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...
Markeaton Park – Saturday 9 August 2025
Results
Local Event
Level: D (Local)
We hope you enjoyed the taster sprint course around Markeaton Hall and gardens – on a brand new map drawn by John D. And there were some amazing times! The other courses were challenging on a warm sunny summer day but proved to be a great way to get out into the park.
Thank you to Sal for organising and James for planning some great courses. And to all of our volunteers who made the event a success.
The Maprun format seemed to work well. Maprun and pin-punching results below:
Individual course results can be found:
Pin punching results
Where smartphones weren’t used:
Score
Andrew Sykes 660 points 38 mis 16 secs (timed with a watch)
SuperSprint course (400m)
Darren Cooke 1:21
Rob Williams 1:30
Ben Millard 1:48
Jessica Williams 1:56
Penelope & Archer Drury 1:59 (first try 3:11)
Ian and Ellen bolton 2:14
Emily Williams 2:18
Isaac Bolton 3:01
Edith Piggot 3:08
Thomas Pigott 3:53
Lucy McTurk 3:38 (earlier tries 4:16 & 5:37)
Jack Shambrook 5:54
Callum McTurk 7:24
Grace & Willow 9:57
Isla Knight-Strong 10:55
Sarah & Martin (no time recorded (technical fault), sorry but well done for completing)
