Needham Market 60 Minute Score Course

Please note: work started on the new visitor facilities on 30th June 2021 and this may affect access to some potential routes choices.

This course starts from Needham Lake & allows you to explore the town plus the footpaths adjacent to the park & river. The park has its own car parks & the marked 'Start/Finish' is at the bridge across the River Gipping. If you live locally you may start at any of the checkpoints, whichever is most convenient, & plan your route from there. This is a timed course - you'll receive points for each control you visit, & have them deducted if you're over the time allowed. As some of the points are further away from the main part of the course you'll also receive extra points for reaching those, so plan carefully!

Although mainly based in quiet residential areas & on footpaths the course involves crossing busy roads: caution is required & under 16s really must be accompanied by an adult.

Start Location: 

Terrain: 

  • Town urban

Course Type: 

  • Score course

Number of Controls: 

16

Time Limit: 

  • 60 mins

Course Type Rules: 

  • You may start from any control
  • You don't need to be out for the full time allocation
  • You can decide how many controls you aim to visit
  • You must return to your start control again to finish

Course Points: 

  • 10 points each for controls 1 to 10
  • 20 points each for controls 11 to 16
  • 10 points deducted for each minute over the time allowed
  • If you use a different control as your Start/Finish, that control won't score you any points, but the original Start/Finish location will score instead

Please note: 

  • Be aware of others using the park
  • Use only public roads, paths and open spaces
  • Be aware of residents, walkers and cyclists
  • The course involves crossing busy roads
  • Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
  • You're responsible for your own safety. You take part at your own risk

Find the course in the MapRun app: 

Date Added: 

13/06/2020