2023 Spring/Summer League 01 - Oliver's Battery

The first event in the 2023 Spring/Summer SOC MapRun League.

The event will be available in the app from Friday 14th April 2023. For your run to count in the League, you must submit your results by the end of Thursday 27 April 2023. After that, you can still have a go at the course but it won't count for the League. 

UK > Southampton > 2023 SpringSummer League > Olivers Battery  PXAS ScoreN45

Location: Starting in the Parade of Local Shops in Olivers Battery, outside of Alexandra Sports (92 Olivers Battery Road South, SO22 4EZ) and Finishing at the Entrance Porch of St Marks Hall/Church  (94A Olivers Battery Road South, SO22 4EZ).

Parking: OUT of Shop Normal Opening Hours there is a modest amount of parking available at the Shops, IN Shop Opening Hours please use the adjacent side roads, Downlands Road & Olivers Battery Crescent to allow the parking to be used by shoppers.

Format: 45 minutes, 32 controls. Points are 10, 20, 30 or 50 per control: 10 points for 1 - 10, 20 points for 11 to 20, 30 points for 21 to 30 & 50 points for 49 & 50, for a maximum of 700 points. There is a penalty of 10 points per minute late back or part thereof.

MapRun app: Please the MapRun6 app. When navigating to the event, select UK > Southampton > 2023 SpringSummer League > Olivers Battery  PXAS ScoreN45 or use this link if viewing on your phone. See the MapRun website for guidance on configuring your phone.

Map: The map is a 1:7500 OpenOrienteeringMap. The PDF map & Control Descriptions can be downloaded below. The background of the map has some ‘alternative’ graphics on it as this map was part of a joint venture by SOC with Olivers Battery Parish Council, under the Sports England & BO Find Your Way Initiative. The OOB area A is not applicable to this SOC MapRun League and this area can be run across for this event. The OOB area B is because of Ground Nesting Birds which are definitely there and MUST be observed.

Terrain: The course is around a 50:50 split between the urban residential area of Olivers Battery and its Rural open fields and is primarily on paths. The open field and wooded paths may be muddy & slippery after prolonged rain. (The underlying geology is chalk)..

Safety: The spine road of Olivers Battery Road South and Old Kennel Lane, although designated 30mph can have surprisingly fast traffic on it especially the lower end of Old Kennels Lane. All fences are not to be climbed whether marked on the map or not – this also includes squeezing though holes in fences

Social: Thursday 27 April 2023 at The Queen Inn, 28 Kingsgate Road, Winchester SO23 9PG from 7.30pm. (Good Beer & Good Food!)