CHIG Mitre: Epping Forest North West

“Michael Brandon” Mitre - Epping Forest North West
National, SE League and SWELL event
By permission of the City of London Corporation & the Don Miller Charitable Trust

Terrain: Mostly runnable woodland on contoured slopes leading up to and including the plateau around High Beach, with contour features and prominent streams throughout the area. There is a network of paths to aid navigation, plus several minor road crossings in the area. 

Event centre: The Gardens of Hanbury, Pynest Green Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QL.Grid Ref: TQ405988. What 3 words: https://w3w.co/pardon.thigh.voice

Start/Finish: Both c.800m from the event centre with a marshalled road crossing. Allow 10 mins walk.

Parking: At the event centre, limited, there are 140 spaces, free of charge. There is no overflow parking. Please book a car parking space when entering.

Directions: please follow the below, and avoid approaching the event centre from Woodridden Hill, to minimise road traffic on route to start from event centre.

From M25/North: Exit M25 at J26, and take the A121, direction Waltham Abbey. After 1 mile take A112 left, then after c.400m turn left on Avey Lane. After c. 1 mile take the first left (Pynest Green Lane - O-signed), and after c. 1km, the Gardens of Hanbury is on the left.

From A406/South: Take the A104 north from the A406 Waterworks roundabout, to the Robin Hood roundabout, then exit left towards High Beech, pass High Beech church on the right, and follow Avey Lane to the junction with Pynest Green Lane on the right (O-signed). Turn right and after c. 1km, the Gardens of Hanbury is on the left.

By public transport:  Take the Central Line to Loughton. Either take a taxi, or from stop A catch the 16C bus direction Waltham Abbey, alight at the Woodbine stop and walk 15-20 minutes along Forest Side  and Pynest Green Lane to the event centre BUT note the 16C only operates every 60-90 minutes on Sundays.

Courses and SE League recommended age classes offered as follows (see https://www.chig.org.uk/which-course for a beginners' guide to orienteering colour courses):

Course details may change, subject to final controlling.

Please note: Due to road crossings on longer courses, M/W14s and under may only enter and run the light green, orange, yellow or white courses.  M/W16s may additionally enter and run the blue or short blue courses.

Times: Starts: 10.30am – 12.15pm. Courses close: 2.00pm

Map: 1:10,000 updated autumn 2026 by Tony Maycraft.

Facilities: Toilets, enquiries and download will be in the event centre. Clothing dump at the start.

Results/Final details: We will aim to offer Live Results on the day. Final details and results at: Chigwell and Epping Forest Orienteering Club.

Officials
Organiser: Iain Ambler Tel: 07714 697245 Email: [email protected]
Planner: Jacob Stevens (CHIG)
Controller: Graham Louth (WAOC)

All competitors are responsible for their own safety.
Important: non-members of British Orienteering (BO) are not insured under BO’s public liability insurance policy.
By entering this event, you acknowledge that you participate at your own risk.