Sal Chaffey looks at the Derbyshire author’s roots Bow Woods and Lea Woods have been used on and off for orienteering events between 1970 and 2012 (photos from 2012 here), and many of us visit in April to check...
Derby Night MapRuns – Spring 26
Results
Welcome to our Spring series 2026!
**Click here to preview the courses with printable maps here**
A big thank you to Sport England and the Orienteering Foundation for providing funding to make these events possible and for Maprun developers for providing such an amazing free App. Here are some of our highlights:
Our series kicked off in hilly Heanor. Many thanks for Alison for setting such a tricky course. Hope you had fun!
Flatter in Chaddesden with the challenge of navigating a wet park and avoiding ‘Aldi Lake’. Bonus points to the two competitors who found the control on the slide and took a photo to prove it!
Control 31 certainly caused a stir tonight in Whitemoor with many choosing to miss it out completely rather than take on penalty points. Great planning Emma.
Monday 9th Feb we head to Spondon!
Missed any of the events this or last calendar year? The benefit of these smartphone-based events is that all courses will remain open 24/7 and can be used as part of your own training schedule. You can rerun courses that you have enjoyed. Do drop us a line if you complete one of our courses!
2023/24
- 20/21 Sept – Week 1 Darley Park
- 28th Sept – Week 2 Derby North
- 5th Oct – Week 3 Mickleover
- 12th Oct – Week 4 Chester Green
- 16th Nov– Week 5 Chaddesden Park
- 23rd Nov – Week 6 Allestree Park
- 30th Nov – Week 7 Alvaston Park
- 7th Dec – Week 8 Markeaton Park
- Break
- 18 Jan – Week 1 Heanor
- 25 Jan – Week 2 Oakwood
- 01 Feb – Week 3 Belper
- 05 Feb – Week 4 Spondon
- 29 Feb – Week 5 Littleover
- 07 Mar – Week 6 Duffield
- 14 Mar – Week 7 Heatherton
- 21 Mar – Week 8 Mackworth
- 18 April – Week 9 Markeaton Park
- 25 April – Week 10 Chester Green
2024/25
- 22 Aug – Week 0 Shipley
- 19 Sept – Week 1 Chaddesden
- 26 Sept – Week 2 Derby North
- 03 Oct – Week 3 Whitemoor
- 14 Oct – Week 4 Spondon
- 14 Nov – Week 5 Oakwood
- 21 Nov – Week 6 Hackwood
- 28 Nov – Week 7 Ilkeston
- 05 Dec – Week 8 Allestree
- Break
- 16 Jan – Week 1 Heanor
- 23 Jan – Week 2 Mickleover
- 30 Jan – Week 3 Breadsall Hilltop
- 06 Feb – Week 4 Ripley
- 27 Feb – Week 5 Belper
- 06 Mar – Week 6 Mackworth
- 13 Mar – Week 7 Heatherton
- 20 Mar – Week 8 Alvaston
- 24 Apr – Week 9 Ockbrook
- 28 Apr – Week 10 Spondon
2025/26
- 26 Aug – Week 0 Shipley
- 18 Sept – Week 1 Wirksworth
- 25 Sept – Week 2 Derby North
- 02 Oct – Week 3 Mickleover
- 09 Oct – Week 4 Oakwood
- 13 Nov – Week 5 Ripley
- 20 Nov – Week 6 Belper
- 27 Nov – Week 7 Chellaston
- 04 Dec – Week 8 Mackworth
- Break
- 15 Jan – Week 1 Heanor
- 22 Jan – Week 2 Chaddesden
- 29 Jan – Week 3 Whitemoor
- 09 Feb – Week 4 Spondon
