Future Events
Wed 3 Apr
2019 Classic Event Series - 3rd April-1st May
Near: , full details...
Wed 3 Apr
Classic 1 - Great Tower
Near: Bowness/Newby Bridge, full details...
Wed 10 Apr
Classic 2 - Colonel’s Drive
Near: Graythwaite, full details...
Almost all events have courses for beginners (please read the event details).
Full list of all future events
Spring Weekend Day 2 - Hampsfell
Part of the LOC/SROC Weekend
This will be hosted by SROC, the details will be on the SROC website, and the entries for both events will be hosted on SiEntries by a combined entry.
Spring Weekend Day 1 - Haverthwaite Heights - Middle Distance Galoppen
Part of the LOC/SROC weekend
This race is also Round 4 of the 2019 UK Elite League.
It is not a scoring event for the Junior Elite Orienteering League and the Black course is not part of the Galoppen competition.
Beginner?
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a sport that combines map reading and running. Competitors have to find their way between a series of checkpoints, called controls, as quickly as possible. There’s no set route between the controls, so you have to decide which way to go and then find your way there without getting lost.
Night Terrain Series Final Tables
The 2019 Night Terrain Series was concluded on a wet Great Tower Wood, challenging but a lot of fun.
Iain Embrey (SROC) was the on the night winner to take overall top place on the long course table. Top female overall was W16 Caitlin...
LOC Northern Nights Champion !
Congratulations to Charlotte Somers-Cocks on her success at the Northern Night Champs last Saturday on Ilkley Moor ! 1st overall on the Short Green course and winner of the W55+ class ! Charlie has written the following report of the...
Get up to speed videos
In case you've missed it, South London Orienteers have been releasing a series of get up to speed videos, presented by members of the GB Orienteering team, focussing on some key skills. There are six available currently, with a further...
Club Social and WSOC ‘Fun’ Raising -Thank you !
Many thanks to all club members who supported the social evening and the fund raising to help send some of our Juniors to the World Schools Orienteering Champs in Estonia in May - an amazing total...
UVHS success at British Schools Champs
Over the weekend the Ulverston School team travelled to Witton Country Park, Blackburn to take part in the British Schools Orienteering Champs. Congratulations to all who took part, as UVHS won the large secondary school category at...