Witton Park

480 acres of woods, grassy areas and farmland, with playgrounds, an athletics track and a cafe.

The orienteering map shows more detail than most other maps and is at 1:10,000 scale: 1cm on the map is equivalent to 100m on the
ground. You should first of all study it carefully so that you understand what all the symbols mean. You will notice that on the map there
are a set of numbered circles and a triangle/double circle. The circles are the sites of control posts, the triangle/double circle is the
start/finish. At each site there is a 2ft post with a red and white “flag” symbol, a number corresponding to that on the map and a letter,
which is used for competition orienteering.

The aim of orienteering is to visit, in order, a number of these control sites by navigating with the map. You should start and finish
where the triangle and double circle symbol is shown on the map - this is where the two roads meet near the entrance to the old
stables.

There are six suggested courses you can try, or you can just take a walk and find any of the controls:

Easy  – 2.6km - 8 controls
Medium 1 – 3.2km - 8 controls
Medium 2 - 3.8km - 7 controls
Medium 3 – 4.3km – 11 controls
Difficult 1 – 4.2km - 11 controls
Difficult 2 - 6.8km - 15 controls

When you get to each control you should check that the number corresponds to that on your map.