Mapped areas
43 mapped areas across East Lancashire.
Every venue PFO has surveyed and run on, from town-centre street-Os to open moorland fells. For previous courses and routes, head to PFO RouteGadget →
Where to find them
Every mapped area, on one map.
All the areas we have mapped for orienteering. Select a flag to show its details.
Note: possession or existence of a map does not imply right of access for orienteering or any other purpose. Permission must be obtained from the landowner.
Permanent courses (POCs)
Mapped areas with permanent posts you can run any day of the week. Pick up the map, find the controls in any order, no event required. See the Anytime Orienteering page for MapRun courses too. For more POCs visit British Orienteering's Find a Course site →
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Padiham
Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Gawthorpe Hall
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Rawtenstall
Marl Pits
Marl Pits sports complex. The permanent Orienteering Course is currently under maintenance.
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Accrington
Peel Park
Peel Park & the Coppice. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Peel Park.
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Blackburn
Roddlesworth Woods
Aka Tockholes Woods. Mixed woodland reservoir catchment area. Excellent technical standard. Good runnable terrain at all times of year.
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Burnley
Towneley Park
Mature parkland in the heart of Burnley with a permanent course on the ground.
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Blackburn
Witton Park
Witton Park Country Park, Blackburn. Permanent Orienteering Course with 6 courses from Easy to Difficult.
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Trawden
Wycoller
Wycoller Country Park. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Wycoller.
Urban
Streets, housing estates, town parks. Quick decisions, lots of cut-throughs.
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Barrowford
Barrowford
Barrowford
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Burnley
Healey Heights and Towneley Colliery
Healey Heights has been added to the Towneley Colliery area map.
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Padiham
Ightenhill
Interlinked urban housing estates west of Burnley town centre — quick route choice and lots of cut-throughs.
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Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall West
Rawtenstall and Whitaker Park, a mix of Urban and parkland.
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Todmorden
Todmorden
Todmorden
Parkland
Mature parks and school grounds. Friendly to newcomers and families.
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Colne
Alkincoats Park
Alkincoats was once an estate owned by the de Alkincoats family, which in 1570 comprised several estates.
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Colne
Ball Grove
Ball Grove Park
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Darwen
Bold Venture Park
Bold Venture Park
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Blackburn
Corporation Park
Corporation Park
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Padiham
Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Gawthorpe Hall
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Barnoldswick
Letcliffe Park
Letcliffe Park
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Rawtenstall
Marl Pits
Marl Pits sports complex. The permanent Orienteering Course is currently under maintenance.
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Nelson, Lancashire
Marsden Park, Nelson
Marsden Park in Nelson is a well maintained runnable parkland with a large amount of contour detail.
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Padiham
Memorial Park
Memorial Park
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Accrington
Peel Park
Peel Park & the Coppice. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Peel Park.
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Burnley
Queens Park, Burnley
Classic parkland. Open and fast, with lots of features.
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Burnley
Scott Park
Scott Park
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Bacup, Rossendale
Stubbylee and Moorland Parks
Stubbylee & Moorland Parks map
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Burnley
Thompson & Queens Parks and Bank Hall
Parkland. adjoining landscaped colliery site and woodland.
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Burnley
Towneley Park
Mature parkland in the heart of Burnley with a permanent course on the ground.
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Rawtenstall
Whitaker Park
Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall
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Darwen
Whitehall Park
Whitehall Park
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Blackburn
Witton Park
Witton Park Country Park, Blackburn. Permanent Orienteering Course with 6 courses from Easy to Difficult.
Forest
Plantation and mixed woodland. Real navigation, careful contour reading.
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Barley village, Nr Pendle Hill
Aitken Wood
Aitken Wood and surrounding moorland, Barley
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Nelson
Aitken Wood & Whitehough OEC
Aitken Woods and Whitehough Outdoor Education Centre
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Billinge Hill, Blackburn
Billinge Hill is the northern part of the Witton Park.
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Burnley
Brun Valley Forest Park
One of PFO's flagship venues — mixed forest, open land, and the river Brun.
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Blackburn
River Darwen Parkway
Interlinked woodland areas and housing estates east of Blackburn Rovers football ground
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Whalley, Lancashire
Spring Wood, Whalley
Spring Wood is an area of managed woodland near Whalley.
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Newchurch in Rossendale
Staghills
Staghills, Lea Bank and Tricketts woods.
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Darwen
Sunnyhurst Woods
Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen
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Clayton-le-Moors
Wilson Field
Wilson Field, Clayton-le-Moors
Moorland
Open hill country, rough grass and heather. Lancashire at its best.
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Haslingden
Calf Hey
A typical Lancashire water-catchment landscape — grazing, plantation, and rough open moorland.
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Darwen
Darwen Moor
Open moorland above Darwen and Tockholes.
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Great Harwood,
Dean Clough
Dean Clough is the water catchment area for two reservoirs west of Great Harwood.
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Hapton, Burnley
Hameldon Hill (North)
Hameldon Hill & Woods (North)
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Ramsbottom
Holcombe Ranges
Holcombe Ranges
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Hurstwood, Burnley
Hurstwood
Open moorland, plantation forest, and a network of paths above Hurstwood Reservoir.
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Mereclough village,
Hurstwood South (Sheddon Clough)
Hurstwood South or Shedden Clough.
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Barley, Lancashire
Pendle Hill East
Pendle Hill East, including Ogden Clough, Fell Wood and Pendle Hill summit.
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Blackburn
Roddlesworth Woods
Aka Tockholes Woods. Mixed woodland reservoir catchment area. Excellent technical standard. Good runnable terrain at all times of year.
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Trawden
Wycoller
Wycoller Country Park. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course at Wycoller.
Mixed terrain
Combinations of the above.