Welcome
Welcome to the world of orienteering, where adventure meets skill and nature comes alive! Whether you are a seasoned navigator or a curious beginner, our club Lagan Valley Orienteers offers an exciting way to explore the great outdoors. Join us as we embark on thrilling journeys through forests, up mountains, and around parks, all while honing our navigation skills, making friends, running together and having fun. See “I tried orienteering” on YouTube and continue reading here.
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| 10th Jan 26 Sat |
Club Meet Jan 26 Barnett Demesne, Malone House |
| 18th Jan 26 Sun |
NIOA Junior Squad Training Jan 26 Carnawaddy |
| 24th Jan 26 Sat |
LVO Club Score Championships Stormont Estate |
| 25th Jan 26 Sun |
Running Wild - Family Orienteering Fun Jan 26 Tollymore Forest Park |
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| Wednesday Evening Night Training (WENT) #7 Lady Dixon Park | |
| Teens & Tweens O Toolkit Training - Week 12/12 Tollymore Forest Park | |
| Wednesday Evening Night Training (WENT) #6 Carrickfergus | |
| Teens & Tweens O Toolkit Training - Week 11/12 Tollymore Forest Park | |
| Standings | Spring Cup · Autumn Trophy · Colour Standards · hCOW · hCALF 2025 |
| Other Results | NIOA · FERMO · NWOC · IOA · BOF |
News Headlines
- Can You Help Drive Our Beloved MOO? 🐮🚐
- Can You Help LVO Find a New Club Store? 🏕️
- ⏰ WENT#7 Entries close TOMORROW (Mon 15/12) at midnight
- 📣 Register now for WENT#7, Lady Dixon, Wed 17 Dec
- 🌼✨ JK 2026 Entries Are OPEN – Let’s make this a club trip to remember!
News
Here are the first 100 hundred words of the latest posts to LVO’s news feed. Please note that hyperlinks appear as plain text in these snippets – click the heading to see the full post with working hyperlinks. The news page is here.
- Can You Help Drive Our Beloved MOO? 🐮🚐 - Everyone loves our Mobile Orienteering Office — or as we affectionately call it, the MOO. 🐮 It’s not just a vehicle; it’s a roving command centre for our events: IT folks love it because they can sit out of the cold and rain. First Aiders love it because everything they could need in an emergency is right there — no more “who forgot the plasters?” moments. And let’s be honest, it looks amazing parked up, with LVO proudly emblazoned on the side — a free advertising billboard wherever we go! But here’s the hitch… the MOO is only useful if it can get to events. Out of our 200 members, only 7 people have a… Read More ...
- Can You Help LVO Find a New Club Store? 🏕️ - As many of you know, LVO has a lot of orienteering equipment that allows us to run our fantastic events. Currently, our amazing and loyal member Wilbert graciously stores all this equipment in his facility in Ballyclare. We are extremely grateful for his generosity — thank you, Wilbert! 🙏 That said, we’d love to have our own club store — somewhere more centrally located around the Hillsborough / Lisburn area. This would make it much easier for our event officials to pick up and drop off equipment and also provide a home for our beloved Mobile Orienteering Office (MOO) — it may look like a repurposed chippy van but it is a bespoke… Read More ...
- ⏰ WENT#7 Entries close TOMORROW (Mon 15/12) at midnight - ⏰ Registration closes tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to join our 7th and last WENT of 2025 (🏃♂️ Wednesday Evening Night Training 🏃♀️)! 📍 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast🗓️ Date: Wednesday 17 December⏰ Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm 🌟 A perfect opportunity for both newcomers and seasoned club members to enjoy a mid-week navigation run in the dark 🧭💡 👉 Full details & registration link: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-25/ #Orienteering #Belfast #NightTraining #LVO #GetOutside #WENT Read More ...
- 📣 Register now for WENT#7, Lady Dixon, Wed 17 Dec - 📣 Registration is now open for our 7th and last WENT of 2025 (🏃♂️ Wednesday Evening Night Training 🏃♀️)! 📍 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast🗓️ Date: Wednesday 17 December⏰ Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm 🌟 It’s a fantastic opportunity for both newcomers and seasoned club members to enjoy a mid-week navigation run in the dark 🧭💡 👉 Full details can be found here or via the QR code: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-25/ #Orienteering #Belfast #NightTraining #LVO #GetOutside #WENT Read More ...
About Orienteering
Videos: Introduction to Orienteering | Setting the map | Using the Compass | Attack Points | Aiming Off | Large Contour Features | Route Choice | Intricate Contours.
Websites: Learn Orienteering (e.g. map colours, legends, control symbols and much else besides) | O-training.net (a resource for orienteering training).
Read about the different types of orienteering here and you’ll find some tips here.