Tandle Hill Park Map | Orienteering

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Course Status
Last checked September 2023. Everything OK. NB. 20/11/2023 – Post X has been moved 40m along its re-entrant almost down to the marsh; Post Z has been moved 40m away from the pond, after repeated vandalism presumably by mountain bikers. You will need a new map to find this one !! Also JJ has jumped from a (now removed) waste bin to a waymark post at the same path junction.
NB. Post K has moved a few metres uphill to the top of its spur.
NB. in 2022, a major map revision was done – contours and vegetation should be better now.
1/7/2022 – Post Q was broken and hard to find, and has been replaced with a new post ZZ in a new position a few metres away. Make sure you get a new map!
nb. April 2022 – post J has been moved a few metres East to a better site in the middle of the three gullies, but the bridge below it is broken and best avoided.
It looks like rabbits are making a home under post V.

Orienteering map details
There are two orienteering maps, the main Tandle Hill map, and a partial blown-up map of the SE part – Tandle Hill East – to support young beginner exercises.
Tandle Hill – A4 landscape, Scale 1:5000. Last updated November 2023.
Tandle Hill East – A4 portrait, Scale 1:2500. Last updated January 2023.

Start/Finish
The Start is at the park entrance at the SW end of the car park. The toilets and cafe/information building is just inside the park to the right.

Tandle Hill car park, Start, and toilets

Start/Finish post adjacent to car park

How to get a map
Tandle Hill Country Park waterproof print£1.50
Tandle Hill Country Park waterproof print quantity
Tandle Hill Country Park PDF£1.50
Tandle Hill Country Park PDF quantity
Tandle Hill East waterproof print£0.75
Tandle Hill East waterproof print quantity
Tandle Hill East PDF£0.75
Tandle Hill East PDF quantity
Or buy any map from Get a Map

Directions
From M60(J20) follow A627(M) S for 1m and take slip road to Oldham. At roundabout take first exit on to A663 (Broadway) and follow for 3/4 mile to traffic lights. Follow A671 (Rochdale) for 1.5 miles and turn L on to Tandle Hill Road (500m beyond overhead power line). Park is signed.
OS Grid Reference: SD 907 088. Postcode: OL2 5UX
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The ‘mountain glide’ area!

Wonderful mossy area on the wooded hillside

Ongoing work in the beech woodland

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