HAVOC Regional, SWELL and EAL - Epping Forest South West

Sun 28th Sep 2025

Type of event: Regional
Type of terrain: Forest
League: SWELL, EAL

Information updated: 11th Feb

Info

Regional, SWELL and EAL event.

Location

Location map

Nearest town: Chingford

Directions / Parking

Car park is on Chingford Plain, near Chingford, Essex. TQ393950 (nearest postcode E4 7QJ). This is on the east side of Bury Road about 330m north of the junction with Rangers Road (A1069). 

From M25 Junction 26: Follow the A121 east to the Wake Arms/City Limits roundabout; take the 4th exit (A104) & continue for about 2 miles to the Robin Hood roundabout; go straight on & after 1 mile turn right into Rangers Road (A1069) signposted Chingford. After 1 mile, turn right onto Bury Road, the car park is on the right.

From A406 North Circular: At the Waterworks Corner roundabout, take the A104 north through Woodford Green; after 3 miles turn left into Rangers Road (A1069 signposted Chingford. After 1 mile, turn right onto Bury Road, the car park is on the right.

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Parking charges are by the RingGo App, or mobile phone, only, there are no cash or credit card machines.  The charge rates are £1.50 for up to 1 hour, £2.50 for up to 2 hours, or £4 for up to 4 hours.  The nearest alternative street parking is limited and at least 500m away.

Chingford railway station has a 30 minute service from London Liverpool Street and is 400m SW of Chingford Plain.

Facilities

Portable toilets will be provided in the car park, and that there are 2 cafes nearby.

Terrain Description

A3-sized map, 1:10,000 scale with 2.5m contours using ISOM 2017, mapped in summer 2023. Standard IOF symbols used with a black V representing a drain culvert. 

Mature forest with mainly deciduous trees and some holly bushes. To the south west there is the open area of Chingford Plain with its grass land and thickets, as well as a model aircraft flying area. Further to the east lies Connaught Water, a haven for wildfowl. Over the years, with successive thinning of parts, the area has become more runnable.  There are a number of horse rides in the area and a network of smaller paths, some are minor while others are well used by walkers and mountain bikers.  Longer courses will visit the more contoured area to the north of the map.

Courses will be overprinted on waterproof paper.    

Registration & Start Times

Enquiries and EOD         10:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Starts                              10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Courses close                 2:15 pm

Hired dibbers will be available for collection at the Registration tent, adjacent to the car park.

Course Information

Standard colour coded courses; course lengths shown:

White   TBAkm, TBAm
Yellow   TBAkm, TBAm
Orange  TBAkm, TBAm
Light Green   TBAkm, TBAm
Short Green   TBAkm, TBAm
Green   TBAkm, TBAm
Blue  TBAkm, TBAm
Brown   TBAkm, TBAm

White, Yellow and Orange courses will have written descriptions on the map.  All other courses will have pictoral descriptions.  Loose description sheets will be available in the start lanes.

SIAC contactless punching will be enabled for all courses, although competitors will need to punch the Check, Start and Finish controls.

Entry Details

Entry in advance via RaceSignUp

Contacts / Officials

Organiser:

Planner: Graham Batty

Controller: David Saunders (HH)

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

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