Fell FootAnytime Orienteering
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Near: Newby Bridge Lat,Lng: 54.27843,-2.94777 Postcode: LA12 8NW
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Fell Foot NT
Overview
4 permanent orienteering courses
also available with maprun
Orienteering is a fun and exciting adventure challenge for all ages. It involves finding checkpoints by reading a map and navigating.
Your task is to explore the park and find the marked posts.
We have four orienteering courses at Fell Foot Park created as a collaboration between Lakeland Orienteering Club and the National Trust.
All courses start on the path near the Welcome Kiosk which can be found alongside the main car park. When the kiosk is open, maps will be available here.
You can also download the maps free, from the links on this page.
The orienteering map is marked with circles representing the checkpoints and there is a table providing a description of where you will find each point.
Each circle on the map represents a short wooden post marked with an orange and white symbol.
All the orienteering markers have a number in the top left corner, which is shown on the map. This number is used to check that you have found the correct checkpoint.
There are also letters in the bottom right corner, which you can write down in the boxes on the map to show you’ve been there.
An alternative way of doing it is to use the <Maprun> app on your smartphone to record that you have visited the checkpoints and your times around the course.
- Download the app (ideally before you go) and print off the maps.
- When you’re ready to go, use the ‘Find an event’ or ‘Events near me’ buttons in the app to load the course of your choice.
- These courses can be found in the Maprun folder: UK > Cumbria > South > Fell Foot NT
- The app will beep when you approach the Start marker and start the clock.
- Navigate your way round the course, listening for the beep at each checkpoint and the Finish.
- At the end your result will automatically upload to the Maprun app so you can see how you’ve done.
Fell Foot Courses
(map pdfs below)
Our orienteering courses are suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to fit and more experienced navigators. The easier courses stay on or near paths and the more difficult courses cross the park and meadow requiring you to make more route choice decisions.
If you’ve never tried orienteering before, then <VENTURE> is perfect for you. This short course guides you around the paths of the park with checkpoints close to the paths. This course is also accessible to those travelling on wheels. This course is 0.5km long.
The next step up is <QUEST> with checkpoints close to line features such as paths, walls, fences and the lakeshore. You can use the line features to help you to find your way or you might choose a more direct route between checkpoints to get there more quickly. This course is 0.9km long.
<CHALLENGE> offers more of a navigational challenge. If you have orienteered before, you will enjoy reading the map to zig-zag across the park to find the checkpoints. These courses are longer and need you to make more decisions about the route you take between checkpoints. This course is 1.9km long.
<TRAILBLAZER> requires you to plan your own route to find as many checkpoints as you can in any order. This is usually a race against the clock. You could use your own stopwatch or record your course using the Maprun app. You have 30 minutes to blaze your trail!
You can find the answers to each of the courses using the links below:
MapRun directory path
UK > Cumbria > South > Fell Foot NT
How to get hold of a map
In some cases you can download a map below, but due to access issues you often need to request a PDF of the map to be sent to you. Email the MapRun Co-ordinator Jerry Purkis, maprun-at-lakelandoc.uk
Courses available
VENTURE
Line course, .5k,7 controls
QUEST
Line course, .9k,10 controls
CHALLENGE
Line course, 1.9k,16 controls
TRAILBLAZER
Score course, 30min,20 controls