What is Orienteering?

Orienteering often called the ‘Thought Sport’ or ‘Cunning Running’ is a sport for all ages, with courses available for the under 10’s to the over 80’s, so people of all abilities are able to participate.

You get a map with your course drawn on it. A course is made up of a number of controls (flags) numbered from one to about thirteen. With your map to guide you, you have to find each control in numerical order and record, SI sticks used mainly.  For some, orienteering is a competitive sport. For many, it’s a fun recreational activity that friends or the whole family can enjoy together. You choose the pace.

There are variations of orienteering, namely Score or Scatter events where GPS and mobile technology is used to administer the event.