Category: Permanent Orienteering Courses

A SOA development initiative in Lochaber, linked to last summer’s 6-day event, has recently led to the formation of a new orienteering hub with an objective to facilitate wider opportunities for participation in orienteering in the Lochaber area. An enthusiastic group of interested locals met in Glencoe in January and agreed to work together under the umbrella of nearby club EckO to move plans forward. With strong support from EckO CDO, Jan Kersel, the hub is set to host its first event at Glencoe Lochan on Sunday 10th April.

MapRun is an app which allows you to use your smartphone to enjoy orienteering without a need to set up physical control points on the ground. There are now MapRun courses set up all across Scotland which you can go and run right now, with more new ones being added all the time.

The Scottish Orienteering Association’s latest Regular Orienteering Mapping Programme (ROMP) course has been laid out at Inschriach North, which is south of Aviemore.

Controls are now out for this season’s Regular Orienteering Mapping Programme (ROMP) around the National Orienteering Centre at Glenmore Lodge.

As part of the Regular Orienteering Mapping Programme, a new ROMP area has been added for training and coaching purposes at Errochty, west of Blair Atholl.
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