Start location for Chesterton East ▼

Start location for Chesterton East

Corner of Water Street and Ferry Lane close to the Green Dragon pub. Beware running through the Start mid-course.
Nearest postcode: CB4 1NU
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Chesterton East

West Anglian Orienteering Club (WAOC) welcomes you to our Chesterton East MapRun event. There are 4 courses available.

Details

The courses are round the streets of Chesterton, Stourbridge Common and a few hidden gems. Please be very careful near roads, rivers and cows.

The two 2023 courses are score-based and are identical, they just have different time limits to fit in with our league.

Parking

It is possible to park on Water Street.

Course: Chesterton 2023 Long

45 minute score

This is a Score course which means you should get as many controls as you can within 45 minutes.

There are 24 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.
MapRunLink: Chesterton 2023 Long PZ2307022023 PXAS ScoreV45
UK > West Anglia > League 2022-2023

Course: Chesterton 2023 Short

30 minute score

This is a Score course which means you should get as many controls as you can within 30 minutes.

There are 24 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.
MapRunLink: Chesterton 2023 Short PZ2307022023 PXAS ScoreV30
UK > West Anglia > League 2022-2023

Course: East Chesterton 2024 Long

5.9 km line

This is a Line course which means you need to get all 13 controls in order. The fastest time wins.

As the crow flies, the distance is 5.9 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.

MapRunLink: East Chesterton 2024 Long PZ2328052024 PXAC
UK > West Anglia > League 2023-2024

Course: East Chesterton 2024 Short

3.5 km line

This is a Line course which means you need to get all 9 controls in order. The fastest time wins.

As the crow flies, the distance is 3.5 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.

MapRunLink: East Chesterton 2024 Short PZ2328052024 PXAC
UK > West Anglia > League 2023-2024