If you attended any of our 2025 Wednesday Evening Events (WEEs), we’d really appreciate it if you take a couple of minutes to fill in our short questionnaire: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/2ptp9ZQC0D or access it via the QR Code. If you’ve more to say, email LVO Chair and we can set up a call to hear more. Your thoughts will help us shape an even better series next year. Thank you for being part of our WEE community!
Looking to level up your orienteering skills? Our 12-week structured training is designed to help young orienteers progress confidently and quickly to Orange / Light Green (TD3/4) standard ready for the 2026 season. DATES: Sundays, 28 Sept – 14 Dec 2025 TIME: 9:30am – 10.30am PLACE: Tollymore / Meelmore For ages 10–14 already orienteering at Yellow (TD2) level. Each week covers a core skill to build technical confidence, including cutting corners, using a compass, aiming off, route choice, attack points, map scale & distance, relocation skills, contours & interpretation, simplification & map memory… and much more! FREE for orienteering club Read More …
We’re thrilled to be using Fingal Orienteers‘ excellent map for our next Club Meet outing on Saturday 13 September, 10am-2pm: https://www.orienteering.ie/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=998 Just an hour’s drive from Belfast, in scenic Co. Louth. Sign up by midnight, Tuesday 9 September via the link or QR Code: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/3V5s2aPamv Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-sep-25/ What’s in store: – Fun (and challenging!) contour exercises to sharpen your skills – Expert coaching in a relaxed, supportive environment – Suitable for all experience levels: everyone welcome! After the session: Unwind with a chilled catch-up over a packed lunch: bring your cup, sarnies and a few good stories! FREE Read More …
Join us for Running Wild this Sunday – a fun, family-friendly orienteering session! Whether you’re completely new or already love a forest adventure, it’s the perfect way to jump in. Sunday 31 August 11:00am – 12:30pm Tollymore Forest Main Carpark No experience needed – just bring your curiosity, energy, and love for the outdoors! Sign up here before Wednesday midnight or scan the QR code: https://lvo.org.uk/…/juniors-and-families-coaching-aug-25/
Time to lace up your trainers, embrace the outdoors, and get ready to Run Wild this August with Lagan Valley Orienteers! We’re back with Running Wild – our fun, family-friendly orienteering sessions designed to get everyone moving, exploring, and learning together. Whether you’re brand new to orienteering or just love a good forest adventure, this is the perfect way to dive in. 🧭 Join us on Sunday 31 August (11am–12.30pm)📍 Tollymore Forest Park These sessions are best suited for children in Primary 4 and above. Got younger explorers? Drop us a line at juniors_families@lvo.org.uk – we’ve got options for them Read More …
LVO Map Printing Services will be unavailable from next Saturday, 26th July, until Sunday 17th August.
🌄 The Mountains Are Calling – And So Are The Savings! 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Ready to test your endurance, navigation skills, and team spirit in one of Ireland’s most iconic challenges? Entry fees go up soon – lock in your spot NOW:Ordinary Entry – £110 (goes up to £130!)Adult-Junior & U23 Teams – £75 (goes up to £85!)Score Class (1 day, 6 hours) – £40 (goes up to £50!) 2 days. 1 team. Wild terrain. Whether you’re racing for the podium or the adventure, this is your sign to commit. Full info on https://mourne2day.com/ or sign-up directly on SIEntries and let the Read More …
Club member James Ewart is running at EYOC i Czechia on 18-20 July and you can follow the action on YouTube Live. The stream will bring you live footage from the forest and the arena, statistics, results, maps, live GPS tracking, and in-depth English commentary by David Procházka and Daniel Wolf. The stream is completely free. Subtract 1 hour from the times for BST. All the detail is here: https://eyoc2025.cz/stream/
There are no less than 14 O-pportunities to orienteer locally in July and August. From Benone to Bangor, from Gortin to Gosford and many more in between. Check out the fixtures list for all the details you need to know: https://www.niorienteering.org.uk/fixtures/
On Saturday 9th August, Lagan Valley Orienteers is hosting The Original Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge Walk and Race – our biggest fundraiser of the year. As you may know, the Seven Sevens is no ordinary challenge – it’s an 18-mile trek across all seven Mourne peaks over 700 metres, with over 2,500 metres of climbing. Alongside the walkers, we team up with BARF to host the 7x7s Mountain Race, a highlight of the NI Mountain Running Championships. It’s a fantastic day out with a buzzing atmosphere, and we’d love you to be part of it. But here’s the reality: we can’t do it without volunteers. We’re looking for LVO Read More …