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Fancy testing your navigation skills?  Walk, jog or run, then this is for you! Come and join us for some fun. 

This is a countryside "score event" where the aim is to visit as many checkpoints as you can, in any order within your chosen time limit. The checkpoints will be spread out on paths or tracks. You can choose 1 or 2 hours.  Suitable for everybody, walkers, runners, orienteers, newcomers and families alike. 

Glorious location: Delamere Forest is Cheshire’s biggest woodlands, a fantastic venue!  Based at the Visitor Centre in the forest, the area spreads across the forest from the A54 in the south to the new Forest Holidays cabins in the north (hot tubs in every cabin!). 

Format: It’s called a ‘score’ event because your ‘result’ depends on how many checkpoints you visit (20 points for each checkpoint). You decide your own route and how long you wish to be out – 1 or 2 hours, however points are knocked off if you are late, keep an eye on time!  Nevertheless, the real ‘result’ is FUN FOR ALL.

The Map (provided): Navigate with an enhanced and simplified specially drawn orienteering map.  It is printed on A3 waterproof paper at a scale of 1:15,000 showing all the checkpoints.  The woods are shown in white, open areas in yellow, the contours lines are in brown and the water in blue.   

MapRun: you will use an app called MapRun on your smartphone to record your checkpoints. There are no markers at the checkpoints, and your phone will beep when arrive at a checkpoint by the magic of GPS (not dependent on the phone signal). https://maprunners.weebly.com/

Where: The Registration point will be at Delamere Visitor Centre Car Park, Northwich CW8 2JD. 

When: We open at 10:00 after Delamere Parkrun, and you can start at your convenience any time between 10:30 and 13:00.  If you are doing the 2-hour course, then you will need to start by 12 (Noon) as it gets dark early at this time of the year.

Delamere Forest Café & Toilets:  Be sure to check out Delamere Forest Cafe for a wide range of delicious food and drinks.  Open Saturday 9-5pm.  MENU.

Discounted Parking: We anticipate that Forestry England will provide us with a discounted rate for car parking and information will be provided in the final details.  

One Entry per Map:  The cost is per map whether participating as an individual or in a family group.

We encourage you to enter early to help our map printing.  There will be a few maps available for those who make a last-minute decision and turn up on the day, we know how it is sometimes! 

Essential Equipment:

• Mobile phone
• …. Compass (optional)

Courses: There will be two, time limited, courses options for you to choose from.  To load your choice, use the appropriate link for the time you want to run on your mobile phone:

• One Hour
• Two Hours

You can decide on the day which you would like to do. You will need to load the correct MapRun file.

If you have a Garmin or Apple Watch, we recommend that you install MapRun on your watch. See MapRun on Watches GPS is typically more accurate on your watch & you don't have to carry your phone.  You will need to set this up before the day.

Start & Finish: Both are adjacent to the car park.  Please familiarise yourself with the location of the finish before starting. 

Real-time Results: Results and tracks will be available on-line immediately following course completion of your course.

Organiser: John Padget
Planner: Rebecca McCreadie
Controller: Iain Bell 

Now plan for your next adventure: Everyone taking part in this Doubly Delamere Countryside Score is encouraged to try their hand at the traditional Orienteering event, two weeks later, on 1 February (the Doubly Delamere Classic Orienteering). When there will be a special similar score course although with orienteering kites and dibbers. There will also be a selection of other ‘line’ courses, which vary in length and navigational difficulty.

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Sat 1 Feb 25

Doubly Delamere - Classic Orienteering

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