


There are many permanent orienteering courses (POCs) in the Greater Manchester and surrounding area, normally in large parks or country parks. They are called permanent courses because the control site markers are left permanently in the ground so that anyone can turn up and have a go at any time. In nearly all cases, the permanent course maps and instructions can be purchased at a café or shop in the park.
The Greater Manchester Orienteering Activities (GMOA) controls the permanent courses
and SELOC helps to administer the recently re-
For anyone unsure of any control descriptions, a copy of the IOF Control Description Symbols (downloaded from the IOF website) can be found here