Venue Tollymore Forest Park
Date Sun, 24th May 26
Starts 09:30 to 10:30
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Event Description
| Date | Sunday 24 May 2026 | |
| Venue | đź“ŤTollymore Forest Park Main Carpark | |
| Event Format |
Lagan Valley Orienteers invites you to a 6-week training course for 9s and over who want to learn how to navigate and orienteer!
All children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the coaching, up to a maximum of four children per adult. This is not a drop-off service! Sessions are primarily for children who are aged 9 upwards. If children are younger, please check out Running Wild or get in contact with us (email juniors_families@lvo.org.uk) to find out other exciting orienteering opportunities for them. We’ll meet at either at Tollymore Forest Park’s Main Carpark or Meelmore Lodge, depending on the session. |
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| Entry/Registration | Register here!
NOTE: You only need to register once for the 6-week course. |
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| Registration closes | Midnight, Wednesday 6 May 2026 | |
| Start Times | Coaching takes place 9.30am to 10.30am. | |
| Price | đź’° Training is free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members must join a club so they are insured. For 2026 membership, JOIN HERE via the British Orienteering website, selecting LVO as your club. Cost after 1 May is reduced, so please wait until the course starts to become a LVO member. | |
| Terrain Summary | Tollymore forest is a great place to discover the sport of orienteering. It has a network of paths and tracks to help navigate, as well as runnable forest with a variety of features. The forest is popular with hikers, runners, dog walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers, so take care and treat others with courtesy. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Tollymore was last used for a club Autumn Trophy in 2022. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#480 | |
| Notes/Courses | This week we will learning all about aiming off, as explained in this 4-minute video.
When you’re navigating to a linear feature (like a path, stream, or fence) near your control, instead of aiming directly for the control, you deliberately aim slightly to one side (left or right). This way, when you hit the linear feature, you’ll know which direction to turn to reach the control, because you’ll know which side of it you’re on. |
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| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 Full body cover is mandatory. If the weather is cold or wet – a waterproof jacket will be mandatory. As well as times of exercise there will be periods of coaching when you will be stationary, so layer up – bring along an extra jumper, a hat and gloves to keep comfortable. There is likely to be a bag drop off point with a coach present or close by. NOTE: the club or coach is not responsible for the safe keeping of the kit, it is dropped off at your own risk, so please leave any valuables in the car.
All should carry whistles. Bring a compass if you have one. |
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| Parking | ÂŁ5 at entrance; free if you have annual pass (cost of ÂŁ40). | |
| Toilets | Beside main carpark. |
Location
Tollymore Forest Park
Main Carpark
Newcastle
BT33 0PW
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.