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Hoyles Park

Posted On 20 Feb 2016
By John Britton
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Course Status
Last checked February 2021 . Everything OK, except the sculpture D was on has gone missing.
NB. Sept 2020 – I has disappeared in brambles, and has been removed from the map and courses.
What was a post C is now a plaque on the nearby fence corner – though the letter C is lying horizontal rather than vertical.
K may disappear in undergrowth.

Orienteering map details
A4 portrait, Scale 1:2000. Major update September 2020.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is a bench just South of the playground, NorthEast of the car park.

Map detail showing car park and Start bench

Hoyles Park Start/Finish

How to get a map
Hoyles Park waterproof print£0.75

Hoyles Park waterproof print quantity
Hoyles Park PDF£0.75

Hoyles Park PDF quantity
Or buy any map from Get a Map

Park Facilities
K Car Park z Playground

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Oh! I’ve been spotted!

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Happy you found me!

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Just minding my own business..

Directions
On the B6222, East side of Bury, W side of M66. Car Park in Huntley Mount Road.
OS Grid Reference: SD 817 113. Postcode: BL9 6HT.

Other useful information
Park Ranger Base at Clarence Park Tel: 0161 797 3896
Bury Council web site for Hoyles Park

Course Maintenance
Maintained by GMOA, supported by Bury Council.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

Bury

Page last updated by John Britton on Monday, February 15, 2021 20:37 PM

Park orienteering is fun! (even if the control posts are hiding)

Hoyles Park is a small local community park especially suitable for young beginner orienteers. The play park is on the map.

Review comments: Great as part of a dog walk or fitness/training session, try finding the control markers which are spaced around the edges of this park! This is a nice small park suitable for use with younger children.

Courses available (see Course Colours)
Y
Yellow is slightly longer and harder than White. Controls may be further apart, and are placed at junctions or obvious features; distance is typically 1-2.5km; the best route should be relatively obvious, but not necessarily along paths.

SL
Star and Loop courses are where the group leader chooses a central base, and sends the students out to collect a single control, or pair of controls, and then return to base. They are particularly suitable for very young beginners.

S
Score courses are where you visit as many controls as you can, in any order you choose, usually within some kind of time limit - or see who can visit all the controls in the shortest time.

The Start is placed relatively centrally, in order to support Stars and Loops exercises.

The Yellow course (1.1km, 12 controls) goes round most of the park. There are a further 8 controls which can also be used for a Score course, or for Stars and Loops.

Course Status
Last checked February 2021 . Everything OK, except the sculpture D was on has gone missing.
NB. Sept 2020 - I has disappeared in brambles, and has been removed from the map and courses.
What was a post C is now a plaque on the nearby fence corner - though the letter C is lying horizontal rather than vertical.
K may disappear in undergrowth.

Orienteering map details
A4 portrait, Scale 1:2000. Major update September 2020.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is a bench just South of the playground, NorthEast of the car park.
Map detail showing car park and Start bench

Hoyles Park Start/Finish

How to get a map
Hoyles Park waterproof print£0.75

Hoyles Park waterproof print quantity
Hoyles Park PDF£0.75

Hoyles Park PDF quantity
Or buy any map from Get a Map

Park Facilities
K Car Park z Playground

i-hpb

Oh! I've been spotted!

o-hpb

Happy you found me!

t-hpb

Just minding my own business..

Directions
On the B6222, East side of Bury, W side of M66. Car Park in Huntley Mount Road.
OS Grid Reference: SD 817 113. Postcode: BL9 6HT.

Other useful information
Park Ranger Base at Clarence Park Tel: 0161 797 3896
Bury Council web site for Hoyles Park

Course Maintenance
Maintained by GMOA, supported by Bury Council.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

About us

GMOA is a volunteer organisation which creates and looks after Permanent Orienteering Courses in and around Greater Manchester. Its members come from the two active Orienteering Clubs which cover the area - MDOC (South Manchester) and SELOC (North Manchester).

Address

Email: enquiries@gmoa.org.uk
Phone: 0161 426 0301
Post: GMOA,
28 Turncliff Cres,
Marple,
Stockport,
SK6 6JP

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