Colton Maprun

Pre Event Info

A New Maprun events on ISSOM Urban O maps on one of our best urban areas at Colton.

There are 2 courses a Long and Medium, The event has been Organised by Gerry Symes and Planned by Neil Croasdell (EPOC)

Directions / Parking

Use Colton Retail Shopping Centre Car Park LS15 9JA – maximum stay 4 hours. What three words /// cycles.lung.even

Public Transport:Number of buses to and from Leeds and along the Ring Road pass the Colton Retail Park 9, 9A, 19, 19A, 21, 22, X26,163,164 and 166.

Registration & Start Times

The competition is open from Saturday 19th until end of Sunday 3rd January when we will publish results on the website.

Entry Details

Free - You need to download your map at home. Pictorial Descriptions are on the map.

MAPS Colton Map Run Long. Colton Medium

This Lockdown event will use the free Maprun F app to track and verify your run and register your time. If you have not used the App before please see our full information on our website page

Where to find the courses on the app: Open the app → Select Event → UK Folder → Aire Valley Folder → Lockdown Series → Colton Long Colton Medium →Download

You can do more than one course by downloading both courses if you wish

Course Information

Course:Two courses – Long 5.5km (21 controls) and Medium 3.9km (13 controls)

Map: Urban map at 1:5000 contour interval 2.5 m. Download your map to take with you.

We recommend running with the paper map and stowing your phone.

We suggest you are 100% ready to run when you switch the app on so as not to utilise any of your precious time! If you do have a false start just end your run and start again.

Important Note;Do not go near the finish area en route between any 2 controls. The app will likely finish your run - which would be very frustrating. The courses are designed to make going near the finish midway through the course a very poor route choice

Terrain Description

Colton is an interesting urban area with modern housing separated by grassed areas with plenty of snickets. To the north west is an older, more intricate housing estate with many snickets, garages and parking areas. A great urban challenge.

Dog restrictions

TBA

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Gerry Symes

Planner: Neil Croasdell

Important Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

Insurance: Everyone is welcome to take part in this event. However, from 1st January 2026, participants who are not members of British Orienteering will no longer be covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered by our insurance. By entering any event from 1st January 2026, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. British Orienteering’s public liability insurance used to cover non-members at events before this date.

Privacy: Please note that by entering our events you are treated as giving your consent to:

your name and your children’s names appearing in the results section of this website or in social media. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.
being photographed or filmed during the event and for these images being used on our website, social media or other publicity to provide information & to promote our sport and the club. You can withdraw your consent or your children’s consent by completing BO’s Right to Object Form (Appendix A of BO guidance found at https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/doc/policies-and-guidance/safeguarding/photo-and-filming and giving/sending it to the organiser of the event or sending it to chairATaire.org.uk. For more information see our photography and filming guidance.