Permanent Orienteering Courses and MOBO
MOBO orienteering app
Ideas for the Easter Holdays
CONGRATULATIONS TO JOE TAUNTON, SHEFFIELD
On being the first person to register 60 MOBO controls and claim the 1st prize of a £25 Compass Point voucher. 2nd, 3rd and 4th prizes still waiting to be claimed....
Are you looking for some extra training, or just a bit of outdoor activity for the Easter holidays?
Last October we launched a prize-winning competition to visit at least 60 control points at three of our permanent courses and to register your visit using the MOBO mobile phone orienteering app. The following prizes are still out there waiting to be claimed!
– 1st prize £25 voucher for Compass Point on-line store;
- 2nd prize £15 voucher for Compass Point on-line store;
- 3rd and 4th prize £10 vouchers for HillTrek Aboyne.
Read on for more info
Maroc maintains four permanent orienteering courses at Bell Wood (Aboyne), Dess Woods (Dess), Creag Choinnich (Bremar)and Knockburn Loch. The first 3 of these have been equipped to enable their use with 3-in-1 mobile phone technology. The courses are linked in to an Estonian based mobile phone orienteering tool, MOBO. Using a smartphone app, maps of the courses can be downloaded and used for navigation with an in-built compass. QR codes, installed at check points on the courses, allow users to register that they have visited the location by swiping the QR code. The courses are targeted at recreational use by the general public, youth groups and visitors, are free to use and can be accessed at any time. New information sign boards are being installed at each location. All of the courses can also be used with traditional paper maps and are equipped with pin punches at each control. A fourth course at Knockburn Loch has also recently been revamped and is available for use with paper maps.
The mobile phone tool and app can be accessed from here MOBO
If you prefer to use a traditional paper map then maps for all four courses can be registering and then downloading the map from the Mar Orienteering Club website here