Find Your Way – Fairlands Valley, Stevenage
A free summer holiday activity for newcomers and beginners.
| Who is it for? | Anyone who fancies a walk or jog with a difference. The courses are entirely in the park so no roads are involved and are ideal for adults and juniors alike. |
| When | Turn up to start between 18:45 and 19:15 on Tuesday evening. Help will be available until 20:15. |
| Meeting Point & Free Parking |
The meeting point will be the Six Hills Way car park, near the Southeast point of the main park lake. Note Fairlands has 4 car parks so make sure you go to the right one.
Directions: |
| How it works | There are 3 courses available: Short ~1.5 km, Medium ~2.2km and Long ~3 km, you decide which you want to try.
Use the MapRun app on your smartphone to track your route, show you your current position and ping when you get to each control. It will also give you a time in the results once you’ve finished. Your task is to navigate around the park, visiting the controls in the order marked. If you have a compass, it may be useful but it certainly won’t be necessary to bring one. We’ll also give you a waterproof paper map showing your course, which can be easier than squinting at a phone! You can go round singly, in pairs or as a group. This activity is being run in parallel with a street-based orienteering event (not suitable for unaccompanied juniors) for orienteers and more adventurous newcomers. More information here if this is of interest. |
| Instruction and Help | Help will be available with all aspects from our Club members – look for people in hi-viz jackets. |
