Octavian Droobers – also known as The Droobers or OD - are the local orienteering club for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull in the West Midlands (UK)
An opportunity to meet up for an informal run - with a choice of MapRun courses - followed by a location for food, drink and chance for a chat...
Start/Finish/Parking: Miners Welfare Park (North car park), off Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth CV12 8JT
Courses: Long, Medium, Short and Easy.
Long and Medium courses have a loop of controls in the town centre in addition to those within the Miners Welfare Park. Any under 16 Juniors on the Long or Medium courses will need to be accompanied by an adult. These courses have a high density of controls which will necessitate full concentration if running at speed. The Short course is a "cut-off" of the Medium course that stays within the park.
Long: 6.6km/60m/52 controls. 2-pt. map. (Optimum distance: 7.2km)
Medium: 4.0km/40m/33 controls. (Optimum distance: 4.6km) The Medium course is easily "walkable" in about 1 hour...
Short: 2.0km/25m/21 controls. All within the park and suitable for juniors or anyone wanting a shorter run..
Easy: 1.7km/10m/16 controls. All within the park and suitable for beginners and juniors.
Map: A full ISSprOM sprint orienteering map at 1:4000 with 2m contours, updated May 2023.
Reserve a map: A small supply of waterproof maps are available at a cost of £2. To reserve a map please email brucebryant(at)btinternet.com with your choice of course.
Afterwards: At the Mayors Cafe: in the park
More details here
Planner - Bruce Bryant
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