Orienteering Details

• Controls will be out for 24 hours. Stickers and red & white tape will be used.

• Maps will be available shortly on the dedicated TOC page.. Please print the maps yourself

• 3 courses on offer – long (4.7k), medium (3.4k) and orange (2.2k). All 3 are a mix of woodland and urban

• There is a lot of undergrowth but the courses are planned to avoid the worst of it. Please wear full leg cover.

Other important info

• Car parking is on residential roads off Wingfield Road / Roughwood Rd. Nearest postcode S61 4AA

• Start location is. What3words: posts.marked.goods. Cross Fenton Rd at the traffic lights and go up the steps.

• The long & medium courses cross some busy roads so are not recommended for juniors under 16. Please take extra care crossing Fenton Rd - 40mph speed limit.

• In the urban area, single bar fences 0.5 m high are permitted to be crossed, except into 'olive' areas. Higher fences (vertical bars or mesh) are not to be crossed

• We now have a simple document, where you can upload the time you took. You can also upload your route to RouteGadeget afterwards & comment on our Facebook thread. Links to all on the hub.

Covid 19 / General Health & Safety Warnings

• Only travel with members of your household

• Make sure you stay 2m away from anyone not in your household

• Be really courteous to any member of the public you come across, giving them right of way.

• Go close to the controls but don’t touch them!

• Don't take part if you're experiencing any COVID symptoms

• You can train in groups of 6 from different households but you must stay 2m apart.

• Please note that this is not a British Orienteering insured activity so it is undertaken at your own risk.

• If you go alone, please let someone know the details.

• Please carry your mobile phone or a whistle.

• Sanitise your hands before and after you run.

MapRun

We have added a virtual maprun yellow for our younger juniors to have a go at while other family members are completing the TOC courses. Link to the map here. Please note that the map for Wingfield is on MaprunF is in the Rotherham folder. The start is located at the bus shelter off Wingfield Rd, between Grayson Rd and Fenton Rd. What3words location for start of the yellow is softly.crib.brand.

We are adding more Maprun courses each week. For more information on Maprun and all the different courses on offer, visit our VOC page!