orienteering events - where and when?

This page gives you information about where orienteering takes place, and when throughout the year events are held.

Where?

Most orienteering competitions are held in forested areas. But we also orienteer in country and urban parks, moorland, open hillside, and areas of sand dune.
Tayside Orienteers hold events all over the region: from Kinloch Rannoch to Carnoustie.
In Scotland, the best orienteering terrain can be found in the forests and moors of Inverness-shire, Moray, Deeside, Perthshire, and the Trossachs. But enjoyable orienteering can equally take place in the urban areas of Scotland, in city or country parks.
Elsewhere in the UK, the Lake District and North Wales in particular have some excellent orienteering terrain. In Europe, Scandinavia is the place to go for serious orienteering.

Orienteering events normally take place on Sundays, with starts usually from around 11am until 1pm. Sometimes you'll find events on weekday evenings, normally Wednesdays.
The orienteering season is at its peak from March to June and September to November, although it is possible to orienteer throughout the year. In winter, generally low-key events take place, whereas in summer there are a number of major multi-day holiday events around Europe to choose from.
Major events generally take place in Spring, including the Jan Kjellstrom International Orienteering Festival (JK) at Easter and the Scottish Championships in May/June. The British Championships are also usually in May.
For a list of events coming up in the Tayside area, visit our Fixture List

If you have any problems or queries regarding this page or its contents, contact David Sloan - email: dsloan @computing.dundee.ac.uk