Maprun: Woodbury Common
From Sunday 29th November 2020
Our next maprun has been planned by Chris Perry and is aimed at orienteers in the eastern part of the county - but with lockdown coming to an end we should hopefully see a lot of visitors in subsequent weeks from across the county and further afield. 'Hope you enjoy it!
For more details see below.
New Exeter Maprun!
Polsloe and Mincinglake -from 15th November
The next Maprun, opening on Sunday 15th November 2020, is a 60 minute score course in Exeter. The course is a mixture of residential streets, open parkland and a couple of hills thrown in for good measure! For details see below...
Permanent and Virtual Orienteering Courses
Outdoor exercise and recreation during lockdown!
If you have not recently tried any of the permanent orienteering courses near you, or have yet to give Maprun a go, then lockdown v2.0 may be a great time to do so! And they are all free!
For Permanent Courses see: https://www.devonorienteering.co.uk/poc
For Mapruns see: https://www.devonorienteering.co.uk/maprun-maps-to-download
Please follow government guidance with regard to exercise and recreation. See below for more detail.
MapRun: South Hessary, Dartmoor
From Sunday 1st November 2020
Our next maprun is aimed at experienced Orienteers in part of the Moor we rarely get to. It is not suitable for novices due to the exposed nature of the area. This is real Orienteering….but without a flag to help. The Maprun will be available from Sunday 1st November to Saturday 14th November.
For more details see below.
“Get Out and Go”
Learn the sport of orienteering!
Manchester & District Orienteering Club (MDOC) has just launched a series of four short films called ‘Get Out & Go’. They are available now on the club’s YouTube channel and at https://gmoa.org.uk/how-to-videos/
The films show how families, runners and walkers can enjoy learning the adventure sport of orienteering using permanent orienteering courses in local parks. They show all the basic techniques to get orienteering from white/yellow through to trickier end of orange.
MapRun: Key Information
All free to download and run!
MapRuns can all be done in your own time. There are score courses and line courses to choose from. Simply download the MapRunF app onto a smartphone, print a copy of the map and go and have a run!
Safety guidance for all individual Mapruns: See below
User Guide: MapRun User Guide V2 All Devon's MapRun courses can be found on the app by tapping 'Select Event > 'UK' > 'Devon'.
MaprunF: We now recommend all users download the latest Maprun app, which is MaprunF It can be found here: http://maprunners.weebly.com/maprunf.html
A list of all available maps and further details can be found below: