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Posted On 20 Feb 2016
By John Britton
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Course Status
Last checked Dec 2018. All the controls are in place; please take care on the south side of the river, especially by the river and in the mill ruins.
As vegetation grows LL can be tricky to spot. Some fallen trees and branches have to be avoided on the paths on the south side of the river near controls R and J and by the riverside path.
Please ensure that you have an up-to-date map – older maps include controls that are either no longer present or in potentially dangerous locations, for example Q.

Orienteering map details
A4 portrait, Scale 1:4000. Last updated 2017.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is the North side of a path, between the two areas of car park.
Map detail showing car parks and Start/Finish

Nuttall Park Start/Finish

How to get a map
Waterproof print£1.25
Quantity:
PDF file£1.25
Quantity:
Ranger Base in the park Tel: 0170 682 3358
Bury Tourist Information Centre Tel: 0161 253 5111 email touristinformation@bury.gov.uk
Ramsbottom Library Tel: 0161 253 5352
Or buy any map from Get a Map
Or order any map by post by downloading the Map order form

Park Facilities
K Car Park d Toilets Cafe
Toilets not always available; Cafe is usually weekends only
Parking on winter weekends limited due to football matches

Directions
Follow M66 N and exit at (J1). Turn R and follow A56 (Edenfield) N for 1 mile to L turn towards Ramsbottom (Bury New Road). After crossing M66 take 2nd L turn (Hall Road) and follow to park.
If travelling from N join A56 at Edenfield and follow S for 1.5 miles. Turn R on to Bury New Road then follow instructions above.
OS Grid Reference: SD 795 164 Postcode: BL0 9LU

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Course Maintenance
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Page last updated by Dave McCann on Sunday, January 13, 2019 12:11 PM

Post L- pride of place!

Nuttall Park is a medium size area of meadows and woodland formerly the grounds of Nuttall Hall, suitable for beginner orienteers of all ages. The area is in two halves, parkland North of the river, and woodland across a new footbridge to the South of the river. Review comments (15/6/16): A park with many different characters: woodland, grassland, hillside and with the regular passage of a steam train on the East Lancs Railway. Cross the footbridge into the woodland to experience hidden reminders of the industrial heritage of the area, or stick to the open park and playgrounds beside the river. Maps available from www.gmoa.org.uk and we hope, the Nuttall Park Base in the future. Ample parking in the car park, or access also by foot from close to Ramsbottom station (follow the signs).

Courses available (see Course Colours)
W
White is the easiest level of course, suitable for young beginners. Controls are fairly close together, and usually at path junctions, or junctions of paths and streams or walls; distance is typically 1-1.5km; the best route should be obvious, along paths, and require very few decisions.

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.

O
Orange courses are of medium difficulty and distance, suitable for adult beginners - controls may be 50m from paths, and reading map detail such as contours may be necessary; distance is typically 2-3.5km; you may have several choices of route - some of which may be across terrain rather than 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 between the two areas of car park. It can also be used as a base for Star/Loop exercises using the controls in the parkland North of the river.

The White course (1.2km, 9 controls) stays in the parkland.

The Yellow course (2km, 9 controls) briefly crosses the bridge into the woodland South of the river.

The Orange course (2.7km, 15 controls) does a full tour of the woodland South of the river.

There is an additional control which can be added in for a Score course.

Course Status
Last checked Dec 2018. All the controls are in place; please take care on the south side of the river, especially by the river and in the mill ruins.
As vegetation grows LL can be tricky to spot. Some fallen trees and branches have to be avoided on the paths on the south side of the river near controls R and J and by the riverside path.
Please ensure that you have an up-to-date map - older maps include controls that are either no longer present or in potentially dangerous locations, for example Q.

Orienteering map details
A4 portrait, Scale 1:4000. Last updated 2017.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is the North side of a path, between the two areas of car park.
Map detail showing car parks and Start/Finish

Nuttall Park Start/Finish

How to get a map
Waterproof print£1.25
Quantity:
PDF file£1.25
Quantity:
Ranger Base in the park Tel: 0170 682 3358
Bury Tourist Information Centre Tel: 0161 253 5111 email touristinformation@bury.gov.uk
Ramsbottom Library Tel: 0161 253 5352
Or buy any map from Get a Map
Or order any map by post by downloading the Map order form

Park Facilities
K Car Park d Toilets Cafe
Toilets not always available; Cafe is usually weekends only
Parking on winter weekends limited due to football matches

Directions
Follow M66 N and exit at (J1). Turn R and follow A56 (Edenfield) N for 1 mile to L turn towards Ramsbottom (Bury New Road). After crossing M66 take 2nd L turn (Hall Road) and follow to park.
If travelling from N join A56 at Edenfield and follow S for 1.5 miles. Turn R on to Bury New Road then follow instructions above.
OS Grid Reference: SD 795 164 Postcode: BL0 9LU

e-npctxt

Take a break!

h-np

My new hat..

industrial-past-np-w

Hidden in the woods

Course Maintenance
Maintained by GMOA.

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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