Newcomers
Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass.
The aim is to navigate between a set of control points and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can go at your own pace.
Orienteering Anytime
We have a number of locations where you can go orienteering at any time that suits you.
Permanent / Virtual courses that have physical marker posts and Virtual courses available.
Virtual Urban courses (using the MapRun app) have nothing visible but your phone beeps when you are in the right spot.
Events coming soon
Sat 5 Oct: KOL 1 - Hucking (DFOK)
Thu 17 Oct: KNC 1 - Ightham Seal Chart
All events have courses for beginners.
Results from Sun 8 Sept
Manor Park Country Park
Split times (all controls visited)
I hope you all enjoyed your game of snooker in Manor Park Country Park. Fortunately, the weather, although wet, wasn't quite as bad as forecast. Results are now online without / with the handicap applied. Split times for all the controls you visited are also available. These have been adjusted to ta…
Kent Night Cup 2024-25
There's something special about sport in the dark: road running under streetlights; football under floodlights; caving where few will go; and of course, orienteering in the forest. The Kent Night Cup (KNC) was started many years ago as a weekly training evening, with a slightly competitive edge.
Croeso 6 days - Multiday Orienteering in Wales
6 days of fantastic terrain in South Wales taking in the dunes at Merthyr Mawr and a variety of open pitted moorland. Some great performances from old hands and newcomers alike!
Latest issue of SaxAlert is available to download!SaxAlert Issue 193: PDF Available For Download
SaxAlert issue 193 is now available to download as a PDF - just click on this link. The file size is about 8.4MB.As ever, thank you so much to everybody who contributed to this issue.
About Us
We are a friendly club, always keen to welcome new members whatever their age, fitness or ability. Saxons organise orienteering events in Kent and East Sussex and all events have courses suitable for beginners.
