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MapRun Courses

Orienteering anytime using a smartphone

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MapRun is a free app that allows you to run a course without any physical infrastructure on the ground - instead your position is recorded by the phones’ GPS. You can run solo or as a group anytime and your time can be compared with others.

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Permanent and Find Your Way Orienteering Courses (POCs/VOCs)

Orienteering anytime

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Courses either have permanent markers with an orienteering logo at control points, or controls are picked up by mobile phone app MapRun6. All the controls are shown on an overprinted orienteering map that you can download from the Saxons or British Orienteering websites or in most cases obtain on site.

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Club News

KOL 10 Betteshanger Country Park

Final event of the Kent Orienteering League

Event date: Sat 27 May

A wonderful sunny day of orienteering. We all anjoyed Brian's courses. Congratulations to all the League winners (photos to follow) and thanks to the many people who helped meaning that everything...

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Saxons at the British Long Distance & Relay Orienteering Championships

Alison Howe on her way to 3rd place in W50L, Source:Rob Lines

Superb weekend of top quality orienteering in Berkshire, with 3 podium positions in the individual races and plenty of great racing and fun at the team relays.

Sun 26 MarRead more…

Saxons Sunday event on 2 April

We have a limit of 70 particiapants at our event at Mardens Hill (the area used for our 50th Anniversary selebrations) so if you want to take part make sure to enter early.

Tue 14 MarRead more…

Saxons Team and Relay Events this Spring

Austin and Joseph at the Pass - PPJR leg 1 and 2, Source:Photo courtesy of Rob Lines

The CompassSport Cup Heat, British Championship Relays, and JK Relays are coming up soon. Find out how to be part of the fun...

Wed 18 JanRead more…

Simon Greenwood

Simon in action, Source:CompassSport

It is with great sadness we have to report that Simon Greenwood, our club President, died on Monday.

Simon has been a prominent character in orienteering for a period longer than most of us in Saxons have been taking part. He has been active in Saxons as an...

Thu 15 DecRead more…

NST 1-2-3!

W60 podium, Source:Mark Glaisher

The North Sea Trophy 2022, yielded success for three intrepid Saxons who visited Belgium in early November...

Mon 14 NovRead more…

Saxons Celebrate 50 years

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Party and event results

Special Saxons past and present event at Mardens Hill proved a real fun and physical challenge, (bracken and contours), but meant we all worked up a good appetite for the after party.

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Mon 12 SepRead more…

London City Race Urban

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Fast and furious - urban orienteering in the City of London. The fastest sightseeing tour there is!

Tue 6 SepRead more…