Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb - Isle of Man Girl Guides & Scouts ‘Come & Try’ Orienteering Activity
Sunday, 21 September 2025
- Time
- 13:30 - 16:00
- Venue
- Tynwald Arboretum, St John’s, IM4 3NA
- Price
- Cost: £2.00 (inc. Badge) payment to IOM Guides
Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb - Isle of Man Girl Guides & Isle of Man Scouts ‘Come & Try’ Orienteering Activity - Tynwald Arboretum, St John’s.
Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb - Isle of Man Girl Guides & Isle of Man Scouts ‘Come & Try’ Orienteering Activity - Tynwald Arboretum, St John’s.
Sunday Orienteering 21st September 2025.
Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb, Isle of Man Girl Guides & Isle of Man Scouts ‘Come & Try’ Orienteering Activity.
• Find as many controls as you can in 1 hour!
• Mass START.
• Activity suitable for Individuals & Groups.
• Your choice to Walk, Jog or Run.
• Wear suitable clothing and footwear for weather conditions & time of year.
• Remote supervision of children during activity & before & after activity by group leaders.
• Compass is optional, to assist with navigation.
Registration time: 1:30am - 2:00pm.
Leaders meet unit participants to explain what to do: 2:00pm - 2.20pm.
Mass START at 2:30pm.
Participants must return to the finish within 1 hour to avoid a time penalty! All participants must report to the finish by 3:40pm at the latest. Leaders to check all participants have returned.
Orienteering maps & scorecards proivided.
Various Categories - SOLO & GROUPS: Brownies / Cubs / Guiders / Scouts / Rangers / Explorers.
Registration, Start & Finish Area: Beside War Memorial in Tynwald Fair field, near St John’s Church (registration signposted from car parking location & A1 road).
Event Activity –
You have 1 hour to locate as many of the orange & white control flags marked on your map and to pin-punch your scorecard to prove that you have visited each location. You can navigate to control flags in whatever order you choose, but remember you are penalised if you return late!
For more details contact your Guide or Scout unit leader.
Sunday Orienteering 21st September 2025.
Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb, Isle of Man Girl Guides & Isle of Man Scouts ‘Come & Try’ Orienteering Activity.
• Find as many controls as you can in 1 hour!
• Mass START.
• Activity suitable for Individuals & Groups.
• Your choice to Walk, Jog or Run.
• Wear suitable clothing and footwear for weather conditions & time of year.
• Remote supervision of children during activity & before & after activity by group leaders.
• Compass is optional, to assist with navigation.
Registration time: 1:30am - 2:00pm.
Leaders meet unit participants to explain what to do: 2:00pm - 2.20pm.
Mass START at 2:30pm.
Participants must return to the finish within 1 hour to avoid a time penalty! All participants must report to the finish by 3:40pm at the latest. Leaders to check all participants have returned.
Orienteering maps & scorecards proivided.
Various Categories - SOLO & GROUPS: Brownies / Cubs / Guiders / Scouts / Rangers / Explorers.
Registration, Start & Finish Area: Beside War Memorial in Tynwald Fair field, near St John’s Church (registration signposted from car parking location & A1 road).
Event Activity –
You have 1 hour to locate as many of the orange & white control flags marked on your map and to pin-punch your scorecard to prove that you have visited each location. You can navigate to control flags in whatever order you choose, but remember you are penalised if you return late!
For more details contact your Guide or Scout unit leader.
Venue
Tynwald Arboretum
Beside War Memorial, In Tynwald Fair Field Near St John’s Church
St John’s
IM4 3NA
Dates
The event runs from 13:30 to 16:00 on the following dates.
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