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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| 31st May 26 Sun |
Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 4/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
| 3rd Jun 26 Wed |
WEE 5 - Botanic Gardens, Belfast Botanic PEC |
| 6th Jun 26 Sat |
NI Sprint Championships Limavady Central Primary School |
| 7th Jun 26 Sun |
Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 5/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
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| WEE 4 - Barnetts Demense, Belfast Barnett Demesne, Malone House |
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| Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 3/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
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| WEE 3 - Antrim Castle Gardens ACG Castle Mall Car Park |
Simp · Win · Route · LL · Hcap pdf · Hcap xl |
| Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 2/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
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| Standings | Spring Cup · Autumn Trophy · Colour Standards · hCOW · hCALF 2025 |
| Other Results | NIOA · FERMO · NWOC · IOA · BOF |
News Headlines
- 🔥 Challenge Yourself – Enter The Original Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge Walk! 🏔️💪
- ⏰ Entries close TOMORROW for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense, Belfast!
- 🏃♀️🧭 Want to squeeze every second out of your WEE Series runs?
- 🧭 Entries Open for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense!
- 🏃♂️ Entries now open for NI Sprint and Middle Champs, Limavady, Sat 6 June
News
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- 🔥 Challenge Yourself – Enter The Original Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge Walk! 🏔️💪 - Starting from the seaside town of Newcastle in Co Down, you'll hike the 7 highest peaks in the Mountains of Mourne. It's a long, tough, exhilarating day in the hills. ➡️ Over 18 miles 📈 2,500 metres of vertical ascent & descent 🤗 The encouragement from our volunteer marshals is legendary 🙌 Join us in August 2026 to earn your Finishers Certificate, much coveted 7x7s badge, and your place in history. 💚 Full details including how to enter: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/the-original-mourne-seven-sevens-challenge-walk-2026/ Read More ...
- ⏰ Entries close TOMORROW for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense, Belfast! - ⏰ Entries close TOMORROW (Tuesday 26/05) for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense, Belfast! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-4-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17848 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/tzkzDUQdp6 Read More ...
- 🏃♀️🧭 Want to squeeze every second out of your WEE Series runs? - If you’re not using Livelox yet, you’re missing one of the best ways to improve your orienteering. 🔥 Open a free account, upload your races, and dive into the detail of your routes and splits. 🗺️ Compare your route choices⚡ See where you gained (or lost!) time🎯 Work out your best possible legs👀 Learn from faster runners and discover smarter routes from every WEE Series race The post-race analysis is almost as fun as the racing itself. Full details on how to get started can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/blog/2026/03/26/were-trialling-livelox-sign-up-today/ And have a look at WEE3 Antrim Gardens routes already uploaded:… Read More ...
- 🧭 Entries Open for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense! - Entries are now open for WEE4 at Barnetts Demense, Belfast! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-4-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17848 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/tzkzDUQdp6 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.