Capstone Farm Country ParkAnytime Orienteering
Course Type: Permanent / Virtual
Terrain type: Parkland
Location Info
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Near: Gillingham Lat,Lng: 51.35801,0.55749 What3Words: ///divisible.tech.deform
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Directions / Parking
Free parking.
Main car park, W3W///:divisible.tech.deform
Orchard car park W3W///:toys.originals.folk
Overview
Newly mapped area in Medway. Permanent and virtual courses available starting from close to the lakeside parking by the visitor centre as well as the Orchard car park. Parking is free of charge. Maps not yet on site - please print from the website here.
Map / Terrain
Scale is 1:7,500 so is larger than Ordnance Survey. Map also shows more detail – fences, knolls, depressions, distinctive trees, and uses different colours to aid navigation – yellow is open land, white is runnable woodland, light through to dark green represents woodland that is increasingly difficult to pass through.
Course Information
Download all the Maps and instructions here
Permanent Course
The course is represented by a Start a Finish and a number of checkpoints or controls. At each control you will find a permanent marker attached to a post.
Visit as many of the checkpoints as you can in any order.
You can also use the MapRun app to record your run and see other peoples times here.
Virtual Courses
No physical controls - your position is recorded by your smartphone's GPS using an app called MapRun6. Download for free onto your Android or iOS device. Simple registration (name etc).
Select ‘Events near me’ or press ‘Select Event’ and navigate to: - UK > Find Your Way > FYW Kent > Capstone. There are 3 linear courses and a 60 min score course starting from main lakeside parking and 3 linear courses from Orchard parking.
Lakeside / Main Parking
| Course details | Results link | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | Score Results | |
| A-Short/Easy | 2.1km,11 controls | Short Results |
| B-Medium | 3.2km, 15 controls | Medium Results |
| C-Long/More challenging | 4.6km, 17 controls | Long Results |
Orchard Parking
| Course details | Results link | |
|---|---|---|
| A-Short/Easy | 2.1km,11 controls | Short Results |
| B-Medium | 3.3km, 13 controls | Medium Results |
| C-Long/More challenging | 4.8km, 20 controls | Long Results |
MapRun Directory Path
UK > Find Your Way > FYW Kent > CapstoneFacilities
Toilets, Cafe and Visitor Centre available close to the main car park. Also playpark and picnic area.
Safety Notes
Few hazards other than:
- trip hazards, and uneven ground
- other park users, dogs, MTB and horse riders
- some courses cross access roads to the car parks, look out for moving vehicles
Please note: Most fences have not been shown on the map to aid clarity.