Cambridge Coe Fen
West Anglian Orienteering Club (WAOC) welcomes you to our Cambridge Coe Fen MapRun event. There are 4 courses available.
Details
Mainly parkland running around Lammas Land, Sheep's Green and Coe Fen with excursion into Newnham midway. Fen Causeway must not be crossed except at the marked crossing points. You may run along the pavements at the side of Fen Causeway. Streams (and the rivers!) must not be crossed except using bridges. Watch out for marshy areas as marked on the map, these areas may not be pleasant to cross in winter.
Parking
There is on-street pay and display parking on Newnham Road, Queens Road (the Backs) and the Lammas Land car park. There is free parking every day of the week on Barton Road before 11am and after 2pm in specific bays. Parking on Newnham Road adjacent to Lammas Land is free on Sundays.
Course: Cambridge Coe Fen
4.0 km line
This is a Line course which means you need to get all 20 controls in order. The fastest time wins.
As the crow flies, the distance is 4.0 km. It is likely you will travel quite a bit further; in an urban environment, the quickest route may be as much as 50% longer.
Course: LammasLandArt
0.2 km line
This is a Line course which means you need to get all 1 controls in order. The fastest time wins.
As the crow flies, the distance is 0.2 km. It is likely you will travel quite a bit further; in an urban environment, the quickest route may be as much as 50% longer.
Course: LammasLandCD
30 minute score
This is a Score course which means you should get as many controls as you can within 30 minutes.
There are 9 controls in total. You do not need to get them all and you can visit them in any order.
Each control scores 20 points. For each minute or part-minute you are late back, you will lose 10 points. The highest number of points wins. The time you take is used as tie-break.Course: LammasLandLine
0.3 km line
This is a Line course which means you need to get all 1 controls in order. The fastest time wins.
As the crow flies, the distance is 0.3 km. It is likely you will travel quite a bit further; in an urban environment, the quickest route may be as much as 50% longer.