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Virtual Orienteering

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Groundhog
Groundhog
Oct 2024
6:59pm, 6 Oct 2024
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Well I seem to have got mixed up between Pam's tree and Monkey Bars. I thought what is down as "monkey bars" was between two trees almost in a straight line between the start and the War Memorial at the South end.
I assumed that was Pam's tree and aimed between the trees.

Then what is down as Pam's tree on the left appears to be near the kids play equipment but on the main footpath past the Oakwood Centre towards the pond.
Groundhog
Groundhog
Oct 2024
7:00pm, 6 Oct 2024
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That pic of the trees is looking from the War Memorial back to the start
chunkywizard
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Oct 2024
7:51pm, 6 Oct 2024
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Thanks. Ok,the monkey bars are actually in front of the tress to the left of your arrow, but I know the point isn’t there as last time I circles them and didn’t get it! I guess I go a bit right of them and see if that helps.

I know where Pam's tree is, there's a lovely plaque.

For the hill did you climb to the top? I did and walked all around it but never got the point.
JustCommando!
JustCommando!
Oct 2024
8:23pm, 6 Oct 2024
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Monkey bars should be the, ahem, monkey bars but I think they are slightly out - I've picked up the marker by following the balancing trail from the path after the trees. Teletubby hill should be the top of the hill, I think I went to the right place but went to the start point afterwards! Pam's tree is a tree with a plaque on the left before the playground for a lovely parkrunning friend who passed away too soon. We must have just missed you GH as we walked the dogs round the park just after 5pm.
FunkyPOM
FunkyPOM
Oct 2024
7:25am, 7 Oct 2024
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Bit slow to the party but finally managed to complete the course I set for orienteering. It worked!

Groundhog
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Oct 2024
3:32pm, 13 Oct 2024
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@chunkywizard for Teletubby Hill I went up the worn path at the end of the hill, walked over the top towards the start point and then doubled back to another worn path that went down the side. A lot of faffing to get the last point.
Groundhog
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3:35pm, 13 Oct 2024
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@chunkywizard for Teletubby Hill I went up the worn path at the end of the hill, walked over the top towards the start point and then doubled back to another worn path that went down the side. A lot of faffing to get the last point.
Groundhog
Groundhog
Oct 2024
3:37pm, 13 Oct 2024
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Hang on, that pic is actually of the beginning of @Garfield 's course in Woking. I tried it today and didn't wait long enough to get a good GPS trace and so missed the start point. ☹️
Garfield
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4:08pm, 13 Oct 2024
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LOL @Groundhog - StuH has managed to complete my course...all 20 of the markers. I've only managed to do half at the moment, as I forget where I included on it!!
Garfield
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4:08pm, 13 Oct 2024
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When I tried to do my Canadian course, nothing registered. I'm not sure why as I covered a lot of the points on it.

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I had an idea the other day whilst walking with Katie. A lot of Fetch games rely on randomly-placed markers to encourage you to vary your routes - but what if you could design your own virtual orienteering course? Drop a dozen or so virtual flags on the map, and then you've got a challenge for yourself and anyone else who is passing through the area.

I've built some pages that allow you to construct a course:

fetcheveryone.com/ori

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