Dunnet Forest
Come and try the most northerly permenant orienteering course in the UK.
The forest has an orienteering course with the marker poles in a variety of easy to get to and out of the way locations. Finding them is a great way of exploring the forest, even if you’re not a serious orienteerer. Choose a few and use them to brush up on your map reading skills.
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| Dunnet Forest | FREE |
Further Information
Region: Scotland
Local Club: Inverness Orienteering Club
Nearest Town: Castletown
Postcode: KW14 8XD
Carpark: A836 Dunnet
Forest & more rural
Suitable for beginners
Suitable for intermediate orienteerers
Suitable for advanced orienteerers
Available Maps
| Dunnet Forest | FREE |
Maps Available From
Maps also available from the Dunnet Community Forest Website https://dunnetcommunityforest.org/
Other Things to do in the Area
Look out for all of these in the forest.
- The Roundhouse – easy to find – it’s right at the start of the red trail. Look for all the animals hiding inside the roof.
- The Log Cabin – follow the red trail and look for the sign post.
- The play area – not far from the log cabin – find the little path that branches right as you approach the front of the log cabin.
- The hut circle – the remains of a neolithic (stone-age) dwelling.
- The Sculpture trail – follow the red trail and the main avenue- look out for our wooden sheep, our two wizards, the Green Man, our two owls, a squirrel, a woodpecker and our abstract art.
- The Animal Plaques – follow the red trail to find all our painted animals. There’s a list in the Roundhouse to help.
- The Dino Trail – look for the sign on the red trail. The Dino Trail will lead you to the play area.
- The giant xylophone and Fairytown – follow the red trail.
- The pirate ship – follow the main avenue almost to the top of the forest.
- The bird hide – see the map for location.
- Our five ponds – three are easy to find, but two are not so easy.
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