Get Active This Autumn - In A Socially Distanced Way!

Sport and physical activity provide immediate mental health and social benefits, while having a long-term positive impact on our physical health and Orienteering is extremely well placed to provide a socially distanced and exciting activity for all ages. The parks around Swansea provide excellent opportunities for Orienteering.
On this page you can find a selection of orienteering courses on offer in the parks. Try your local park or explore a new one, further afield.
Jump to : Permanent Orienteering Courses, Virtual Orienteering
Take a look at the video below from British Orienteering which explains what park orienteering is all about or contact us for more information and help here.

Permanent Orienteering Courses

We have produced special orienteering maps all the major Parks in Swansea which you are free to enjoy. All you have to do is download and print a map you are ready to go!
We are also making use of a mobile app which can record your time orienteering via GPS and let you know when you reach each control. You can compare times with others on the app, and it's great fun! Read more to find out all you need to know.
Use the links below to download up to date maps of the different parks with permanent orienteering courses available. You can also use the interactive map to find the parks closest to you - just look for the clubs logo and click to bring up the details.

Orienteering using a mobile phone to record your run, "Virtual" Orienteering.

We have a number of Virtual Orienteering Courses where you can use your smartphone to track and time your route allowing you to compete against each other or against other families at any time.
This uses a Free app called Usynligo (from Norway) that tracks your routes via GPS and sends a signal when you have arrived at the "virtual" control you are looking for. It instantly publishes your result times and so you can see how you have got on against others.
Details of how to download the app and set up your phone are here. In addition to the Permanent Orienteering Courses listed above, we have a number of longer virtual courses setup which were used for events over the Summer by SBOC members. The maps with courses available for printing at home can be found using the links below or by searching for SBOC on the app itself.

• SBOC's Permanent Orienteering Courses
• SBOC's Virtual Series Events from Summer 2020.

If you don't have a printer it is possible to run viewing the map on the Usynligo app, or you can contact us and we can provide you with a copy.

SBOC 2020 Virtual Events

Score Course - visit as many controls as you can, in any order, within the time limit which you choose on the App, 30 or 60mins.

If you enjoy these and want to try proper Orienteering check out our events page or join us here