Orienteer Anytime
You can orienteer whenever you want at many permanent and seasonal orienteering courses across Scotland’s parks, cities and countryside. Permanent courses are great as part of a day out – as a family, a group of friends, or for individual training. Some courses use paper maps while others are available on your smartphone.
Smartphone orienteering with MapRun
MapRun is an app which allows you to use your smartphone to enjoy orienteering without needing to set up physical control points on the ground. There are now MapRun courses set up all across Scotland which you can go and run right now, with more new ones being added all the time.
Using MapRun, you can run an orienteering course using either the map on your phone screen or a paper version; the only difference from a “traditional” course is that there are no physical markers on the ground. Instead, the phone tracks your location as you run and vibrates or buzzes to confirm when you’ve reached each control point on the course.
As with other modern orienteering punching and timing systems, you can compare your times between controls and around the whole course with other runners, and with MapRun you can take part whenever you want.
Because there are no physical control markers, courses can be left open permanently for people to enjoy at any time. Setting up new courses is relatively straightforward for those with orienteering experience, and can be done from the comfort of your home.
The currently recommended version of the MapRun app is MapRun6 (Feb 2022). More information on the latest version is available here.
How to use MapRun to have a go at existing courses
Here’s our quick guide to get you started, and you can take a look at our more detailed pictorial instructions.
- Download the MapRun6 app on Google Play or the App Store to your GPS-enabled smartphone.
- Enter your personal details.
- Select the “event” you want to run. You can find information about existing courses across Scotland in the table below, so you can choose by location, type, length and difficulty. Navigate to the UK/Scotland/ folder and then select the region of interest to search for events. To download the map for a particular event click on the event name. We recommend you download the map while you have access to wifi or a good mobile signal. Once downloaded, you’ll be able to retrieve the map from local storage on your phone.
- Some “events” are protected by a 4-digit PIN, which you should be able to find in the course information table below, or via the link provided.
- If you prefer to run using a paper copy of the map, PDF files of many of the courses in Scotland are available for self-printing via the link in the course information table.
- Once you’re ready to run, click on “Go To Start” (if necessary re-loading the event from local storage in the event list first) and enter the PIN if required.
- Walk towards the start. Your phone should beep and the clock start timing once you come within range of the start location.
- Run the course as normal. Your phone should beep when you reach each control point. Sometimes you may need to slow down and stop for a couple of seconds, or move a few paces until it registers.
- Once you have found all the points (or your time is up for a score course) head for the finish for the final beep. You should avoid running past the finish before the end of the course or you may accidentally stop the clock!
- The app may automatically attempt to save your results but if you don’t have access to data this can be done later. Please remember to save your results as it will help us know how many people are enjoying using the app! If you have a Strava account you can also synchronise your session directly.
- To view the results table for the event, select “Show Results” and select the event that you have just completed. You will also be able to view the “track” of your route.
- If you’d like to set up your own course on MapRun, see the information below or find out more here.
MapRun courses in Scotland
Below is a clickable map of current MapRun orienteering courses you can try across Scotland. Where a length is specified, the course is linear (visit the control points in the order shown) and where a time is specified, it’s a score format course (visit in any order). The course difficulty relates to the standard orienteering course colour-coded system.
If there are no courses near you yet, contact your local club or read below on how to create your own MapRun course.
You can download a copy of the map and course for printing from the clickable course link (note that in some cases the course is split into 2 for ease of printing on A4 paper).
Scottish MapRun Courses (updated 21st Feb 2022)
Right of access to use MapRun courses is according to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Participants should ensure responsible access through adhering to guidance as set out by the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, including any current amendments linked to Covid-19. Participants take part at their own risk and as an individual activity it is not covered by any orienteering insurance policy.
MapRun Event Name Club Length or Time Terrain Difficulty PIN Aberdeen Uni 1 GRAMP, Aberdeen 2.9km Urban Orange - Aboyne MAROC, Aboyne 40' Urban Orange 0918 Aboyne Green 1 MAROC, Aboyne 1.5km Park Yellow Aboyne Green 2 MAROC, Aboyne 1.7km Park, Urban Yellow Aboyne NW MAROC, Aboyne 1.7km Urban Yellow Aboyne School 1 MAROC, Aboyne 2.4km Urban Orange 6433 ABZ Street Art Score GRAMP, Aberdeen 60' Urban Orange Alford M-Hv2 MAROC, Alford 3.1km Park, Woodland Orange Alford OOM 1 SOA, Alford 1.9km Urban Yellow Ancrum Rd. Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Annan Postbox D&G AS, Annan Scatter Urban Scatter Anstruther Postbox Scatter O KFO, Anstruther Scatter Urban Scatter Ardler and St. Fergus Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Aviemore N Long 1 BASOC, Aviemore 3.0km Urban Orange Aviemore N Long 2 BASOC, Aviemore 3.6km Urban Orange Aviemore N Short 1 BASOC, Aviemore 2.1km Urban, Campus Orange Aviemore S Long 1 BASOC, Aviemore 3.2km Urban, Campus Orange Aviemore S Long 2 BASOC, Aviemore 3.0km Urban, Campus Orange Aviemore S Short BASOC, Aviemore 2.2km Urban, Campus Orange Balgarthno Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Balgownie GRAMP, Aberdeen 3.9km Urban Orange Baljaffray Long Clyde, Milngavie 4.3km Urban Orange - Baljaffray Med Clyde, Milngavie 3.8km Urban Orange - Baljaffray Short Clyde, Milngavie 2.2km Urban Orange - Ballater Station MAROC, Ballater 1.2km Urban Yellow Ballumbie Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Balmullo Postbox Scatter O KFO, Balmullo Scatter Urban Scatter Banchory MapRun 2 MAROC, Banchory 3.6km Urban Orange Banchory School Novice MAROC, Banchory 1.7km Urban Yellow Barnhill Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Baxter Park 1 Dundee AS, Dundee 0.9km Park Yellow Baxter Park Loop 1 SOA, Dundee 0.7km Park Yellow Baxter Park Loop 2 SOA, Dundee 0.6km Park Yellow Baxter Park Loop 3 SOA, Dundee 1.3km Park Yellow Baxter Park Loop 4 SOA, Dundee 1.1km Park Yellow Baxter Park Scatter SOA, Dundee Scatter Park Scatter Bearsden Academy Long CLYDE, Bearsden 3.9km Urban Green Bearsden Academy Medium CLYDE, Bearsden 2.1km Urban Short Green Bearsden Academy Short CLYDE, Bearsden 1.5km Urban Short Beating About the Bush ESOC, Penicuik 60min Score Campus Scatter Bellahouston Lynn’s Birthday Bash 2021 STAG, Glasgow 2.3km Park Yellow Bellahouston Park Nov 2020 Long STAG, Glasgow 5.2km Park Orange Bellahouston Park Nov 2020 Medium STAG, Glasgow 3.1km Park Orange Bellahouston Park Nov 2020 Short STAG, Glasgow 1.6km Park Yellow Blackford and Grange Postbox INT, Edinburgh Scatter Urban Scatter Blackford Hill POC Light Green ESOC, Edinburgh 3.9km Park Light Green Blackford Hill POC Long Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 4.9km Park Orange Blackford Hill POC Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 2.5km Park Orange Blackford Hill POC Scatter ESOC, Edinburgh Park Scatter Blackford Hill POC Yellow ESOC, Blackford Hill 1.1 km Park Yellow Blackford MAPRUN Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 2.3 km Orange Blackness Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Bowmont Trail RR, Bowmont 4.7km Forest Yellow Bowmont Urban Style Long RR, Bowmont 5km Forest Orange Bowmont Urban Style Short RR, Bowmont 3.4km Forest Orange Braidburn and Oxgangs Urban INT, Edinburgh 5.9km Urban Orange Braidburn Valley Park INT, Edinburgh 2.3km Park Yellow Braids Winterlope Long INT, Edinburgh 5.1km Hill Green Braids Winterlope Short INT, Edinburgh 3.1km Hill Green Bridge of Allan Long 1 FVO, Bridge of Allan 4.0km Urban Orange Bridge of Allan Short 1 FVO, Bridge of Allan 3.6km Urban Orange Buckstone ESOC, Edinburgh 5.0km Urban Orange - Bught Long 2020 Sprint INVOC, Inverness 5.0km Urban Light Green See download info Bught Score 2020 Sprint INVOC, Inverness Scatter Park Scatter See download info Bught Short 2020 Sprint INVOC, Inverness 3.4km Park Orange See download info Burn o’ Vat MAROC, Ballater 3.0km Woodland Yellow Burnett Park Maroc, Banchory 1.4km Park, Urban Yellow Burntisland Postbox Scatter O KFO, Burntisland Scatter Urban Scatter Cammo POC Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 3.1km Park, Woodland Orange Cammo POC Scatter ESOC, Edinburgh Park Scatter Cammo POC White ESOC, Edinburgh 1.5km Park White Cammo POC Yellow ESOC, Edinburgh 2.3km Park, Urban Yellow Camperdown 1 TAY, Dundee 1.9km Park Yellow Caol Novice HLH Active Schools, Fort William 1.4km Urban White Caol OOM 1 SOA, Fort William 3.2km Urban Yellow Carbeth Glasgow 4.6km Woodland, Moor Green Castle Douglas Streets Start Anywhere SOLWAY, Castle Douglas 3.0km Urban Yellow Castledykes 1 SOLWAY, Dumfries 1.4km Park Orange Castlelaw POC Course 1 ESOC, Edinburgh 1.2km Hill Yellow Castlelaw POC Course 2 ESOC, Edinburgh 1.6km Hill Yellow Castlelaw POC Course 3 ESOC, Edinburgh 2.3km Hill Orange Castlelaw POC Course 4 ESOC, Edinburgh 3.2km Hill Light Green Castlelaw POC Scatter ESOC, Edinburgh Hill Scatter Cathkin Braes Long 1 STAG, Glasgow 5.5km Woodland, Moor Light Green Cathkin Braes Medium 1 STAG, Glasgow 3.2km Woodland, Moor Light Green Cathkin Braes Short 1 STAG, Glasgow 1.9km Moor Yellow Claypotts Castle Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Cleekhimin Hill Score N Lanarkshire D of E, Motherwell No limit Park Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 1 Long STAG, Glasgow Scatter 10 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 1 Medium STAG, Glasgow Scatter 8 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 1 Short STAG, Glasgow Scatter 6 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 2 Long STAG, Glasgow Scatter 10 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 2 Medium STAG, Glasgow Scatter 8 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 2 Short STAG, Glasgow Scatter 6 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 3 Medium STAG, Glasgow Scatter 8 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 3 Short STAG, Glasgow Scatter 6 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 4 Long STAG, Glasgow Scatter 10 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 4 Medium STAG, Glasgow Scatter 8 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 4 Short STAG, Glasgow Scatter 6 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 5 Long STAG, Glasgow Scatter 10 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 5 Medium STAG, Glasgow Scatter 8 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringen Day 5 Short STAG, Glasgow Scatter 6 Urban Scatter Clockwork Oringern Day 3 Long STAG, Glasgow Scatter 10 Urban Scatter Cockenzie & Port Seton Postbox ELOL, Cockenzie & Port Seton Urban Scatter - Coldside Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Colinton Dell – Long INT, Edinburgh 4.4km Mixed Light Green Colinton Dell – Orange INT, Edinburgh 2.4km Mixed Orange Colinton Dell – Yellow INT, Edinburgh 1.8km Mixed Yellow Corstorphine Hill Green ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Green Corstorphine Hill POC Long Orange 1 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Orange Corstorphine Hill POC Long Orange 2 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Orange Corstorphine Hill POC Orange 1 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Orange Corstorphine Hill POC Orange 2 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Orange Corstorphine Hill POC Orange 3 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Orange Corstorphine Hill POC Scatter Score ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Scatter Corstorphine Hill POC Yellow 1 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Yellow Corstorphine Hill POC Yellow 2 ESOC, Edinburgh Woodland, Hill Yellow Coupar Angus Chicken Run Scatter Start Anywhere Blairgowrie Active Schools, Coupar Angus Scatter Urban Scatter Cove 1 4k GRAMP, Cove 4.0km Urban Orange Cove 2 6k GRAMP, Cove 6.0km Urban Orange Covenanter’s Wood Yellow ESOC, Edinburgh 2.2km Yellow - Covenanters January Challenge Green ESOC, Edinburgh 3.8km Woodland Green Covenanters January Challenge Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 2.7km Forest Orange Covenanters January Challenge Yellow ESOC, Edinburgh 2.1km Woodland Yellow Covenanters Wood Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 2.5km Woodland Orange - Craigie PostBox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee AS, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Craigmillar Castle INT Apr21 Orange INT, Edinburgh 2.6km Park Orange Craigmillar Castle INT Apr21 Yellow INT, Edinburgh 2.2km Park Yellow Craigmillar Castle Orange 1 INT, Edinburgh 3.1km Mixed Orange Craigmillar Castle Orange 2 INT, Edinburgh 2.8km Mixed Orange Craigmillar Castle Yellow 1 INT, Edinburgh 1.6km Mixed Yellow Craigmillar Castle Yellow 2 INT, Edinburgh 1.8km Mixed Yellow Craigmillar FWTN Long EUOC, Edinburgh 5.1km Mixed Green Craigmillar FWTN Short EUOC, Edinburgh 3.1km Mixed Light Green Craigmillar GC Winterlope 2023 Long INT, Edinburgh 4.9km Golf Course Green Craigmillar GC Winterlope 2023 Short INT, Edinburgh 2.7km Golf Course Light Green Craigmillar GC Winterlope Long Jan 2022 INT, Edinburgh 4.9km Golf Course Green Craigmillar GC Winterlope Short Jan 2022 INT, Edinburgh 2.8km Golf Course Green Craigmillar Winterlope Long INT, Edinburgh 4.5km Golf Course Green Craigmillar Winterlope Short INT, Edinburgh 2.9km Golf Course Light Green Craigowl and St. Andrews postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Crathie MAROC, Crathie 2.7km Woodland Orange Crichton 2020 2 SOLWAY, Dumfries 4.3km Campus Orange Cuningar Orange 2 STAG, Glasgow 1.7km Park, Woodland Orange Cuningar Orange1 STAG, Glasgow 1.7km Park, Woodland Orange Cuningar Yellow1 STAG, Glasgow 1.2km Park, Woodland Yellow Cuningar Yellow2 STAG, Glasgow 1.6km Park, Woodland Yellow Cupar Postbox Scatter O KFO, Cupar Scatter Urban Scatter Dalbeattie Street Start Anywhere SOLWAY, Dalbeattie 2h Urban Scatter Dalneigh Urban 2021 Long INVOC, Inverness 5.0km Urban Light Green See download info Dalneigh Urban 2021 Short INVOC, Inverness 3.0km Urban Orange See download info Dawson Park 1 Dundee AS, Dundee 1.7km Park Yellow Deeside Activity Park MAROC, Aboyne 1.7km Park Yellow Dinnet South 1 MAROC, Cambus o' May 4.7km Forest Green 3782 Dinnet South LG1 MAROC, Cambus o' May 3.3km Forest Light Green 7183 Downfield Sidlawview Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Dreghorn Light Green ESOC, Edinburgh 2.7km Woodland, Hill, Moor Light Green Dreghorn Orange ESOC, Edinburgh 2.6km Woodland, Hill, Moor Orange Dreghorn Orange West ESOC, Edinburgh 3.0km Orange Drumpellier Dec2020 Long STAG, Coatbridge 5.0km Forest Orange Drumpellier Dec2020 Medium STAG, Coatbridge 3.3km Forest Orange Drumpellier Dec2020 Short STAG, Coatbridge 2.8km Forest Yellow Drumpellier DoE Night Navigation STAG, Coatbridge 4.7km Park, Forest Orange Duddingston Winterlope 2023 Long INT, Edinburgh 4.8km Golf Course Green Duddingston Winterlope 2023 Short INT, Edinburgh 3.3km Golf Course Light Green Duddingston Winterlope Long INT, Edinburgh 5.1km Golf Course Light Green Duddingston Winterlope Long 2022 INT, Edinburgh 5.0km Golf Course Light Green Duddingston Winterlope Short INT, Edinburgh 2.9km Golf Course Light Green Duddingston Winterlope Short 2022 INT, Edinburgh 3.3km Golf Course Light Green Duloch Postbox Scatter O KFO, Dunfermline Scatter Urban Scatter Dumbreck Woods Course 1 Glasgow 5.3km Woodland Green Dumfries Town Centre Postbox D&G AS, Dumfries Scatter Urban Scatter Dumfries, North West, Postbox D&G AS, Dumfries Scatter Scatter Dumgoyne Long Glasgow 7.3km Hill Green Dunachton & Kincraig Night O 1 Basoc, Kincraig 3.1km Mixed Orange Dunachton Night O 2 BASOC, Kincraig 2.5km Mixed Light Green Dunbar (North) ELO, Dunbar 4.4km Urban Yellow Dunbar Lochend ELO, Dunbar 5.2km Urban Orange Dunbar Postbox ELOL, Dunbar Urban Scatter - Dunblane East 1 FVO, Dunblane 4.8km Urban, Mixed Light Green Dunblane NW 2 FVO, Dunblane 4.1km Urban Orange Dunblane Urban Light Green 1 FVO, Dunblane 3.5km Urban Light Green Dunblane Urban Long 1 FVO, Dunblane 4.4km Urban Light Green Dunblane Urban Short 1 FVO, Dunblane 3.1km Urban Light Green Dunblane Urban Yellow 1 FVO, Dunblane 2.3km Urban Yellow Dundee City Centre Postbox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee Active Schools, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Dunfermline NW Postbox Scatter O KFO, Dunfermline Scatter Urban Scatter Dunrod Medium CLYDE, Greenock 4.2km Hill Green Dunrod Short CLYDE, Greenock 2.8km Hill Short Green Dunsapie Loch JST Long INT, Edinburgh 3.3km Hill Orange Dunsapie Loch JST Short INT, Edinburgh 1.8km Mixed Yellow Dunstaffnage Scatter Course ECKO, Oban Woodland, Hill, Mixed Scatter Duthie Park GRAMP, Aberdeen 2.0km Park Orange East Craigs Long ESOC, Edinburgh Urban Scatter East Craigs Short ESOC, Edinburgh Urban Scatter East Linton Postbox ELOL, East Linton Scatter Urban Yellow Eastern PS PostBox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee AS, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Eastriggs Postbox D&G AS, Eastriggs Scatter Urban Scatter Elder Park Course A STAG, Glasgow 1.3km Park Yellow Elder Park Course B STAG, Glasgow 1.6km Park Yellow Elgin 1 MOR, Elgin 3.8km Park Orange 8373 Elgin 1 Long MOR, Elgin 5.8km Park Orange Ellon OOM 1 SOA, Ellon 2.6km Park, Urban Yellow Emirates Arena Oct2020 Long STAG, Glasgow 6.1km Urban Orange Emirates Arena Oct2020 Medium STAG, Glasgow 3.9km Urban Orange Emirates Arena Oct2020 Short STAG, Glasgow 2.1km Urban Orange Emirates Arena Orange 1 STAG, Glasgow 3.6km Urban Orange Emirates Arena Orange 2 STAG, Glasgow 4.3km Urban Orange Emirates Arena Red 1 STAG, Glasgow 10.6km Park, Urban Orange Emirates Arena Short Orange 3 STAG, Glasgow 2.3km Urban Orange Erskine Long CLYDE, Erskine 4.6km Green Erskine Short CLYDE, Erskine 2.6km Urban Short Green Fintry Mill o Mains PostBox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee AS, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Fochabers West MOR, Fochabers 3.0km Urban, Woodland, Mixed Orange Fort William Centre SOA, Fort William 1.9km Urban Yellow 7882 Fort William Kennedy Rd SOA, Fort William 1.6km Park, Urban Yellow 5201 Forthill PS PostBox Challenge Start Anywhere Dundee AS, Dundee Scatter Urban Scatter Gala Policies RR, Galashiels 2.5km Woodland Light Green Ganavan Long ECKO, Oban 3.1km Moor Light Green Ganavan Short ECKO, Oban 1.9km Moor Yellow Garscube Long Clyde, Glasgow 4.1 Park Light Green Georgetown SOLWAY, Dumfries 4.9km Urban Orange Georgetown Postbox D&G AS, Dumfries Scatter Scatter Glasgow Green 1 STAG, Glasgow 3.5km Park, Urban Orange Glasgow Green Course 2 STAG, Glasgow 5.4km Park, Urban Orange Glasgow Green Nov 2020 Long STAG, Glasgow 5.5km Park Orange Glasgow Green Nov 2020 Medium STAG, Glasgow 3.4km Park Orange Glasgow Green Nov 2020 Short STAG, Glasgow 1.9km Park Yellow Glasgow Green Yellow 1 STAG, Glasgow 2.3km Park Yellow Glasgow South Side Original City Marathon PXAC Glasgow 16.0km Park, Urban, Woodland, Mixed Light Green Glencoe Lochan Green ECKO, Glencoe 3.9km Forest Green Glencoe Lochan Light Green ECKO, Glencoe 2.8km Forest Yellow Glencoe Lochan Orange ECKO, Glencoe 2.5km Forest Orange Glencoe Lochan Scatter ECKO, Glencoe Scatter Forest Scatter Glencoe Lochan Scatter 10 controls ECKO, Glencoe 10 controls Forest Scatter Glencoe Lochan Scatter 20 controls ECKO, Glencoe 20 controls Forest Scatter Glencoe Lochan Score 40 Minutes ECKO, Glencoe 40' Forest Scatter Glencoe Lochan Yellow ECKO, Glencoe 2.3km Forest Yellow Gleniffer Braes Blue CLYDE, Paisley 4.1km Woodland, Moor Green Gleniffer Braes Green CLYDE, Paisley 2.8km Woodland, Moor Green Gleniffer Braes Yellow CLYDE, Paisley 1.6km Park Yellow Gleniffer Braes, Orange CLYDE, Paisley 2.5km Woodland, Moor Orange Glenmore Lodge d SOA, Glenmore 1.5km Campus Orange 3242 Glenmore ROMP2020 SOA, Glenmore 2.5km Woodland Orange Glenrothes Postbox – Auchmuty KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Cadham KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Collydean and Balgeddie KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Leslie KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Macedonia, Tanshall & Caskieberran KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Markinch KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – South Parks and Rimbleton KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Glenrothes Postbox – Woodside KFO, Glenrothes Scatter Urban Scatter Gracemount FWTN Long EUOC, Edinburgh 4.5km Urban Orange Gracemount FWTN Short EUOC, Edinburgh 2.0km Urban Orange Grantown NW Orange BASOC, Grantown on Spey 2.8km Urban Orange Grantown NW Yellow BASOC, Grantown on Spey 2.2km Urban Yellow Gullane Postbox ELOL, Gullane Scatter Urban Yellow Haddington East ELO, Haddington 4.8km Urban Orange Haddington Postbox ELOL, Haddington Urban Scatter - 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How to create your own MapRun courses
Please have a read of the information below, then if you would like any further information or would like a course in Scotland uploaded to the app contact heidi@scottish-orienteering.org in the first instance. We have a recording of a recent MapRun workshop available. If you would like to watch to recording, please contact heidi@scottish-orienteering.org.
Setting a course for your club or group
- You’ll need a suitable map and area. MapRun is better suited for use in urban, parkland, or open moor areas where there is a strong GPS signal, rather than forest.
- If you don’t have an existing orienteering map of your area, you might be able to create a simple version for street events using the tools in OpenOrienteeringMap. Here is a simple step by step guide to this.
- Your map file will need to be converted to KMZ format for use within the app. There are two simple ways of doing this, depending on the software you have available.
- If you have access to OCAD 10 or above and your map is already geo-referenced, then you can do a simple export in KMZ format (select tiled option @ 512×512 with 150dpi resolution).
- Otherwise you can convert an image (.jpg) of your map into KMZ format using this pc-based tool, or alternatively use the “Create a KMZ map” function built-in to the app (see step 3 in the QuickStart Event section below).
- You will also need to create a course file to define the locations of controls. This file will be saved as a separate KML. This can be done on Google Earth Pro or the “Create KML Course” function in the MapRun Console. The process essentially involves dropping pins onto your map to define the location of control points. Further information is available here, together with a video describing the process.
- The course planner should carry out a risk assessment of any hazards on their course, using this template or similar.
- Once you have created your files you can test out your course for yourself using the MapRun CheckSites tool. There is more information about how to do this here. When checking your control sites it is worth noting the strength of the gps signal (green good, yellow mediocre, red poor / absent), as indicated at the bottom of your event screen.
- Once you have finalised your course, you should send your prepared files to one of the MapRun Admins for Scotland heidi@scottish-orienteering.org for upload to the main MapRun server where it will be available for others to use. If you would like your course to be included in the table of Scottish MapRun courses on this page then please also send Heidi a copy of the map and course as a PDF, or else provide a link to one elsewhere. Heidi can also point you towards help if you need it.
Setting a QuickStart Event for yourself / family
With the QuickStart Event function you can set up a course very quickly using just your mobile phone. This option is not meant to be used for competitive purposes and your time and gps trace will not be uploaded to any central server. The following guide will step you through the setting up process, and you can also check out this video
- If you have an orienteering or other map that you would like to select for navigating with, then
• either save this onto your phone as an image file – then go to step 3.
• or, if it is already converted to KMZ format then first upload the file through the CheckSites portal. Use your allocated PIN to access and save the map to local storage on your phone – then go to step 5. - Without a specified map, the app will use a satellite image for you to set up a course – skip to step 5.
- If you have saved your map as an image file, you will first need to georeference and convert this to a kmz map using the “Create KMZ Map” option (from the menu on the bottom right of the main screen). Select this and follow the instructions on screen to add your map image and then match two locations between your map image and the satellite image in order to georeference its location. You should choose two distinctive locations at diametrically opposite corners of the map to get the best fit between your map and the satellite image.
- When you are happy with the match between your map image and satellite image, click “Save as KMZ”, give the map a name and optionally add an email address if you would like to receive a copy of the KMZ map file to use for other purposes.
- Now you can use the QuickStart Event option. If you have prepared a map (as above), click on “Select Map” and you should find it in your local phone storage. Otherwise, the visible satellite data will be your “map” for the event.
- Next, you simply need to identify locations for the Start, each control point, and then the Finish. The start should be labelled as S1 and come at the top of the list followed by your control points, and then the finish labelled as F1. Scroll around the map until you are happy with the location of each point and then click on “Add”. Note that you can deselect your map overlay to check the accuracy of siting your control points against the satellite image (real world).
- Once you have completed your course, click on “Save” or “Save and Email” and you are ready to start.
- If you want to change something on your course you can edit the event. To do this, go to your local event storage and click on the pencil symbol alongside the event – this will take you to an editing facility where you can delete controls, add more and re-order.
- Once you are happy with your event, select it from the local storage and you are ready to start, as for any other MapRun course.
Other useful links to assist with course setting
You can find out more detail about the processes required to create the MapRun input files here:
If you don’t have an orienteering map of the area that you wish to use, then you may be able to generate a PseudO map very simply, using OpenOrienteeringMap. Here is a step by step guide on how to go about this.
If you need any further guidance or additional information, please e-mail Fran Loots – fran@scottish-orienteering.org.
Permanent Orienteering Courses
Permanent orienteering courses are often found in public places like parks and other popular outdoor locations. You use a course map to navigate between permanent control points – white and orange orienteering symbols attached to things like posts or benches.
You can ask for a map from the relevant visitor centre or ask the local orienteering club. For a list of all courses in Scotland and information on where to download permanent orienteering maps, visit the British Orienteering website.
Seasonal orienteering courses in Scotland (ROMP)
Scottish Orienteering regularly sets up semi-permanent seasonal orienteering courses, for more advanced orienteers. Called the “Regular Orienteering Map Programme” (ROMP), each course is set up for several months.
Currently (Mar 2021) there are no seasonal ROMP courses available