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Orienteering

Orienteering Courses at Margam Park

Margam Park is a great place to learn the skills of map reading. In the park there is a series of 7 orienteering courses.  They vary in complexity from fairly easy to advanced.

Why not start with the first and work your way through them?

Additional information is provided in an Orienteering pack available directly from the Park.

Sheet Course A Colour Length  1.7km Level
1 A
File type Document File size
pdf Yellow
856 KB
1.7km Fairly Easy
1
Yellow
File type Document File size
pdf Yellow
856 KB
2.4km   Fairly Easy
2 C
Orange
File type Document File size
pdf Orange
825 KB
3.4km Medium
3 D
Red
File type Document File size
pdf red
824 KB
4.8km Medium
3 E
Red
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pdf red
824 KB
5.5km Medium
4 F
Light Green
File type Document File size
pdf Light Green
845 KB
3.7km Fairly Difficult
5 G
Green
File type Document File size
pdf Green
911 KB
3.6km Difficult

Other forms of Orienteering for competition and training

The seven courses available in the Park’s Orienteering Pack are of the form known as ‘cross-country’. The courses are progressive, from ‘fairly easy’ for novices, to ‘difficult’ designed for people with experience. They can provide the basis for competitions, or they can be enjoyed purely as a personal challenge to find the controls efficiently without worrying about the time element. Stop to enjoy the views whenever you wish - but don’t forget where you are on the map!

The following forms of orienteering are suitable for groups looking for competition and training in Margam Park. You will need to download copies of the ‘All Controls’ orienteering map and the control descriptions that accompany this section.

downloads
File type Document File size
doc Margam Country Park All Controls Map. Control descriptions
49 KB

 The start and finish of any one activity should be in the same place, but you can select the location anywhere on the map to vary the controls that can be visited. The organiser must make sure the selected start/finish is marked on each map in use. Bear in mind that the higher the number allocated to the controls on the map, the harder it is to find.

 #  AC = ‘All controls’ map available for self-selection of controls to be visited, or for use with suggested courses. Some areas offer separate maps for each course.

TD = Technical difficulty, ie 1 = easy (for young novices); 

2 = fairly easy (for novices in general);

3 = moderate (for inexperienced adults and those progressing from TD2; 

4 =  fairly difficult (a good grounding at TD3 is necessary); 

5 = difficult (broad experience necessary)

 Acknowledgements:  This orienteering facility was established in association with Swansea Bay Orienteering Club which provided the map, surveyed and drawn by Simon Beck. The courses were planned by Peter Seward who also compiled the notes on orienteering techniques and further orienteering opportunities.

 

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