Newent

Unlike many of our urban courses, the Newent maprun course takes in some of the surrounding countryside as well as the whole of the town. You can run some of the local footpaths and country lanes between bursts of urban running. On top of this, there is a separate short course, called Newent Xplorer, which is confined to the area around the lake, involves no running across or along roads, and is ideal for youngsters having a try at maprun.

Note that the Chepstow course was one of our earliest courses, and has a different scoring system from most. Checkpoints are numbered from 10 to 39, numbers 10-19 are worth 10 points, 20-29 are worth 20 points, and 30-39 are worth 30 points. The catch is that penalties for late completion are 30 points per minute or part minute!

Parkingis in the pay and display car park just outside the town centre, GL18 1AN. The turn towards the car park is directly opposite the Library and Holts Health Centre, on the High Street. Immediately after turning off the High Street the road bears round to the right. Go straight on and the car park is on your left beyond the Good News Centre parking. The parking charge is only 20p for 2 hours, and ceases after 6pm. There are public toilets across the road from the main car park, and there is a cafe in the Good News Centre.

The start and finish are on the island in the middle of the nearer part of the car park. You should park either near the toilets, or further on into the main carpark, rather than right next to the Start/Finish, in order not to get a false start before you are ready to go.

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