White (easiest) 1.1km
Technically easy with most controls on paths. Where paths don’t exist, a taped route may be necessary. Designed for 6-10-year-olds and family groups.
Yellow 2.0km
Uses linear features like paths, walls, and streams. Designed for under 12s and family groups.
Orange 2.1km
Involves basic use of the compass and route choice. Ideal for competent youngsters or novice adults.
Red 4.3km
Involves basic use of the compass and route choice. Ideal for competent youngsters or novice adults who would like a longer run with simpler navigation
Light Green 2.5km
Uses simple contour and point features. Ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase.
Short Green 2.3km
Hard navigational difficulty, but reduced physical challenge. Mostly used by older adults wanting a short and technically challenging course, but with less physical challenge than longer courses
Green 3.6km
Hard navigational difficulty. Mostly used by experienced under 18s and adults wanting a short but challenging course.
Blue 4.1km
Hard navigational difficulty. Mostly used by experienced under 18s and adults wanting a challenging course.
Brown (hardest) 5.2km
Hard navigational difficulty. Mostly used by experienced adults wanting a challenging course.
All courses are suitable for unaccompanied under-16s. The longer courses have a timed-out road crossing, situated at a pedestrian crossing.