New to Orienteering?
If you haven't tried orienteering before or are not very experienced the following links will help you get started.
Future Events
Thu 1 Oct
KNC1: Bearsted & Grove Green (DFOK)
Near: , full details...
Thu 8 Oct
KNC2 Canterbury Urban
Near: Canterbury, full details...
Thu 15 Oct
KNC3 Enchanted Place
Near: Crowborough, full details...
All events have courses for beginners.
Full list of all future events
MapRun
Orienteering anytime!
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 anytime and your time can be compared with others. It is perfect for private fitness and technique training during lockdown.
Foots Cray (26/9) and Blean (17/10) KOL entries open!
The first 2 KOL's of the new season are open for pre-entry using racesignup!
DFOK are hosting the first KOL at Foots Cray Meadows next Saturday 26 September. Online entry in advance via the...
Welcome back to Orienteering
After our enforced close down in March, we got the go-ahead firstly from Government and then from British Orienteering to recommence events starting from August.
Orienteer anytime
Use our permanent orienteering courses
Remember to maintain social distancing and be polite to other members of the public when out on your run.
Watch a video of the use of permanent courses here
DFOK autumn/winter/spring challenge series
Whilst the full list of orienteering events is still quite limited, our neighbours DFOK have set up a series of monthly Maprun events, running through to next April. Details can be found on their...
Teething troubles with MaprunF
Read about Heather and Tony's first experiences with MapRun below
Venla & Jukola - what’s that about?
The world’s largest orienteering relays, 72nd Jukola Relay and the 43rd Venla Relay, were due to take place last weekend just north of the Arctic Circle in Finland, with some 18,000 orienteers....
...How did you get on with the Trail O photo O competition?
Solutions to second competition now available
For this competition we had more success in getting the correct answers!
Congratulations to all who took part