Snake Challenge - The Return

[The Orange One]

I was thinking it's about time the challenge that's been on hiatus longest ought to return... so I thought let's organise an event for it.

Start point: Epping
Finish point: Heathrow Terminal 5
Date: Saturday 9th November 2019
Time: tbc but likely first teams depart about 11 - I believe there's a handy Roding Valley parkrun nearby for the parkrun inclined? Teams depart every 20 minutes to coincide with loop trains.
Post Challenge Meet: Either The Green Man (Hatton X) or something else as otherwise advised...

Route: Epping Woodford Stratford via Hainault Waterloo Elephant and Castle Stockwell Victoria Mile End Liverpool Street via Bethnal Greem Moorgate Bank Holborn Leicester Square Charing Cross Oxford Circus Tottenham Court Road Euston/Warren Street King's Cross St. Pancras Baker Street Wembley Park via Jubilee Rayners Lane Ealing Common Ealing Broadway Bond Street Green Park South Kensington/Gloucester Road High Street Kensington Earl's Court Acton Town via District Heathrow Terminals 2&3 via Heathrow Terminal 4 Heathrow Terminal 5

Anyone?

[xcooler123]

Parkrun - Raphael: xcooler123
Snake Challenge: xcooler123
Post-challenge - The Green Man, Hatton X (TBC): xcooler123

Without having to trawl back through the pages myself, can anyone advise how long this is likely to take?

[roblo97]

Parkrun - Roding Valley: xcooler123
Snake Challenge: xcooler123, roblo97
Post-challenge - The Green Man, Hatton X (TBC): xcooler123, roblo97

[DrainBrain]

Without having to trawl back through the pages myself, can anyone advise how long this is likely to take?

About 6 and a half hours:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1366&p=28596&hilit=snake#p28316

I'm interested, but won't be able to confirm until nearer the time.

[Going Underground]

Same as Nick for me - it will be FA Cup 1st round day so depends who Exeter draw and what day the game is on...

[nozzacook]

Sorry not going to make it as R15 is the week after. And can’t come up for both. Which is a shame as it’s a fun challenge.

I think I still have the fastest time @ 5 hours 55 mins set 01/09/2006 as part of tubefest.

[Going Underground]

BTW if I can make this I will probably do Raphael parkrun for 3 reasons...
1) It's one of the 5 I have left to do in "Londone"
2) All tarmac course whereas Roding Valley is mainly grass and we are moving into "mud" season by then
3) Already done Roding Valley twice

So once I know for sure if I can make it anyone else is welcome to join me at Raphael (1018 TFL rail from Romford gets you to Epping for 1113)

[xcooler123]

BTW if I can make this I will probably do Raphael parkrun for 3 reasons...
1) It's one of the 5 I have left to do in "Londone"
2) All tarmac course whereas Roding Valley is mainly grass and we are moving into "mud" season by then
3) Already done Roding Valley twice

So once I know for sure if I can make it anyone else is welcome to join me at Raphael (1018 TFL rail from Romford gets you to Epping for 1113)

I'm happy with this suggestion

[xcooler123]

Parkrun - Raphael: xcooler123
Snake Challenge: xcooler123, roblo97
Post-challenge - The Green Man, Hatton X (TBC): xcooler123, roblo97

[EastActionWoman]

Parkrun - Raphael: xcooler123
Snake Challenge: xcooler123, roblo97, EastActionWoman
Post-challenge - The Green Man, Hatton X (TBC): xcooler123, roblo97, EastActionWoman(?)

[dstock17]

I actually would be tempted to do this as never done before I would not do Raphael though as been there done that Harlow just north of Epping would be my prefered parkrun. I be happy to team up with anyone as well

[Going Underground]

Tottenham Court Road Euston/Warren Street King's Cross St. Pancras

Just want to clarify that we don't need to change at Warren Street as haven't previously?

[greatkingrat]

You can either do

1. Northern TCR to Warren Street, Vic Warren Street to KXSP
2. Northern TCR to Euston, Vic Euston to KXSP
3. Northern TCR to Euston, Northern Euston to KXSP

Same stations whichever way you go.

[Going Underground]

You can either do

1. Northern TCR to Warren Street, Vic Warren Street to KXSP
2. Northern TCR to Euston, Vic Euston to KXSP
3. Northern TCR to Euston, Northern Euston to KXSP

Same stations whichever way you go.

Ah OK makes sense thanks

[A2]

Very much a "maybe" on this one for me. Will make a decision closer to the time, but its a challenge / route that I haven't done previously so would be interested to do it.