The courses below were
either used
for training during lockdown or for the Summer & Autumn MapRun Leagues in
2020-21. We've recently added the courses used for the Summer League
New courses shown (WRSL) 2021 in red, and will
also add some of the WRNL (Night League) for 2021-22.
For the
time being i we are leaving them available for people to use, and the courses are
being registered as Virtual Permanant Orienteering Courses (VOC's). More
MapRun League courses will be added as they become available.
Wimborne Orienteers
Blandford Bridges/Play areas Start and finish
on Parkrun HQ Bridge by hospital car park (don’t forget that some of the parking
nearby is time restricted and parking fines are issued)
Blandford (Stour Meadows) Short Score Start in Langton Road Car Park
Blandord Stour
Meadows Junior Score (Parking
and start/finish all in Stour Meadows Car Park (free parking) which is behind
Tesco:
15 controls and about 2.5km)
Blandford Post Box Challenge (Uses Open Orienteering Mapping). Fifteen
post boxes to find in 60 minutes
Blandford
Milldown Junior Score A shorter score event aimed at juniors &
novices. Start/Finish & parking at Blandford Milldown car park.
Blandford St Mary Winter MapRun Sprints.) Map
for Maprun Sprint 1 &
Map for Maprun Sprint 2
Parking is at Stour
Meadows car park (behind Tesco and free) but if
the
Covid Testing Station is in operation,
they issue parking ticket fines and you may need to park at Tesco or elsewhere.
Both sprints to be done on same
day but you can go and get a cup of coffee in
between if you want before doing
second one
Blandford Milldown (WRSL 26.6.21) Parking close to the Start/Finish at the Milldown.
Bridport MapRun Score
Bridport Wayfarers course This is a
90-minute course aimed at walkers, newcomers & complete beginners rather than
regular orienteers.
Bridport & West Bay A 6.k line
course on an OOM map.
Child Okeford New 1:5
000 urban map.
Parking in Recreation Ground by Start/Finish or nearby roads if full. Please
keep to marked footpaths crossing fields. Paths could be muddy, wear
appropriate footwear. NB The driveway opposite Control 23 is also the public
footpath! The road through the village is supposed to be 20 mph but mind the
traffic.
Durlston Country Park, Swanage (21/04) Control Descriptions
Accessible Short
(2.0k)
Long (5.0k +140m climb)
Score (time limit 120min?)
Use main car park: charges apply.
Once the markers and the Map Board are in place, hopefully by June, these
courses will become another of our Permanent Orienteering Courses. In the
meantime, they are available as MapRun Training courses.
Gillingham Start
near Gillingham library/Waitrose.
Gillingham South
Parking for Gillingham South is off the first roundabout in the industrial
estate by the new Aldi store and Orchard
Garden Centre
Shaftesbury
Rd, Gillingham, SP8 5JG – don’t park too close to the start/finish otherwise gps
will start. The rough ground area shown there is now a large building
site – so don’t take a short cut.
NB:be patient. This is a large file and takes
some time to download and process.
Moors Valley Christmas 60min Score MapRun
Moors Valley CP MTBO
A 90 min mountain bike Score course on an OOM map: map scale 1:12 500 so it fits on A4 sheet.
Please note that if you use the one way
cycleway you must only use it
clockwise. There are plenty of good options which do
not necessitate using it. Also note that the Play
Area is Out of Bounds for cycling.
Moors Valley CP LongO
A 90 minute score event on an OOM map: please note the map scale is 1:12
500 so it fits on A4 sheet.
Moors Valley (WRSL 17.8.21 FootO)
&
Moors Valley (WRSL 17.8.21 MTBO)
FootO & MTBO courses starting near the Visitor Centre. Parking either Pay
& Display, or park for free at Potterne Park and cycle/jog to the start.
Ringwood Map
Control Descriptions
Parking is at Blynkbonnie car park BH24 1DN charges apply.
The start is to the South of this Car Park: if this is full the bigger main Ringwood town car parks can be used. The track within
the river Avon flood plain will be wet & muddy so best avoided
Shaftesbury This course uses a map made using the Open Orienteering
Map system. To get all of Shaftesbury on an A4 sheet, unlike the others, this
map is at a scale of 1:10 000.
Start/Finish are by Tesco's. Parking available either there or the nearby Angel
Lane Car Park. Controls marked as x are
post boxes Also note that there are only 29 controls on this course, Control
28 is missing (don't ask!)
Shillingstone MapRun Short Use the Trailway Car Park . You can also access the Start/Finish via the Shillingstone Church Centre, near control 3, and follow the footpath to the Start/Finish. Its OK to run it in shorts but there will be a few nettles lining some of the paths for the unwary. When you run through a field you must stick to the paths and only cross fences at the stiles or gates.
St Ives Parking in same place as for Avon Heath.
Sturminster Newton
Permanent Courses ) -
see Permanent
Orienteering Courses section of the website. Park in Station Road Car
Park:charges apply.
Sturminster Newton Maprun Park in
Station Road Car Park:charges apply. The children's playground at Control 24 is open,
but annoyingly the basketball hoop has been relocated. You will need to stand
where it's marked on the map, not where it is now!
Sturminster Newton (WRSL2021) There is a
small car park at Surminster Newton Rec. near the Start/Finish
Verwood North MapRun
Short Score (Start by Verwood Memorial Hall)
Verwood South MapRun Free parking in Morrisons,
Chiltern Drive, Verwood BH31 6US
Verwood (Summer MapRun 2021)
Parking at Potterne Park
West Moors Winter League Map Control Descriptions Parking is at the West Moors Memorial Hall and Bowls Club. Brown sign indicates Bowls Club at northern end of West Moors , just south of Start/Finish on west side of main road. The forest bit is particularly muddy and in places wet depending on route choice.
Wimborne Town - Parking
details: Allenview West car park is 60p for 1 hour, 70p for 2 hours. Charges
apply 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m every day.
Wimborne
ByTheWay Short Score Start near the ByTheWay car park.
Wimborne
ByTheWay (WRSL 2021) Start by the ByTheWay
car park
Wimborne South (WRNL
21-22) Start in East Borough. Use local Pay & Display parking
Wessex Orienteering Club
Boscombe Short Score
(Start
is in Shelley Park)
Boscombe Odds
& Evens
(Start is in Shelley Park)
Boscombe Winter League Map and
Control Descriptions Street parking on road near the
Start/Finish in Shelley Park
Canford Heath (2020) (Start is in Asda Car Park) Please note: the posts at control 16 have recently been removed. But if you get to the correct place, your GPS will still record the control as being visited!
Christchurch (Not
a League event) Start
is at Wick Slipway) This is a
line course (5.3k) rather than a Score course, courtesy of WSX & Ian Sayer.
Christchurch Friars
Cliff Map
Descriptions There is plenty of street parking nearby or else there is
parking at Mudeford Wood Community Centre near Control 4 at the top of the map.
NB The original map was 1:4000 A3 sized, but a map printed out on an A4 sheet is
quite useable.
Hamworthy
(WRNL 21-22) Parking at or near near Yachtsman pub
Poole Park Safe Maprun
(Spring 2021 but not added here until Nov'21)
A 2.5k Orange course, not on public roads, suitable for juniors. Parking in park
by cafe.
Poole Town
Winter/Spring 2021 MapRun League- Map
Parking at Baiter Car Park, Catalina Drive. Use
underpasses to cross railway. Please make sure you
use the very latest (16/04/21) version of the map: controls 20 & 26 have been
moved a little)
Poole Summer Maprun League (map)
Poole
control
descriptions Parking at Baiter car park.
Please note - The OOB on the NW corner of the Poole map can be run along the SE
edge (between 5 and 21). It's only marked OOB because the road layout has
changed.
Queens & Kings Park Map Control Descriptions -
a lovely mix of parkland, woods and residential streets, well-known to Night
League competitors! It's a Straight Score - distance about 9.75k. The Start is
in the Queens Park Golf Club. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER USERS, PARTICULARLY
GOLFERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING FAIRWAYS. Control descriptions are not on the
map so are provided separately. Parking is at the Queens Park Golf club
Upton MapRun
60min Score (Park in main car Park at Upton C.P Start adjacent)
Upton Winter
MapRun Free
Parking in the dog-walkers car park opposite Pony Drive. Take care crossing the
busy roads.
Wareham NEW - A bonus course
originally intended for the 2021 Night League before the January Lockdown.
Parking on Streche Road
Greenberry A
course in the New Forest. Please read the stipulations about staying on the
paths and off the marshy areas carefully (links to WSX website).
Sarum Orienteering Club
Tisbury
Score course
Detailed instructions The start is by the war
memorial in the square and
the finish by the free parking on the Avenue. Please park in the free car park and not on the
High Street.