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Latest News
(20 Jun 2009)
New course at Parke near Bovey Tracey is now open
Devon Orienteering Club Events
The next Devon Orienteering Club event is the Come & Try It (CATI) at Parke Estate nr Bovey Tracey on Saturday 4 Jul 09.
For more details visit www.devonorienteering.co.uk.
Link to Junior Ozone
The site is now linked to British Orienteering’s Junior Ozone, where younger orienteers can discover all sorts of useful information and ideas about orienteering. There are even some orienteering games to play.
Permanent Courses
With the aid of a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, Devon County Council have contracted the implementation of two new permanent orienteering courses (POC) in Devon, and the updating of two more. A further course at the National Trust property at Parke nr Bovey Tracey has been added with project funding and is now open in time for Easter. 09 April 2009
The courses are at:
Killerton Park (10km North of Exeter) - A National Trust property with permanent courses suitable for schools, families, and experienced orienteers.
Haldon Forest Park (10km South of Exeter) - A brand new permanent course on Forestry Commission land. Part of a major overhaul of visitor facilities available to the general public and school groups. All controls are now in place, and maps have been revised. 29 April 09
Cookworthy Forest (Nr Holsworthy) - A brand new permanent course on Forestry Commission land on maps specially drawn for recent major orienteering competition. Post 02 has been replaced. The area around the Start/Finish is still muddy and the post temporarily removed. However, the FC hope to sort the problem out in the next couple of weeks. 23 Apr 09.
Exeter Riverside Valley Park - An updating of the course based on the Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre on the banks of the River Exe and the Exeter Canal, right in the heart of Exeter. In response to a couple of observations, the Out of Bounds screening has been changed from purple to black and the number of lines reduced to make the courses clearer. 16 Apr 09.
Parke Estate (nr Bovey Tracey) - A National Trust estate of mainly mixed woodland with some farmland. Follows the contours of the River Bovey, and offers some attractive and sometimes strenuous courses.
Other Permanent Courses in Devon
There is also an established permanent course at:
Central Park Plymouth - The courses have been redesigned, and the Plymouth City Council Parks Dept have put in new marker posts.
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