Forth Valley Orienteers

FVO POCs

• Abbey Craig
• Gartmorn Dam
• Plean
• South Achray

Other POCs

• North of Scotland
• Northeast Scotland
• Central Scotland
• Southeast of Scotland

Downloadable Maps

All of our maps of both Gartmorn Dam and Plean are now on-line here and are FREE to download.

Download one (or more of our maps) together with the instruction sheet. Afterwards - have a look at the answer sheet.

We optionally ask you for an email address and information about whre you find out about the courses. If you give us your email address - we will occasionally send you information about orienteering events and permanent course - but only a few emails a year. In line with our privacy policy we promise not to give your email address to anyone else.

One of the permanent course markers at Plean

FVO Permanent Courses

Gartmorn Dam

Our new permanent course at Gartmorn Dam has now been installed and was opened on 16th January by St Mungo's Primary School.

 

Try a Permanent Orienteering Course

A permanent orienteering course is a great way to try orienteering.

You can when you like, individually, with friends in a group, or with the family. Take your time to figure out the map, or use them to hone your techniques. The choice is yours.

Each course comes with a preprinted map showing the control locations. The controls are typically sturdy wooden posts identified with a code and an orienteering logo on it.

FVO currently have four permanent courses - described below. Links to maps of these are shown on the left.

• Abbey Craig, (Wallace Monument), Causewayhead, Stirling.
  OS Grid Ref. - NS 808958
  Map Packs are available from the Wallace Monument Visitors Centre

• Gartmorn Dam (near Alloa)
  OS Grid Ref. - NS 915 944
  Maps available on-line
  Pre-printed maps are available from the Club secretary - David Nicol

• Plean Country Park, Plean (near Stirling)
  OS Grid Ref. - NS 827868
  Maps available on-line
  Pre-printed maps are available from the Club secretary - David Nicol

• South Achray, Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Aberfoyle.
  OS Grid Ref. - NN 520015
  Start & finish at the Visitor Centre (David Marshall Lodge), Aberfoyle where you can buy map packs.

For other permanent courses in Central Scotland, see the links on the left

Opening Plean POC

Louise Longhurst and Mandy Cook (Stirling Countryside Rangers) opened FVO's Plean Orienteering course with help from East Plean Primary school on the 9th June 2006. The posts are dual purpose and also serve to mark a bio-diversity with various wildlife symbols.