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Beacon Hill is the most popular orienteering location in Leicestershire.  website 

Temporary Out of Bounds: Jewel Hill is out of bounds from 1st April to 1st August to protect the fauna. Please look at the Temporary Out of Bound map before using these course.

Permission:  Schools wishing to visit County country parks should contact Park Ranger by emailing. Country Parks 

Groups: There are beginner practice courses to be found at the Lower car park.

Safety: Small crags up to 5m high, some small ponds, traffic in the car park, grazing animals.  If you have a group you might want to look at the risk guide found at Beacon Lower car park on this website. Take care on the perimeter track as it's multi-use for horses, bikes and pedestrians.

Animal grazing. Longhorn cattle often graze the east and west side of Beacon Hill (from 1st April to 31st October) and pigs or sheep are enclosed in the areas marked 'out of bounds'.

Missing Controls: None reported.  

Feedback: Control markers do get damaged or go missing. Do let us know about any damaged or missing control points, please use our Feedback FormHowever as volunteers we may not be able to remedy this quickly.

Parking Fees: Spring 2022 £2 for up to one hour, £3 up to two hours, £4 for three hours and then £5 for over three hours.  Card or Cash payment pay just prior to exit.

Map updated: February 2019, minor update June 2020

Course

Controls

Length
(km)

Suitable for

Estimated
Time (mins)

Start

 

White

11

1.8

Beginner children probably

followed by parents

20-40

Top

 

Yellow

9

1.9

A child with some experience

25-45

Top

 

Orange

11

2.7

Adult beginner confident junior

35-70

Top

 

Lt Green

13

3.7

Hard

40-80

Top

 

Score

22

 

Many controls are too hard

for juniors

Hardest course available

45

Broombriggs

 

Score

30

 

Adult or children

Some controls are too hard

for beginners

45

Top

 

The 3 map pack consists of Orange, Light Green and Score maps. Note there is a summer pack and one for the rest of the year.

Lengths of courses shown are in straight lines between controls, and the estimate of times is for someone running to someone walking. Both will vary depending on your route choice and ability.

Feedback:  Control markers do get damaged or go missing. Do let us know about any damaged or missing control points, please use our Feedback Form.However our volunteers we may not be able to remedy this quickly.

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Available Maps
3 map Summer pack(O/LG/Score)FREE
3 maps (Orange, Light green Score)FREE
Beacon Check LettersFREE
Maprun Control descriptionsFREE
Maprun GreenFREE
Maprun Race Map Blank mapFREE
Maprun Score 45FREE
Maprun WhiteFREE
MapRun YellowFREE
ScoreFREE
Summer Light GreenFREE
Summer OrangeFREE
Temporary Out of BoundsFREE
WhiteFREE
YellowFREE
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Further Information
Region: East Midlands
Nearest Town: Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire
Postcode: LE12 8SP
Carpark: LE12 8SP
Forest & more rural
Suitable for beginners
Suitable for intermediate orienteerers
Suitable for advanced orienteerers
Available Maps
3 map Summer pack(O/LG/Score)FREE
3 maps (Orange, Light green Score)FREE
Beacon Check LettersFREE
Maprun Control descriptionsFREE
Maprun GreenFREE
Maprun Race Map Blank mapFREE
Maprun Score 45FREE
Maprun WhiteFREE
MapRun YellowFREE
ScoreFREE
Summer Light GreenFREE
Summer OrangeFREE
Temporary Out of BoundsFREE
WhiteFREE
YellowFREE
Go to Checkout
Traditional Start
Traditional Finish
Long horned cattle
Sculpture
MapRun easy start
Maprun Hard start
Maprun Green Finish
VOC Details

Maprun Smart phone Orienteering

Use the Maprun app.Maprun app Garmin watch owners may wish to use the sister app MaprunG,or for Apple watches MaprunA, Your phone/watch beeps when you get close to the feature (a virtual control detected by your GPS signal). Upload your results to see your position on the leader board.  We suggest you download a MAPRUN map from here but you can just use the one on your smartphone.

Hazards: Ground nesting birds in Summer

Courses Available
Courses

Length

(km)

/controls

Suitable for

Expected time

(mins)

White

1.7

/12

Beginner 20-45
Yellow

2.8

/1.5

A child with some experience

Adult beginner

30-60
Score 45 minutes

5.9

/28

Experienced orienteer, but some

controls can be found by a beginner

The course is a start and finish

anywhere course. So choose

a starting control and finish

at the same point.

20 points per control lose 10 points for each minute late.

45
Green

3.9

/13

Experienced orienteers 40-70
Race Map  

Blank map to be used by the more experienced. Use the course on

your phone.

Download the "Maprun Control descriptions" to use with this map.

 

To access the maprun map, scan the QR code. OR

To use the Maprun app when in the car park, start the Maprun app. If you are at the site or are close by, click 'Events near me' or at home, click 'Select Event' and go to the UK/Leicestershire/Beacon Hill folder to find the courses. Click the one you want. Click ‘go to Start’ when you are ready. When you get near the start your time begins once your phone beeps.

Beginners there are a couple of features to help you navigate: Before the start, the location and track are always shown. Once you pass the start the location and track disappear ... unless you have enabled 'show track' or 'show location'. These features can be enabled in 'Options and settings' before you start. For some courses, we had added a ‘show me’ feature. Where it's available there is a button on the screen but you can only use it a few times.

Results: Results Enter a time period, Country = UK and County = Leicestershire

 

 

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