GARTMORN DAM

Part of the Gartmorn Dam Fun Day. Courses suitable for beginners are White (easiest) and Yellow (next easiest). The Green and Blue courses are for experienced orienteers only. They have some tricky navigation and moving through the woodland at Gartmorn Dam is physically challenging in places.

Available Courses
(Navigational Difficulty on 1-5 scale)

• Nav Diff 1 - White 2.2km, all on paths
• Nav Diff 2 -Yellow 2.8km, all on paths
• Nav Diff 3 - Orange 3.0km, most on paths
• Nav Diff 4 - Light Green 3.0km, forest and paths
• Nav Diff 5 - Green 3.0km, mostly through forest
• Nav Diff 5 - Blue 6.6km, mostly in forest including some thicker forest.

New to orienteering? Some useful tips and info here and an explanation of course difficulties etc is here. All course lengths are approximate, and assume "perfect" navigation (it may still be quicker to follow a longer route). Start times are approximate and you may have a short wait so you don't start at the same time as other people on the same course - however if you want to run as a pair or small group you are welcome to do so, and its sometimes sensible to "shadow" younger runners. The shadower can get their own map for a small fee but won't appear on the results list.

on Saturday 18 July 2026
being organised by Jon Cross
EARLY ENTRIES END: 12 Jul 2026 10:00AM
FINAL DATE FOR ENTRIES: 18 Jul 2026 11:59AM
see https://www.fvo.org.uk/events/18-jul-2026 for details