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.
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:
Maprun: Shiphay, Torquay
From Sunday 18th October 2020
We are opening up the next in our maprun series, the Torquay Shiphay maprun on Sunday 18th October with it staying open until the 1st November 2020. There is a long or short version. Hopefully many of you will give it a go. Feel free to post how you did on the Devon OC facebook page. Details below.
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Maprun: Golden Dagger, Dartmoor
From Sunday 4th October 2020
Our next maprun is aimed at experienced Orienteers in one of the best areas on the Moor. It is not suitable for novices due to the very technical nature of the area. If you don’t believe me download the map and see for yourself ! This is real Orienteering….but without a flag to help.
The Maprun will be available from Sunday 4th October to Saturday 17th October.
For more details see below.
Maprun: Bishopsteignton
This is a 10 Control Line Course.
Maprun:Maprun Bishopsteignton
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New Series of Mapruns!
Exeter Heavitree is the first.....
The next series of map runs start from Sunday 20th September. In each case the map run will be open for two weeks before being archived to a different Maprun folder. The thinking behind this is to encourage people to get involved on a regular basis but keeping the asset available afterwards if anyone wants to use it.
We are opening up the Exeter Heavitree map run on Sunday 20th September with it staying open until the 3rd October 2020 and hopefully many of you will give it a go. Feel free to post how you did on the Devon OC Facebook page.
See below for further information.
Events, Activities and Mapruns
Update 7.9.2020
A quick update on where we are in these strange times.
Although we would like to be able to organise some “proper “ events we are in a position where two main landowners, Forestry England and Dartmoor National Park are not currently giving permissions for events. With the National Trust also having limitations on numbers it really is making life difficult for orienteers at the moment.
As a result we have been having a rethink over our Map Runs as it is quite possible that these might have to be the mainstay of the club for a period of time.