Poole Park Orienteering - Poole, Dorset, UK - Permanent Orienteering Courses on Waymarking.com

The co-ordinates are for the start of the longer 3.1km route from near the bowling club. The Wessex Orienteering Club describe this course and provide maps on their internet site: visit link

'Poole Park (Permanent Course) - Dead flat area surrounding Poole's inner lake. A busy broken-up site with bits of everything in miniature, ideal for basic training and complete with a permanent course with fixed post markers.

Approach Poole from east or west on the A35. At the large roundabout which circles the Civic Centre take the exit to the town centre but immediately turn left in through the park gates.

Location map (OS: SZ025913)

Poole Park is an interesting park laid out around a very large boating lake and some attractive duck ponds.

Courses of 1.0, 2.1 and 3.1 km are available.

Map packs cost £1 and will be available from the kiosk near the islands, hopefully from later in June. Alternatively they can be downloaded and printed, as described below.

The park is open all the year, parking is free but it can get tight on Sunday afternoons, especially in the summer season. Toilets are available at the east end of the park and in the Cygnet café which provides refreshments. There are also trips on the narrow gauge railway, boats for hire on the pond, boules, ducks & swans and plenty of scope for picnics and games. The lovely new Mezza Luna restaurant, overlooking the lake, completes the picture.'

There are orienteering marker posts around the course and it makes a great place to visit.

Difficulty level: Intermediate Course length: 1.0, 2.1 and 3.1km Course Climb: Flat Maintained by: Poole Borough Council Web link: [Web Link] Public/Private: Open to public

Visit Instructions:
Post a photo of yourself at one of the permanent markers, and tell of any adventures you may have had.

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