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Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club

Terrain:
Ollerton Pit Wood is a reclaimed colliery site. Central and southern parts are a mix of fast maturing woods and rough grassland. In the northern part there are steep hillsides under mature trees. There are areas of dense undergrowth in the western part but courses have been planned to avoid these.

Location:
GridRef SK668673 Link to StreetMap
Latitude 53.20058N Longitude 0.99435W
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Scales:
1:5000, 5m

Map Revision:
May 2022 for N&S POC

Permanent Orienteering Course:
Ollerton Pit Wood is a former colliery site now transformed into a woodland area with surfaced tracks and trails. The Ollerton Pit Wood POC opened in 2022.

There are 4 suggested courses:
Very Easy: 1.6 km
Easy: 2.1 km
Medium: 2.3 km
Long: 3.6 km

The course has been developed with the help and support of Forestry England, Newark & Sherwood District Council and Actve4Today.

The courses are also available as Smart Phone / MapRun courses for download to your smartphone.

There is also an All controls MapRun 90 minute score course available.

Download Map from 'Go Orienteering'

SmartPhone Orienteering Course:
Ollerton Pit Wood is a former colliery site now transformed into a woodland area with surfaced tracks and trails. The Ollerton Pit Wood POC opened in 2022.

The following MapRun courses are available:
Very Easy: 1.6 km
Easy: 2.1 km
Medium: 2.3 km
Long: 3.6 km
All controls 90 minute score course

The course has been developed with the help and support of Forestry England, Newark & Sherwood District Council and Actve4Today.

Download Map from 'Go Orienteering'

Events staged:

Sat 16th Mar 2013
NOC Bassetlaw Spring Series
Ollerton Pit Wood
Results
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Sat 26th Jan 2013
Night Event
Ollerton Pit Wood
Results
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Sun 13th Jul 2008
Summer League
Ollerton Pit Wood
Results

A reminder: Access to any private land is by permission only. Organised events can only be held with permission even on public land. Possession of an orienteering map DOES NOT give permission to enter private land. Public land and public footpaths may be used at any time for individual access. Access to some areas will be embargoed from the time an event is announced - even public areas.
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