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West Anglian Orienteering Club

Mapped Areas

All the areas we have mapped for orienteering. Select a flag to show its details, or select a map name from the dropdown menu below the map to highlight its location.
Note: Possession or existence of a map does not imply right of access for orienteering or for any other purpose. Permission must be obtained from the landowner.

Map name Near Terrain Scale
Ampthill Park Ampthill

Contoured parkland on the Greensand Ridge with some areas of runnable woodland. Suitable for local and limited-scale regional events.

1:5000
Audley End Park Saffron Walden

Small area suitable for informal low-key events

1:4000
Aversley Wood Sawtry

Small area - parking limited.  Suitable only for small scale events

1:10000
Bar Hill and Dry Drayton Cambridge

Street map of Bar Hill and Dry Drayton.
Suitable for small events and Street-O.  MapRun course available.

1:10000
Bedford Park Bedford

Town parkland.
Suitable for small events.

1:5000
Brandon CP Brandon

Block coniferous woodland in Thetford Forest.
Suitable for events up to Regional.
Shared area within EAOA.

1:15000/1:10000
Bush Heath Wood Mildenhall

Jointly managed with CUOC.
Coniferous woodland with clearings in the northern part.
Suitable for local and regional events.

1:10000
Cambridge North Cambridge

Jointly managed with DRONGO. 

Urban map of the Kings Hedges part of Cambridge.

1:4000
Cambridge Science Park Cambridge

Urban map of Cambridge Science Park

1:4000
Cambridge West Cambridge

Urban map of West Cambridge including Newnham and area west of the RIver Cam.

Sub maps of this area are used for training activities.

1:5000
Cambourne Cambourne

Combination of urban residential areas and rough open parkland with path network.  Suitable for small scale events.

1:10000
Chambers Way Biggleswade

Xplorer Map

Cherry Hinton

Street map of Cherry Hinton

1:10000
Cherry Hinton Hall Cambridge

Small parkland area suitable for small events.

1:2500
Chicksands Wood Shefford

Wooded area of variable runnability

1:10000
Coe Fen and Lammas Land Cambridge

Jointly managed with CUOC.
Mostly open fenland with scattered trees.
Suitable for small events.

1:5000
Coldhams Common Cambridge

Jointly managed with CUOC.
Mainly open land with a few trees.
Suitable for small events.

1:5000
Coton Cambridge 1:10000
Crown Lakes Peterborough

Parkland SE of Peterborough.
Suitable for small events.

1:2500
Croxton Heath Thetford

Block coniferous woodland in Thetford Forest.

1:15000/1:10000
Ely Ely

Urban map of the City of Ely

1:5000
Fairlands Valley Stevenage

Mainly open parkland.

1:10000
Ferry Meadows Peterborough

Country Park to the west of Peterborough.
Suitable for small events.  Can be combined with adjacent urban area of Orton Wistow.

1:7500
Harlton Clunch Pits Cambridge

Small area with some contour details. Suitable for small events.

1:2500
High Ash Mundford

Mainly coniferous woodland with some areas of beech.
Suitable for events up to Regional.

1:15000/1:10000
High Lodge Brandon

Jointly managed with CUOC.
Block coniferous woodland in Thetford Forest.
Suitable for events up to Regional.

1:10000
Hinchingbrooke CP Huntingdon

Parkland with some wooded areas.
Suitable for small events.

1:7500
Huntingdon Huntingdon

Urban map of the town of Huntingdon

1:5000
Impington Village Histon

Streetmap of roads around Impington Village College.

1:5000
Love's Farm St Neots

Residential urban area in St Neots

1:4000
Maulden Woods Clophill

Varied contoured woodland on the Greensands Ridge.
Suitable for events up to Level C.

1:10000
Mildenhall North Mildenhall

Runnable coniferous woodland of varying ages. Seperated from Mildenhall South by the A11.
Suitable for events up to Regional.

1:10000
Mildenhall South Mildenhall

Runnable coniferous woodland and heathland with some contour detail. Separated from Mildenhall North by the A11.
Suitable for limited scale events up to Level C.

1:10000
Milton CP Cambridge

Parkland north of Cambridge with plenty of water.
Suitable for small events.

1:5000
Newmarket Newmarket

Urban map of the town of Newmarket

1:5000
Norton Common Letchworth

Nature reserve, suitable for training activities

1:5000
Orton Wistow Peterborough

Urban map of Orton Wistow

1:5000
Peterborough Central Park Peterborough

Small area suitable for junior training activities

1:2000
Peterborough City Centre Peterborough

Urban map of Central Peterborough including cathedral precinct.

1:5000
Portholme Huntingdon

At 257 acres it is the largest meadow in England.
Suitable for small events.

1:7500
Priory Park St Neots

Open parkland with a scattering of mature trees, bordered by denser wooded areas with paths.

1:4000
Puckeridge Puckeridge

Urban map of Puckeridge town.

1:4000
Rowney Warren Shefford

Well contoured and varied coniferous woodland. Used for the WRE and UKCup MiddleRace in 2006.
Suitable for events up to regional.

1:10000
Rowney Wood Saffron Walden

Small wooded area of variable runnability. Suitable for small events.

1:7500
Royston Royston

Urban map of Royston Town

1:5000
Russell Park Bedford

Small park in Bedford. Suitable for small scale activities.

1:2500
Standon Meadows Puckeridge

Suitable for small low key events.

1:7500
Therfield Heath Royston

Contoured heathland with some wooded areas. Area shared by many sports including golf and archery.
Suitable for smaller scale and local events.

1:10000
Thetford Warren Thetford

Block coniferous woodland in Thetford Forest.
When combined with High Lodge can support a Regional event.

1:15000/1:10000
Trumpington Meadows Cambridge

Jointly managed with CUOC.

Open parkland combined with strip of woodland.  Suitable for small scale events.

1:4000
Wandlebury CP Cambridge

Parkland with some wooded areas.
Suitable for small events.

1:7500
Warden Warren Old Warden

Well-contoured, runnable wood and parkland in the grounds of Shuttleworth College.

1:7500
Warren Wood Thetford

Block coniferous woodland in Thetford Forest.
When combined with Santon Downham can support a Regional event.

1:15000
Weston Hills Baldock

Nature reserve suitable for training activities

1:5000
Wimpole Hall Park Royston

Contoured parkland in the grounds of Wimpole Hall.
Suitable for smaller scale and local events.

1:10000