New to Orienteering?

Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass.
The aim is to navigate between a set of control points and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, and you can run, walk or jog round the course and progress at your own pace.

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Go Orienteering Anytime

We have a selection of locations where you can go orienteering at any time that suits you.
Permanent courses have marker posts, whilst Virtual courses have nothing visible but your phone beeps when you are in the right spot.

Most of our Permanent courses can be used with the MapRun app as well.

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DFOK Events

Sat 2 May: Leybourne Lakes Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Maidstone

Sat 16 May: KOL10 Shooters Hill Kent Orienteering League, near Welling

Sun 24 May: University of Kent 2x Sprints South East Sprints, near Canterbury

Sat 30 May: Danson Park Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Welling

Sat 13 Jun: Lullingstone Country Park Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Eynsford

News

Come and Try It Events

We are putting on a series of Come and Try It events during the spring and summer months.

The first of these is on Saturday 2nd May at Leybourne Lakes, which is easily accessible from the M20 near Maidstone. 

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Second Junior Passport Completed

Joseph Embleton was the second junior to complete the junior passport after competing at Shorne Woods Country Park KOL on Saturday 21st March. He has now received all the awards on offer upon completion of 25 events. He  had a good day all around as he also finished 3rd  overall on the orange course. Well done Joseph!!
 

Sun 22 Mar

South East Individual League for 2025

Congratulations to the following top 3 finishers in the SE League events in 2025

1stIsla FindlayW12
 Luke BennettM18
2ndJake BennettM14
 Daniel SchillereffM35
 Antoine PesentiM55
 Andrew EvansM70
 Keith ParkesM80
 Ella PymanW55
 Julie LobleyW60
3rdElaine EyersW40
 Naomi DrewittW50
 Allison PageW55

Certificates are awarded to the first 3 in each age category providing 3 events have been successfully completed.

Certificates will be available for collection at our Event Centre at Pippingford Park on January 18th and will reach you afterwards if you are unable to attend that event. 

Here is a link to the full results
 

Wed 17 Dec

DFOK on Tour - part two

Orienteering for our members doesn't stop during the summer months. There were trips to East Anglia, Stockton and Redcar and closer to home Greenwich and Rotherhithe.

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First junior passport completed

Back in February 2024, DFOK launched a junior passport scheme where juniors could win prizes for attending orienteering events and filling out how the event had gone in their passport afterwards. We have just had our first junior complete the full passport, with Isla Findlay completing all 25 events. She has now received all the awards: a whistle, mini control kite, control description holder, compass, DFOK buff and a free entry to a regional event. Well done Isla, a great effort!!
 

Sun 20 Jul