Tag: Championships

The 6th event of the 2025 Scottish Inter Club Championships saw Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) host a regional event in the delights of the Carse of Ardersier on 29th June. This left it open to the northern clubs to gain points to allow them to make a move on those clubs slightly further south.

The Scottish Championship saw the handing over of the trophies and essential chocolate prizes for the 2024 Scottish Inter Club Championships. As previously indicated Forth Valley Orienteers (FVO) claimed both the Senior and Junior Large Clubs Inter Club titles last year with STAG (St Andrews Orienteering Club, Glasgow) claiming the Senior Small Club Iner Club title and Tayside Orienteers (TAY) claiming the Junior Small Club Inter Club title. Well done again to all involved.

When someone within EAST area suggested Barry Buddon as a possibility for the location of the Scottish Championship perhaps the collective memory had forgotten the administrative burden of dealing with the Ministry of Defence/ getting access to a live firing range as it had been 10 year since it had last been used. EAST area were delighted to have arranged for the red “danger” flags to be down on Saturday and Sunday so everyone could safely enjoy a rare outing on an extensive dune range.  

This Easter, more than 2,600 orienteers from 140 clubs and 28 countries descended on South Yorkshire for the JK International Orienteering Festival 2025. But while elite competition and challenging terrain were certainly part of the draw, it was the inclusive, family-friendly atmosphere that truly defined the weekend.

Hosted by South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO), the four-day event brought together seasoned veterans and enthusiastic first-timers in a celebration of adventure, community, and outdoor fun. For many Scottish orienteers, the JK 2025 was more than just a competition—it was a chance to spend time with family and friends, discover new places, and feel part of a community united by a shared love of orienteering and the great outdoors.

This weekend saw a double header in the Highlands with Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) hosting the Scottish Middle Distance Championships at Dallaschyle just outside Cawdor and Moravian Orienteering Club hosting the first Scottish Orienteering League (SOL) event of the season in the east of Culbin Forest.

It’s that time when British Orienteering recognise the contribution that all our wonderful volunteers have made to the sport during the preceding year. 2024 was a busy year for all of us in Scottish Orienteering from major events including WOC, through to local events, club and squad coaching, mapping and all the hard work that goes on in committees to keep our clubs running. If you know someone who deserves recognition for all their hard work please nominate them for one of the awards. Nominations are open for the following categories and close on Monday 17th March

This year’s Scottish Night Championships gave everyone the opportunity to practise their headtorch orienteering skills prior to the British Night Championships this weekend. East Lothian Orienteers kindly hosted the event at Balgone Estate, just south of North Berwick.

The 35th Tinto twin event and the 3rd Nox and Dies event held by St Andrew’s Orienteering Club (Glasgow) (STAG) was the final event of the 2024 Scottish Inter Club Championship.

The Scottish Inter Club Championships allows clubs to compete against each other over 12 events through the year. Events area selected to ensure a geographical spread and the event is subdivided into not only senior and junior divisions but also large and small clubs.

This year, the Large clubs senior division was retained by Forth Valley Orienteers (FVO) but it was a close rivalry with Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club (ESOC) who saw their best result at the Tinto Twin event but it was not enough to displace FVO from the top spot. Interlopers Orienteering Club (INT) were lying in third with the northern clubs Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) and Moravian Orienteering Club (MOR) having a tussle for 4th and 5th position.

The weekend of 9th November saw over 250 orienteers travel to Vogrie Country Park on the south east of Edinburgh for the 2024 Scottish Score Championships. The weather may have remained dull for the event but the area offered a variety of terrain from parkland to the steep sided valleys of the Tyne Water and its tributaries and a disused golf course.

This weekend the Scottish Sprint Championships were hosted by Tayside Orienteers in MacRosty Park in Crieff. In a fun variation on the normal sprint style saw best use of the parkland and surrounding woods or streets with competitors taking part in two ultrasprints which were then combined to calculate the winning times.

It was perhaps not quite what James MacRosty thought the park would be used for when he donated part of it to the people of Crieff in 1908 but the format seemed to make people smile and even the weather approved!