Border Liners put on orienteering events approximately once a month throughout the year, and everyone is welcome – there is no need to be a club member. Details will appear on this page as they become available. Entries will open a couple of weeks before the event and pre-entry is required for all courses apart from Novice courses (Yellow and/or Orange) which can be entered either in advance or on the day.
Other local clubs also put on events: LOC (South Lakes), NATO (Newcastle), NN (Northumberland), RR (Scottish Borders), SOLWAY (Dumfries and Galloway), SROC (North Lancashire and South Cumbria), WAROC (Central Lakes), WCOC (West Cumbria).
Events elsewhere in Britain are shown on the British Orienteering fixtures list
2026
(Note: Some events still subject to landowner permission)
Items in italics are not BL events, but are still of significance to members
Tuesday 6th October – BL AGM and Social at Low Hesket Village Hall (venue to be confirmed), 11 miles north of Penrith and 8 miles south of Carlisle
Sunday 18th October – Compass Sport Trophy Final at Pippingford Park in Sussex. Preliminary Details. BL have qualified for the final and, despite the distance, hope to send a strong team – watch the newsletter for more information
Sat 24th October – Walltown Country Park (Local, Saturday Series)
Greenhead, 6km west of Haltwhistle
Sun 1st November – Eycott Hill near Berrier, 12km west of Penrith (Cumbrian Galoppen, Regional event). (Some information has given the date as 1st Oct, but it’s definitely 1st Nov!)
Sat 14th November – Penrith Beacon Night Event (Local, North West Night League)
Sun 15th November – Brampton Urban Event (Regional, North West Urban League), 12km east of Carlisle
Sat 21st November – Gelt Woods (Local, Saturday Series)
Near Brampton, 14km east of Carlisle.
Sat 28th November – Orienteering Foundation Coaching Day, South Lakes.
Details and Entries. Open to everyone and highly recommended – watch the newsletter for details
Sat 12th December – Chances Park, Carlisle (Local, Saturday Series)
Safety and Risk:
– A comprehensive risk assessment is carried out for every event by the organiser.
– Runners must download even if they retire so we can be sure everyone is back and that we do not need to start a search and rescue.
– Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
Non-BO members and Third Party Liability Insurance:
From January 1st 2026 non-members are NOT covered by British Orienteering Third Party Liability insurance at any event. This means that they take part at their own risk. For example, if a non-member were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, they would not be covered.
Also, non-members are ONLY covered for their first three “activities” (i.e. non-competitive sessions such as training)
Privacy:
When entering Border Liners events any personal information we obtain for participation and insurance purposes will be held in accordance with our data privacy policy. Some personal details (name, gender, age and club) will appear in the results section of our website or in newspaper reports. Read our privacy policy to see how we look after your personal data.
British Orienteering Code of Conduct:
This Code of Ethics & Behaviour and the Code of Conduct apply to everyone involved in orienteering – athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, parents, spectators, and affiliated clubs and associations.
Code of Ethics and Behavior
Code of Conduct
Other links for finding clubs and events nearby
British Orienteering Event Finder
Fixtures throughout the country
NWOA
North West Orienteering Association clubs
NEOA
North East Orienteering Association clubs
SOA
Scottish Orienteering Association clubs
BAOC
British Army Orienteering Club – hold regular events open to civilians
SI Entries and Fabian4
Online entry services with events throughout the country
http://oobrien.com/map/
Map showing forthcoming events near you – just enter your postcode
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