Fell Foot Park / LOC Permanent Orienteering Courses

We have four orienteering courses at Fell Foot Park created as a collaboration between Lakeland Orienteering Club and the National Trust.  Your task is to explore the Fell Foot Park and find the marked posts. 

Our orienteering courses are suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to fit and more experienced navigators. The easier courses stay on or near paths and the more difficult courses cross the park and meadow requiring you to make more route choice decisions. 

All courses start on the path near the Welcome Kiosk which can be found alongside the main car park.  When open, this is where you can find a printed map and answer sheet.  Alternatively, you can print your own at home - more information can be found here. 
 

If you’ve never tried orienteering before, then it is perfect for you. This short course guides you around the paths of the park with checkpoints close to the paths. This course is also accessible to those travelling on wheels. This course is 0.5km long. 

The next step up is with checkpoints close to line features such as paths, walls, fences, and the lakeshore. You can use the line features to help you to find your way or you might choose a more direct route between checkpoints to get there more quickly. This course is 0.9km long. 

offers more of a navigational challenge. If you have orienteered before, you will enjoy reading the map to zig-zag across the park to find the checkpoints. These courses are longer and need you to make more decisions about the route you take between checkpoints. This course is 1.9km long. 

requires you to plan your own route to find as many checkpoints as you can in any order. This is usually a race against the clock. You could use your own stopwatch or record your course using the Maprun app. You have 30 minutes to blaze your trail! 

You can find the answers to each of the courses using this link: 

 POC answers 

You can also choose to record your progress and times around the courses using the Maprun app on a smartphone.  The courses can be found in the Maprun directory:  

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