Street, Cheam, SM3 8RL – map, where you can leave your bags during your run, and enjoy good food and drink after your run.
Getting there: The pub offers limited parking at the rear. Kingsway Road carpark (3min walk) offers an evening tariff of £1.50 between 18:30 and 20:00 – map. Closest railway station is Cheam, follow Station Way from north exit (5min walk).
Courses: For the experienced: 60-minute score course using Waikato scoring rules. For beginners/newcomers a simpler ~3km linear course. “Score” means there is no set course. Your map will show several controls, and you choose which and how many to visit. Points are gained for visiting controls and points are lost for taking more than one hour. “Waikato” scoring means some controls are only available within certain timeframe.
Starts: from 18:30 to 19:30. Courses close 20:30. Start 3-minute walk from the registration point. Walk to Start point involves crossing a busy crossroads. Junior participants (under-16) must be accompanied by an adult when crossing. All participants should use the formal crossing points.
Format: exclusively on the MapRun app – the app ‘beeps’ when you visit a control site. No physical controls located in the park and dibbers will not be used. This means using a smartphone with the MapRun app (latest is version 7) or load the MapRunG app onto a compatible Garmin watch. Details of how orienteering works with this app are here. You will download the course to the app ideally before you arrive: click on ‘Select Event’ and follow the menu path UK > Mole Valley > 2025 Summer Series. The course will not be visible on your phone until you receive the PIN number at the start. You upload your result when you finish. The full procedure will be explained at Registration.
Map: A4 1:10,000 scale waterproof orienteering map. Example (blank) map at registration. We can explain map colours and symbols to newcomers.
Terrain: Partially wooded parkland with extensive path network. The score course contains routes with long grass / nettles near some controls – leg cover advised.
Results: provisional live on the app and final on mvoc.org soon after the event. Rank on the score class contributes to summer series league points
Event official: Organised and planned by Steven Carle.