Orienteering in Preston Park
Find out about orienteering in Preston Park, download the course maps and information for schools.
There are 12 orienteering courses in Preston Park and these range in length from 1km to 2.9km. The shorter courses are straightforward, with more navigation required as the distance increases.
Each of the courses starts and finishes at the pavilion in the centre 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 (1km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 2 - Short (1.4km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 3 - Short (1.5km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 4 - Medium (1.6km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 5 - Medium (1.6km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 6 - Medium (2.2km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 7 - Medium (2.2km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 8 - Long (2.5km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 9 - Long (2.8km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 10 - Long (2.8km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 11 - Long (2.9km) (PDF 700KB)
- Course 12 - Long (2.9km) (PDF 700KB)
Activities for schools
- Orienteering in Preston Park - activities and exercises for schools (PDF 700KB)
- Map walk (PDF 700KB)
- Star exercise (PDF 700KB)
- Point to point 1 (PDF 700KB)
- Point to point 2 (PDF 700KB)
- Point to point 3 (PDF 700KB)
Additional resources for schools
- Blank map (no control locations) (PDF 700KB)
- Location map for all controls (PDF 700KB)
- Short answer recording sheets (PDF 100KB)
- Medium and long course answer recording sheets (PDF 100KB)
- Solutions - Course control codes (PDF 400KB)
- Key to map symbols and control description (PDF 500KB)
- Guide to planning your own course (PDF 1.8MB)
For more information on orienteering in Hove Park send an email to robert@adventurerunning.org.uk.