Park event with urban extension.

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A MapRun event offering a choice of three short courses for just one entry fee – navigate your way around as many as you want!

One of a series of Summer Park MapRun events in parks in Greater Manchester.  

There will be a choice of three short courses of 2 to 4km for just one entry fee - do as many as you want. 

All courses will require the use of the MapRun(R)  app on a phone or watch.

If you haven’t orienteered before or are inexperienced there will be someone at Registration to assist you, and the MapRun App can be set to show you your whereabouts as you make your way round the course.

• Great for families, newcomers and for training too
• The three courses offer plenty of opportunities for groups to share, show, and shadow. The MapRun App tracks your location, and the results service compares your route with others’ routes. Super for seeing how you’ve done.
• You can complete one course as a group, gain some confidence and then maybe split up for the next.
• Experienced runners have eight kilometres and around thirty checkpoints to complete: to jog, sprint, with or without map memory.
• Relax afterwards at the Cafe in the park.

This is the first event of the Manchester in May 2026 urban weekend comprising of three events.

Assembly: Track Brewery & Tap Room, Unit 18, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP

This will be a Middle distance Urban – Regional event, with a full range of Age Class Courses.

This event is part of the 2026 North West Urban League.

A 45 minute City Score course will also be available for individuals, families or small groups wishing to try out urban orienteering.

Race Number bibs will be available to collect at the Assembly venue and must be worn and visible at all times by all competitors while competing on courses.

For details of other days in this weekend see:

Day 2 details

Day 3 details

This is the second event of the Manchester in May 2026 urban weekend comprising of three events.

Assembly: Department Campfield, Lower Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4FP

This will be a Long Distance Urban – National event, with a full range of Age Class Courses.

This event is part of the 2026 UK Urban League and North West Urban League.

A 60 minute City Score course will also be available for individuals, families or small groups wishing to try out urban orienteering.

Race Number bibs will be available to collect at the Assembly venue and must be worn and visible at all times by all competitors while competing on courses.

For details of other days in this weekend see;

Day 1 details

Day 3 details

This is the third event of the Manchester in May 2026 urban weekend comprising of three events.

Assembly: M40 7LJ (tbc)

This will be a Knock Out Sprint competition format, but all entrants will have the chance to run three races.

[1 x individual qualifier and 2 x Knock Out Sprint races].

The first Sprint race will be an individual qualifier race. The results from this will be used to seed competitors into A and B Semi Final streams.

The second Sprint race will be Knock Out Sprint format with ‘mini mass start’ for each heat. The placing of runners in the Semi Final heats will determine which FINAL race stream (e.g. A, B, C, D etc) they go into.

The Final races will be Knock Out Sprint format with ‘mini mass start’ for each Final Heat.

All heats on a specific Distance (i.e. Long, Medium or Short) will run the same course. As such, maps will be collected from runners at the finish up until the last heats have been started.

For details of other days in this weekend see;

Day 1 details

Day 2 details

A summer evening event offering courses that are suitable for newcomers and for experienced orienteers.

Pre-entries via RaceSignUp please (when available).

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"The University"

Third and final event of a fast and furious urban sprint series in central Manchester

Great sprint training opportunity and a perfect introduction to sprint orienteering.

Race around the complex campus of Manchester university - very different from the Heineken or Brunswick. The event will be using SPORTident timing.

Newcomers welcome with help on hand to get you started

Please pre-register using RaceSignUp to guarantee a map. Your entry fee will allow you to run both courses (short and long) should you wish to do so. There will be very limited EOD subject to map availability. Please pay by card or phone at the venue on the day

Venue
The Salutation Pub 12 Higher Chatham Street M15 6ED
Easily accessible using public transport

Competitors under the age of 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult

A MapRun event offering a choice of three short courses for just one entry fee – navigate your way around as many as you want!

One of a series of Summer Park MapRun events in parks in Greater Manchester.  

There will be a choice of three short courses of 2 to 4km for just one entry fee - do as many as you want. 

All courses will require the use of the MapRun(R)  app on a phone or watch.

If you haven’t orienteered before or are inexperienced there will be someone at Registration to assist you, and the MapRun App can be set to show you your whereabouts as you make your way round the course.

• Great for families, newcomers and for training too

• The three courses offer plenty of opportunities for groups to share, show, and shadow. The MapRun App tracks your location, and the results service compares your route with others’ routes. Super for seeing how you’ve done.

• You can complete one course as a group, gain some confidence and then maybe split up for the next.

• Experienced runners have eight kilometres and around thirty checkpoints to complete: to jog, sprint, with or without map memory.

• Relax afterwards at the Cafe in the park.

A summer evening event offering courses that are suitable for newcomers and for experienced orienteers.

Pre-entries via RaceSignUp please (when available).

More details later ...

A MapRun event offering a choice of three short courses for just one entry fee – navigate your way around as many as you want!

One of a series of Summer Park MapRun events in parks in Greater Manchester.  

There will be a choice of three short courses of 2 to 4km for just one entry fee - do as many as you want. 

All courses will require the use of the MapRun(R)  app on a phone or watch.

If you haven’t orienteered before or are inexperienced there will be someone at Registration to assist you, and the MapRun App can be set to show you your whereabouts as you make your way round the course.

• Great for families, newcomers and for training too

• The three courses offer plenty of opportunities for groups to share, show, and shadow. The MapRun App tracks your location, and the results service compares your route with others’ routes. Super for seeing how you’ve done.

• You can complete one course as a group, gain some confidence and then maybe split up for the next.

• Experienced runners have eight kilometres and around thirty checkpoints to complete: to jog, sprint, with or without map memory.

• Relax afterwards at the Cafe in the park.