Orienteering in Hove Park

Hove Park is an established venue for orienteering and a popular location for school events. 

There are 12 courses which range in length from 800m to 2.6km. The shorter courses are straightforward, with more navigation required as the distance increases.

Each of the courses starts and finishes at the climbing boulder which can be found on the western side of the park.

You can find more information on orienteering in Brighton & Hove on the park orienteering page.

Course maps for download

• Course 1 - Short (800m) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 2 - Short (800m) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 3 - Short (800m) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 4 - Medium (1km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 5 - Medium (1.1km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 6 - Medium (1.2km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 7 - Medium (1.3km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 8 - Medium (1.5km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 9 - Medium (1.6km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 10 – Long (2.2km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 11 – Long (2.4km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Course 12 – Long (2.5km) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Answer recording sheet (short and medium courses) (PDF 100KB)
• Answer recording sheet (long courses) (PDF 100KB)
• Key to map symbols and control descriptions (PDF 100KB)

Activities for schools

• Orienteering in Hove Park – activities and exercises for schools (PDF 1MB)
• Map walk 1 (PDF 2.3MB)
• Map walk 2 (PDF 4.2MB)
• Map walk 3 (Short) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Star exercise (PDF 2.3MB)
• Point to point 1 (PDF 2.3MB)
• Point to point 2 (PDF 2.3MB)
• Point to point 3 (Short) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Point to point 4 (Short) (PDF 2.3MB)

Additional resources for schools

• Blank map (No control locations) (PDF 2.3MB)
• Location map for all controls (PDF 2.3MB)
• Short and medium course answer recording sheets (PDF 100KB)
• Long course answer recording sheets (PDF 100KB)
• Solutions – Course control codes (PDF 100KB)
• Reference: Key to map symbols and control descriptions (PDF 500KB)
• Reference: How to plan your own courses (PDF 1.8MB)

For more information on orienteering in Hove Park send an email to robert@adventurerunning.org.uk.