Next Event
Winter Lamp O series, 8 Jan – 2 Apr 2025
More mid week action around York. Next up Feb 5, 1830, at the Quakerwood, Woodthorpe.
Get Involved
Club Night, 10 Feb, Millthorpe School
6.30pm Monday February 10th based at Millthorpe School. Beginners welcome – coaching available. Terrain running time trials. I’ll set up 6 short (100m or so) runs in a variety of terrain so you can practice the best way for you to proceed through rough areas. Bring a compass if you have one. Meet in the classroom with the red and white kite outside it (near the Sports Hall). £3 per person or family.
Walk, jog and run through Urban, Forest and Moorland areas. Find your way between waypoints with your map and compass. Compete against yourself as well as other Orienteers in this physical and mental challenge.
What is Orienteering?
A competitive outdoor sport which exercises both body and mind in a Covid-safe environment. You run your course as an individual, rarely seeing other competitors. Electronic recording of your time allows you to be ranked versus other runners, in the computerised results.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Current UK Government guidelines categorise Orienteering as ‘outdoor physical activity events’ which are not limited by the ‘rule of six’. We have met the necessary protocols and put measures in place at our events to reduce the risks from COVID-19 in our sport.
Who are we?
We’re the orienteering club covering York, Selby, Ryedale and Scarborough. The Club organises events in a wide range of areas, from moorland and forest in the North York Moors, to woodland in the Vale of York and also races in the parks and streets of York, Tadcaster and Scarborough.