Location Info

• Postcode: SG13 7JY *
• Lat,Lng: 51.80287,-0.06967
• Grid Ref:
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* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

Parking will be at Mead Lane Industrial Estate. Please note that parking on the Industrial Estate is permitted only in certain approved areas. Please follow the instructions by the parking marshals.

By Car: If travelling into Hertford on the A414 from the east or West, follow signs from the A414/A119 junction towards Mead Lane Industrial Estate. There will be orienteering signs marking the turning into the industrial estate. Please take care when approaching the parking and give way to orienteers on foot and other pedestrians.

Public Transport: Hertford East rail station is about 500 m from the event centre.

The route from the parking area to the Event Centre and Start/Finish will be signed from the parking area.

Course Information

The start and finish are both approx. 1km from the car park.

Please note, as this is an urban event, unaccompanied Under 16s (on the day of the event) will be restricted to courses 6 and 7, and unaccompanied Under 12s (on the day of the event) will be restricted to course 7. Runners on courses 6 and 7 should have full leg cover as nettles may be encountered along a path through rough open ground.

Course lengths are subject to final controlling.

Course	Class	Straight Line Distance (km)	Optimal Distance (km)	Climb (m)	Controls	Map and Control Descriptions
1	Men Open	7.5	10.1	45	29	A3, double sided
2	Veteran Men (M40+) Women Open	6.1	8.1	20	28	A3, double sided
3	Supervet Men (M55+) Veteran Women (W40+)	4.9	6.3	5	21	A3, double sided
4	Ultravet men (M65+) Supervet Women (W55+)	3.9	5.1	15	21	A3 single sided
5	Ultravet Women (W65+) Hypervet Men (Mt5+) Hypervet Women (W75+)	2.8	3.7	5	20	A3 single sided
6	Junior Men (M16-) Junior Women (W16-)	2.7	3.1	15	17	A4 single sided
7	Young Junior Men (M12-) Young Junior Women (W12-)	2.1	2.2	15	15	A4 single sided

Courses 1, 2 and 3 will have a double sided A3 map. The map will be the same on each side with a different set of controls.

Courses 4 and 5 will have a single sided A3 map.

Courses 6 and 7 will have a single sided A4 map.

All courses will have control descriptions printed on the map and loose control descriptions for all courses will be provided in the start lanes.

Courses 1-6 will use pictorial descriptions, course 7 has text descriptions.

Entry Details

On-line advance entry is available through SIEntries.

Helper discounts for HH, WAOC and EAOA members are available, set at 50% of the entry fee. Please contact entries@waoc.org.uk for the helper code before entering.

Online Entry Seniors: £13 (BOF) / £15 (non BOF) Young Adult (21-25): £10 (BOF) / £12 (non BOF) Juniors: £4 (BOF) / £5 (non BOF) Late entry supplement*: +£2 Discount for entry on both days: -£2

SI Card Hire S.I. card hire: £1 SIAC card hire: £3 (loss of a hire SI card will incur a charge of £30)

*Late entry after 19th Oct 2025 including Entry on the Day is subject to map availability and a late entry supplement. Late Entry will be available on SI entries (which will remain open for entry on the day) as well as in person at the event.

Registration and Start Times

Parking at: Mead Lane Industrial Estate

• Postcode for Sat nav: SG13 7BJ
• What3words: /// fuzzy.finely.banks
Event Centre (Registration, key drop, download) at 1st Hertford Scout Hut

• SG13 7JY
• What3words: /// drum.tight.dirt)
• Route to the Scout hut and start/finish will be signed from the parking area

Starts from 12:00 - 14:00. Courses close 15:30. Competitors should ensure they start early enough to finish by 15:30.

Terrain and map details

Hertford is an ancient county town situated at the confluence of four rivers and with a major A road running through the middle.

The town centre has the usual array of pedestrianised areas, backstreets and passageways. The town centre is flat but to the North there is a steep hill which the longest courses will encounter.

There are almost 20 river crossings on the map providing some interesting route choices. The A road is OOB and is crossed using 5 pedestrian underpasses which provides even more route choice possibilities. 

The start and finish are on Hartham Common where the junior courses spend most of their time.

The event will use a brand new 1:4000 map in A4 and A3 sizes. 

Note 1:

There will be market stalls in the centre of the town during the event. The area is marked with a screen of purple dots on the map, as shown in the final details. 

Most courses have been designed so that optimal routes do not pass through this area.

The area is not Out of Bounds but competitors are required to walk through the area to avoid any accidental collisions with shoppers and other pedestrians. Anyone seen running through the area will be disqualified.

Please respect this in order to maintain Orienteering's good reputation which allows these events to take place.  

Note 2:

There is permissive pedestrian access through a historic housing area to the east of the main town centre. Ignore signs at some entrances stating there is no public right of way.  (see final details for map snippet). 

Facilities:
Toilets are available at registration/download site at 1st Hertford Scout Hut.
No water or drinks will be provided- please bring your own drinks.

Grateful thanks go to EHDC for allowing the event to go ahead, and to all at WAOC/HH who have helped in putting on this event.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Ian Smith (WAOC)

Controller: Dorien James (SMOC)

Organiser: Stuart Hatfield (WAOC)