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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News Headlines
- 📢NICS6 Online Entries close this weekend
- 🚨Rescheduled date after October storm cancellation for NI Colour Series Urban 🚨
- 🏃♀️🍂Entries close this SUNDAY for Hillsborough Autumn Trophy
- WENT#1 Report and WENT#2 Preview
- WENT#1 Online Entries close midnight tonight!
News
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- 📢NICS6 Online Entries close this weekend - ❗Don't forget to enter for NICS6 💻Online entry closes at midnight on Sunday 8th Nov 🏘️This will be a fun, fast and fizzical urban race around the streets of Craigavon ℹ️For more info and to enter visit: NI Colour Series 6 Read More ...
- 🚨Rescheduled date after October storm cancellation for NI Colour Series Urban 🚨 - If anyone couldn't go to the last date in October, entries are now open again for the rescheduled November event: 📅 Date: Sunday 15 November (New Date!) ⏰ Start times: 11:30am–2:00pm 📍 Location: Craigavon Lakes 🔎 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-colour-series-6-26/ 📝 Enter now: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=18941 With 7 different courses to choose from, there's something for everyone, from the 2.8km Yellow course right up to the challenging 11.5km Brown, with map flips for the top 3 courses! Read More ...
- 🏃♀️🍂Entries close this SUNDAY for Hillsborough Autumn Trophy - 🏃♀️🍂 Entries close this SUNDAY at midnight for LVO’s Autumn Trophy! 🍂🏃♂️ 📅 Date: Saturday 7 November ⏰ Start times: 11:30am–1:30pm 📍 Location: Hillsborough Forest 🟡🟠 Yellow and Orange courses — perfect for beginners. 🟢🔵 Green and Blue courses — for the more adventurous and experienced orienteers! 🔎 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-autumn-trophy-26/ 📝 Enter now: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/lvo-autumn-trophy-hillsborough-2026?elid=Y Read More ...
- WENT#1 Report and WENT#2 Preview - 🏃➡️🏃♀️➡️Last night in Barnett’s Demesne saw 33 orienteers, ranging from very experienced to first timers at night. 🕺💃 Participants enjoyed the very first edition of ‘ Strictly Orienteering’ on a clear, warm evening. The theme this week was waltzing, so collecting controls in a 1,2,3 sequence while having to select which of the 1s, 2s and 3s to string together. 👏A couple of the very experienced runners managed to complete all 5 sequences (although taking a minute or so more than the 45 minute time limit) and every one attending managed to collect more than 2, so well done to… 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.