Permanent Courses
| Permanent Orienteering Courses in Eborienteers’ Area | |
| Permanent Orienteering Courses have been established in many locations around the UK, and offer an opportunity to try a simple orienteering course at your own pace whenver you like. There are a number of permanent orienteering courses in EBORienteers’ part of North Yorkshire and the Club is usually able to advise on their use and the availability of map packs. | |
| For more information, contact EBORienteers Permanent Courses Officer, Mike Ridealgh, on 01904-761493 or by e-mail. | |
| Permanent Orienteering Courses are located in: | |
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| CITY of YORK | |
| There are three permanent orienteering courses in the City of York. | |
| Maps available from City of York Reference Library, YO1 7DS, 01904-552828 GR: SE600520 | |
| Rawcliffe Bar Country Park, City of York | |
| GR | SE 576 546 |
| Terrain: | Small country park |
| Map: | 1:2500 |
| Travel: | Take the A19 Thirsk road out of York. Use the Park and Ride car park which is on your left just before the outer ring road. |
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| Rowntree Park, City of York | |
| GR | SE 605 507 |
| Terrain: | Town park |
| Map: | 1:2000 |
| Travel: | Cross the Ouse at Skeldergate Bridge. At the first roundabout turn left along Clementhorpe (in front of the Swan). Go down to the river and turn right to reach the Pay and Display car park. |
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| West Bank Park, City of York | |
| GR | SE 583 511 |
| Terrain: | Town park with a small area of woodland. |
| Map: | 1:2000 |
| Travel: | Follow the Harrogate road and take the left fork to Acomb (B1224 Wetherby Road). Go up-hill and after a short distance turn left along New Lane. The Park appears on your right. Keep on to the T-junction at the end of the Park, turn right and right again (James Backhouse Place, no through road) to the car park. |
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| SCARBOROUGH | |
| There is one permanent orienteering course in Scarborough. | |
| Maps available from Parks and Countryside Services, Scarborough, YO12 7RY, 01723-374079, GR: TA 030 883 | |
| Falsgrave Park, Scarborough | |
| GR | TA 029 876 |
| Terrain: | Town park on a steep slope and with some contour detail and woodland. |
| Map: | 1:2000 |
| Travel: | Follow Falsgrave Road out of Scarborough continuing straight on at the lights in into Stepney Road past the mini roundabout and then turn left on to Park Avenue. After a short distance go uphill along Springhill Lane. On reaching the top of the hill, park close to the gate on the left. |
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| SELBY | |
| There is one permanent orienteering course near Selby. | |
| Maps available from EBORienteers Permanent Courses Officer, 01904 761493 | |
| Bishop Wood North | |
| GR | SE 560 332 |
| Terrain: | Forestry Commission woodland with path network |
| Map: | 1:10000 |
| Travel: | Bishop Wood is 6km to the west of Selby. Park in Dutchman’s Car Park (OS sheet 105 SE 561332). This is where the west-east road from Biggin Bridge (on the B1222 Sherburn to Cawood road) to Wistow passes through the Wood. |
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| NORTH YORKSHIRE FOREST PARK | |
| There are three permanent orienteering courses in the forests on the S side of the North York Moors National Park. | |
| Maps available from Dalby Forest Visitor Centre (Dalby Forest map), 01751-460295, GR: SE 855 876 or from Christine Roberts (Dalby Forest, Spiers House and Keldy maps), 01759-371258 | |
| Dalby Forest, Adderstone Rigg | |
| GR | SE 888 900 |
| Terrain: | Rough plantations with track and ride network with some steep valleys |
| Map: | 1:10,000 |
| Travel: | Access is via Pickering on the A169 Pickering to Whitby road. Look out for Brown tourist signs. Toll payable for vehicles entering the forest. |
| Spiers House | |
| GR | SE 757 918 |
| Terrain: | Rough forest with track and ride network, potentially challenging orienteering terrain in places. |
| Map: | 1:10000 |
| Travel: | Follow the A170 west from Pickering for 3km to the village of Wrelton. From here follow the minor road through Cropton towards Rosedale. Spiers House campsite is signed on the right about 2km from Cropton. |
| Keldy | |
| GR | SE 777 915 |
| Terrain: | Rough forest with track and ride network, potentially challenging orienteering terrain in places. |
| Map: | 1:10000 |
| Travel: | Follow the A170 west from Pickering for 3km to the village of Wrelton. Bear R in Wrelton Village along a minor road through Cawthorne. Go R at the T junction, then first L, now following signs to Keldy Cabins. |
