Watermead Country Park -King Lear

The northern area is managed by Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council manages the southern end of Watermead Park.

Safety: The area has many water features: lakes, River Soar and Canal.

For further information and known issues relating to controls, please see the Leicestershire Orienteering Club website

Map updated: 2010 / 2022

Known issues. July 2023 14 and 30 were not visible easily.

Hints 26 replaced now on path. 30 is on a fence post view from the bridge top.

Courses

None of the courses are of the highest difficulty, so the Blue course is of Technical Difficulty 3 on a five-point scale. The map scale is for experienced orienteers. Watermead Mammoth has a new map and is easier to use.

Course	Controls /Length (km)	Suitable for	Estimated Time (mins)	Start Point
White	5 /1.2	Beginner children may need to be shadowed	12-25	North -King Lear
Yellow	9 /1.7	Child with some experience	10-25	Mammoth
Yellow	12 /1.8		10-25	LOPC
Yellow	6 /1.6		10-25	North-King Lear
Orange	9 /2.2	Adult beginner /confident junior	15-30	Mammoth
Orange	13 /3.9		30-70	LOPC
Orange	9 /3.4		30-60	North -King Lear
Orange	16 /5.1		45-75	Meadow Lane
Light Green	15 /3.8	Experienced Adult or Junior	35-70	Mammoth
Light Green	10 /3.7		35-60	White Horse Inn
Paddlers	9 /3.4	For paddlers		LOPC
Blue	19 /9.5	Experienced Adult or Junior	60-120	North -King Lear
Score	16		30	Mammoth
Score	15		45	North -King Lear

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

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