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.

Location

Nearest town: Wythenshawe

• Grid Ref: SJ815900
• Postcode: M23 0AB
• Latitude: 53.40361
• Longitude: -2.28236
• Google Map
• Streetmap (OS 50k)
• Bing Map (OS 50k)
• OpenStreetMap

Directions / Parking

Signed from B5167, 1 km from Princess Parkway.

Registration & Start Times

Registration opens at 10.30 am

Start times from 11.00am to 2.00pm

Course Information

There will be three separate MapRun courses with a total distance about 9km. Paper maps will be available for inspection at registration to help you choose the course or courses you want to navigate.

Explanation of colour courses

• White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
• Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
• Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
• Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
• Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
• Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
• Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
• Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Please pre-register using the RaceSignUp Registration System. 

Entry on the day will be available too.

Fees are: Adults £6, Juniors £3 (under 21 on 31 Dec 2026)

Facilities

Toilets, cafe.

Dogs allowed?

As for general public.

Contacts / Officials

Series Co-ordinator: Peter Ross

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