Next Event(s)....
Sat 24th October 2026 – Walltown Country Park (Local, Saturday Series). 6km West of Haltwhistle. Details, Entries
Sun 1st November – Eycott Hill near Berrier, 12km west of Penrith (Cumbrian Galoppen, Regional event). Details and Entries available soon
… and every Monday at 9am there is an online Strength & Condition session for members. Details here
Latest Results....
Sun 16th August – Bampton Common (Burnbanks and Fordingdale) Long-O. Results / Routegadget / Winsplits
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....
- Troutal Fell Cumbrian Galoppen
Round 5 of the Cumbrian Galoppen tool place on Sunday (27th Sept), organised by LOC. It was an excellent event, but unfortunately will stick in the memory for the wrong reasons. Firstly, there was the weather. The timing couldn’t have been worse – it startedContinue reading “Troutal Fell Cumbrian Galoppen” - Coast and Islands 2026 on Coll
Report from Karen Parker The annual Coast and Islands orienteering week for 2026 has just finished. I’m writing this sitting in our campervan in the rain being buffeted by wind gusts, on a campsite where the water system has failed. That might sound a bitContinue reading “Coast and Islands 2026 on Coll” - Late Summer Summary
As the hot, dry summer draws to a cooler, more unsettled end a number of weekend events have drawn BL members east, north and south. The annual White Rose event was held over the bank holiday weekend (28th to 31st August) in Scarborough. It startedContinue reading “Late Summer Summary” - BL Long-O (and not so Long-O)
Report from Dan and Karen Parker, Planners and Organisers The 6th annual BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) took place last Sunday (16th August). There was a record turnout of 130 competitors which surprised us as we’d thought that a lot of people would beContinue reading “BL Long-O (and not so Long-O)” - 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”
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