Over the years we have mapped a large number of areas, either parkland in and around Cambridge, or parts of Thetford Forest, which accounts for much of the wooded area of East Anglia. Unfortunately the large map images that used to be here have had to be taken down.
If clubs are interested in using any CUOC maps for training purposes or races, please get in touch with the mapping officer (see the committee page for the current contact details.).
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Survey & Cartography: John Ockenden, 2015
800 Wood near Madingley and the American Cemetery was planted to mark the 800th anniversary of the University. The map was originally made so that hill reps sessions involving some orienteering on the way down could be done. In around 2030, when all the trees have matured, the area should be quite nice. At the moment it isn't hugely interesting.
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Survey: Blanka Sengerová, Summer/Autumn 2004 Cartography: Blanka Sengerová
This is a revision of the 2001 Bromehill map (for the 2001 Icenian), previously mapped as the western half of Grime's Graves. The most interesting part along the western edge is currently covered with young trees, and can only improve over the next few years, while there is some nice mature forest further east, although recent felling has affected parts of the area.
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Survey: Mark Collis, with help from Leo Eisner, 2001-2. Cartography: Mark Collis
A mixture of open and wooded land, and very flat, the northern part is surprisingly pleasant for East Anglia, but watch out for the killer brambles further south!
The map was kindly updated for us by WAOC in 2015, in return for our letting them hold a race on the area
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Survey & Cartography: Adam Bennett, 2010
Churchill College is a large college in the East of Cambridge. It has mainly been used by CUOC and WAOC at weekly training sessions as an easily accessible urban area.
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Survey and Cartography: Ian Webb, Winter 2008/9
Mapped for the Cambridge City Race 2009, which was postponed from 7th Feb due to snow.
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Survey & Cartography: Rolf Crook, 2001
Coldham's Common is 2km east of the city centre. It's mainly open with a few patches of trees. Like Coe Fen without the river, and with horses instead of cows.
1:5,000 ISSOM
Survey & Cartography: John Ockenden, 2016
The map covers Stourbridge Common and Ditton Meadows which lie next to the River Cam, NE of the centre of Cambridge. The area is mostly open grassland which is grazed by animals. Ditton meadows has a network of deep ditches.
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor, 2011
Girton College is a large college on the North edge of Cambridge with very nice grounds. It has been used for weekly CUOC training on several occasions.
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Survey: Mark Collis & Blanka Sengerová, Summer 2004
Cartography: Mark Collis & Blanka Sengerová
This is an extension of the Coe Fen map to include Grantchester Meadows and allow a bit of distance on the courses. It makes it a prime location for PuntO's of course, especially since a footpath with bridges has been built along the river.
1:10,000 5m contours ISOM 2017
Survey: John Ockenden (Jan 2017). Based on previous maps
The original A3 map used for the 2000 East Anglian Championships and for the Harvester in 1998 [as Downham Highlodge and Thetford Warren] was reduced to A4, the new map encompassing the NE part of the original area due to recent felling in the other parts. Highlodge Warren is in the heart of Thetford Forest, with a typical commercial forest layout of coniferous plantations with a network of wide tracks. Much of the forest is mature and runnable with little undergrowth, though there has been significant recent felling. A new map was created for the Icenian in 2017.
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor, 2012
Homerton college is the southernmost of the Cambridge colleges. It has spacious grounds which include buildings, playing fields and an area of orchard. The area is normally used for CUOC/WAOC training nights
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor 2011
This is the only orienteering area in Cambridge where you can actually have a clubnight. Used once in 2013, the bouncers weren't too keen with Dan running around the club
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor 2011
Mapped by Ben when he lived here, the area is good for novely format races
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor, 2013
Newnham College is a relatively small college but has nice grounds with some intricate detail. The area is normally used for CUOC/WAOC training nights
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Survey & Cartography: Ben Windsor 2016
King's Hedges is an area of council housing in North Cambridge. A very large number of passageways run through the area making navigation at speed difficult. The area was used for a highly sucessful sprint race in early 2016.
1:5,000 ISSOM
Survey & Cartography: John Ockenden, 2016
Mapping of the NW Cambridge Development is currently in progress (construction works are also in progress)
1:10,000, 5m contours, ISOM 2017
Survey & Cartography: John Ward, 2012
Snake Wood was mapped in 2012 when John also updated the Bromehill map. The area would be suitable for a small race although there have been problems with access to the area. The map symbology was changed in May 2017 after the publication of ISOM 2017
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Survey & Cartography: John Ockenden, 2016
The map extends from Trumpington meadows in the west to the railway line in the east. The map has a nice mixture of parkland and newly build urban terrain
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Survey: Andy Varley, Eric Roller, 1995. Cartography: Andy Varley
Wandlebury Country Park is 5km south of Cambridge. CUOC had a small race there in June 1996, and hopefully will be allowed there again in the future, as it is quite nice despite its small size. It is on a hill! More recently (2003), the map has been re-surveyed by WAOC members (the new version is 1:7,500).
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