Future Events
Wed 23 Jun
SEE 4 - Stockbird Head
Near: Bouth, full details...
Fri 25 Jun
50th Anniversary Party and Dinner - Kendal - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Near: Kendal, full details...
Sat 26 Jun
Junior Training - Dockney Parrock
Near: Bouth, full details...
Almost all events have courses for beginners (please read the event details).
Full list of all future events
SEE 3 - Orrest Head
Part of the LOC 2021 Summer Evening Series
Virtual Orienteering
MapRunF and Permanant Courses
Press here to go to LOC MapRunF menu
MaprunF is an app which runs on both Android and Apple mobile phones and GPS enabled tablets. It can be downloaded free of charge.
The LOC courses are normal orienteering courses except that there are no physical markings on the ground identifying the location of the control sites. The mobile device will ‘beep’ at each site.
Junior Lockdown Coaching
Details of the Junior Coaching activities during 2020 and 2021 including information about those going to the coaching weekends is on the LOC Coaching.
Mapping award to Martin Bagness
Martin Bagness (alias Bilbo) - a Coach and Mapper extraordinaire, has been awarded the 2020 Bonington Trophy for Services To Mapping.
Martin is a tremendous asset to the South Lakes and especially Lakeland OC.
Last year during the...
Pre-event ‘geeking’
Preparing for a race in which you want to perform at your best
We have 2 Zoom sessions taken by Derek Allison will be held prior to upcoming events
- Tuesday 4th May 8pm – Derek reviewed the use of 'geeking' pre-event to improve performance as part of getting...
Lakeland Summer Lanequest 2021
The Summer Lanequest series will be running as usual on Tuesday evenings, between 22nd June and 20th July.
4 results from 5 will count.
The details for each events are available on the BMBO website with the event list here.
...2021 Spring Coaching Opportunities
The opportunities for learning Orienteering skills are continuing:
- The recordings of the sessions for the Technique Knowhow and Practice Master Class sessions using Zoom are on the Coaching page.
- There will be an Introduction to...
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.
You take part individually, and you don’t get to see the map with the course on it until the race starts, so you can’t plan your route or check out where the controls are in advance. The fastest person to visit all the controls in the right order is the winner.
Read More - Your questions answered
Some Useful Videos - Get Out & Go
British Orienteering Race Calendar - www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/event