Next Event(s)....
Sun 16th August 2026 – Burnbanks and Wether Hill (Local, Long-O and not so Long-O)
Near Bampton, 13km south of Penrith. Details / Entries / Preview
… and every Monday at 9am there is an online Strength & Condition session for members. Details here
Latest Results....
Sun 2nd August 2026 – Askham Common (Day 1 of Lakes 5 Day event)
Results, Routegadget etc. on L5D website
Sun 10th May – Bampton Common Cumbrian Galoppen. Results / Routegadget / Winsplits
Sat 25th April – Coombs Wood. Results / Routegadget (linear) / Routegadget (score) / Winsplits (linear)
Tues 21st April – Shap Informal Maprun. There are no published results as it was an informal event. Routegadget (To add your route go to the Draw tab and enter your name)
Latest News....
- Lakes 5 Day 2026
Last week (2nd to 7th August) saw the return of the quadrennial Lakes 5 Day event organised by NWOA. As usual, Border Liners were responsible for the Day 1 event, held this year at Askham Common. It was a great start to the week withContinue reading “Lakes 5 Day 2026” - O-Ringen 2026: Gothenburg, Sweden
Thanks to Isabel for this report For a long time, Jeff and I have been talking about making what feels like every orienteer’s life pilgrimage… a trip to Sweden’s annual O-Ringen orienteering competition. This year, we finally did it and what an incredible experience itContinue reading “O-Ringen 2026: Gothenburg, Sweden” - Outdoor Sanity?
Question: What started in southeast Europe nearly 25 years ago and has now spread north and west reaching Ireland for the first time this year?No, not some nasty tick-borne disease, but instead a very nice orienteering event, the OO Cup. It’s a 5 day eventContinue reading “Outdoor Sanity?” - Indoor insanity?
The OO Cup kicked off in Killarney with a warm-up indoor event at St Brendan’s College. As we were staying in Killarney for the OO Cup week Christine and I thought we would give this a go. Billed as the Kerry Festival of Orienteering theContinue reading “Indoor insanity?” - ABC, Easy as 1-2-3
The Allerdale Bike Challenge is an annual series of five cycle events which explore the local lanes around Allerdale District. It’s open to riders of all bike types from lightweight road bikes to mountain bikes, from recumbent bikes to tandems. The format is a 2 hour scoreContinue reading “ABC, Easy as 1-2-3” - BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) – a Preview
From organisers and planners Dan and Karen After the cancellation of last two Border Liners events (blame curlews and roadworks) there is more reason than ever to come to the annual Long-O on Sunday 16th August. The first thing to say is don’t be putContinue reading “BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) – a Preview”
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