Gedling Country Park
Gedling Country Park is 580 acres of open space, footpaths and wildlife for you to enjoy with stunning views over the surrounding area, space to enjoy the outdoors with your family and friends, opportunities for exercise and activities and nature and wildness.
The Country Park has steep slopes although many paths are gently graded. The permanent course markers are on existing features such as seats and posts along paths.
Map updated June 2023. Marker 7 is currently unavailable.
Have you tried smartphone orienteering yet? Courses are available at Gedling Country Park, see below.
| Gedling Country Park | FREE |
| Gedling Country Park | FREE |
Café 1899
Children’s Play Area
Walking and Cycling Trails
Changing Places Facility
See Gedling BC website for further details including opening times of Park and Cafe.
Use the MapRun app, details are found on the Virtual Orienteering Page
Start the MapRun app when close to start, tap Events Near Me or Select Event and browse to UK/Nottinghamshire/Gedling Country Park. We suggest that you download and print the course map above that shows the virtual control locations, but you can just use the one on your phone.
The following MapRun courses are available:
• Gedling 5 km
• Gedling POC Very Easy – 1.8 km
• Gedling POC Easy – 2.3 km
• Gedling POC Long – 4.0 km
• Gedling POC Medium – 3.2 km
• Gedling POC Score - A 120 -minute score course. 20 points per control, 10 points lost for every minute late.
Select the course and the map will appear.
Select Go to Start when ready.
When you are close to the Start (the triangle marked on the map) the phone will beep, the Start triangle changes to green and your time will begin.
There are no control markers on the ground, your phone will Upload your results, your position can be found under Gedling Country Park on the Smartphone Orienteering page of the Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club website
Garmin watch owners may wish to use the companion app MapRunG