MapRun
Orienteering anytime! See new New Years day runs!
MapRun is a free app that allows you to run a course without any physical infrastructure on the ground instead your position is recorded by the phones’ GPS. You can run solo anytime and your time can be compared with others. It is perfect for private fitness and technique training.
Important...During Covid-19 lockdown MapRun courses may be suitable for solo running but it is essential that everybody follows current social distancing and travel rules.
MapRun challenges are not organised events, you do MapRun as an individual for private training and you are responsible for your own safety and the the safety of others around you.
About MapRun...To do a MapRun simply load the app, select a course, print a paper map (you can use the map on the phone screen but this is not ideal) and go to the start. When the GPS detects that you have reached the start it bleeps and your time has started. Continue round the course (usually 60 min score course) passing though each control location where it bleeps and back to the finish. The GPS bleep is often instantaneous but you may have to pause for 5-10 secs (longer under trees or other cover). Once completed your results and route are automatically loaded to the leaderboard and can be compared with others.
For more information see this MapRun guide
And for additional tips: Hints,Tips and How-tos page
Within the MapRun app these courses are located under UK/Kent and then a geographic sub-folder. The long course name (e.g.....PXAS ScoreV60) is as shown on the app, the extra terms define the scoring rules (e.g. 60 min score). We share the Kent folder with our neighbouring club DFOK who also have a range of MapRuns, see their site: DFOK Mapruns.
New...Three new runs starting on New Years Day 2021 so you don't have to travel too far but please check local COVID-19 Tier 4 and BO guidelines. For full details see the Info sheet for each run.
Course Name | Map | Leaderboard and routes | Details and safety info |
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Tunbridge Wells 2021 | Map | Leaderboard | Info Sheet |
Mote Park 2021 (Maidstone) |
Map | Leaderboard | Info Sheet |
Betteshanger 2021 (near Deal) |
Map | Leaderboard |
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Course Name | Map | Leaderboard and routes | Details |
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Deal and Walmer | Leaderboard | Info Sheet | |
Ashford 2 |
Map | Leaderboard | Info Sheet |
Tunbridge Wells 2
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Leaderboard | Info Sheet
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Bridges of Canterbury |
Map | Leaderboard | Info Sheet |
West Malling and Leybourne 2 |
Map | Leaderboard |
Course and app pathname |
Location | Map | Leaderboard and routes | Details |
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Saltwood and Hythe |
Map | Leaderboard | ||
Vinters and Maidstone East |
Map | Leaderboard | ||
Canterbury
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Map | Leaderboard | ||
Tonbridge and Haysden
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Leaderboard | Info Sheet | |
Ashford Parks and Streets
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Map | Leaderboard | Info Sheet | |
Leybourne and West Malling
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Map | Leaderboard | ||
Walderslade
UK/Kent/Maidstone/ Walderslade PXAS ScoreV60 |
Walderslade ME5 9HP |
Map | Leaderboard | A very populal KNC area using the streets and wooded valleys of Walderslade. Car park is off Catkin Close via Tunbury Avenue. Start is in the NE corner of the car park. |
Tunbridge Wells Three Parks
UK/Kent/Tonbridge/ Tunbridge Wells PXAS ScoreV60 |
Tunbridge Wells TN2 3QA |
Map | Leaderboard |
Parks and roads around Tunbridge Wells starting in Dunorlan Park.
Parking: TN2-3QN. W3W: editor.gears.rally |
Faversham
UK/Kent/Maidstone/ Faversham SSC1 PXAS ScoreV60 |
Faversham ME13 8PW |
Map | Leaderboard |
Urban route around Faversham town starting in the recreation ground. 60 min score course. Control descriptions on the map.
Parking: ME13-8PW. W3W: nuns.uncle.prompting. |
Mote Park and Shepway
UK/Kent/Maidstone/ MoteParkandShepway PXAS ScoreV60 |
Maidstone ME15 8DU |
Map | Leaderboard |
60 min score course, 20 controls. Course covers Mote Park and Shepway estate. Start at south edge of School Lane car park. |
Milton Creek
UK/Kent/Maidstone/ MiltonCreek PXAS ScoreV60 |
Sittingbourne ME10 2HA |
Map | Leaderboard |
60 min score course, 20 controls Best run with proper orienteering map available from BO POC portal. NB this does not shown start/finish location so need both maps |
Dunorlan Park
UK/Kent/Tonbridge/ Dunorlan PXAS ScoreV60 |
Tunbridge Wells TN2 3QN |
Map | Leaderboard |
60 min score course, 20 controls Best run with proper orienteering map available on request from |
Kingsdown
UK/Kent/Canterbury/ Kingsdown PXAS ScoreV60 |
Near Deal CT14 8AH |
Map | Leaderboard | 60 min score course, 20 controls |
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