The latest event in Border Liners Orienteering Club’s Saturday Series took place on 14th March at Miltonrigg Woods, just to the east of Brampton. The fine weather allowed dappled sunlight to illuminate the woodland floor and with almost no undergrowth fast running was rewarded so long as it was accompanied by accurate navigation. The onlyContinue reading “Miltonrigg, Saturday 14th March 2026”
Monthly Archives: Mar 2026
Miltonrigg – 14th March
Thanks to the officials and on-the-day helpers for such an enjoyable event. Here is the report Dan has written for the local newspapers: The latest event in Border Liners Orienteering Club’s Saturday Series took place on 14th March at Miltonrigg Woods, just to the east of Brampton. The fine weather allowed dappled sunlight to illuminateContinue reading “Miltonrigg – 14th March”
Indoor-O in Poland
Jane recently went to Poland for the CRTE (City Race Euro Tour) events in Warsaw. The weekend included an Indoor event. Here is her map……. There are two separate buildings, and to get between them it’s necessary to go outside at ground floor level. This makes for a lot of stair climbing. To add toContinue reading “Indoor-O in Poland”
A Grand Day Out
On Sunday (8th March) SROC held a National Event at Witherslack, 6 miles SW of Kendal. The event was based at Witherslack Hall, a very impressive Victorian Mansion (now a school), with download and enquiries located on the lawned terrace in front of the house. Happily the terrain and courses lived up to the grandContinue reading “A Grand Day Out”
BOC – Medals and Mud
The British Orienteering Long and Relay Championships took place last weekend (28th Feb/1st Mar) in South Wales. The Long was held at Carreg Goch, an area of high limestone moorland in the Black Mountain, that some people will remember from Day 3 of Croeso 2024. Using an area like this in February is clearly risky,Continue reading “BOC – Medals and Mud”