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 24 May: Danson Park WoW! event Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Bexley

Sat 7 Jun: Lullingstone Country Park Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Eynsford

Tue 17 Jun: Danson Park Park Race Series, near Welling

Tue 15 Jul: Clissold Park Park Race Series, near Stoke Newington

Sat 26 Jul: Shooters Hill Come and Try It - fun for all the Family, near Welling

News

Sam, 1st overall on score course

Success at the final KOL for DFOK

The final KOL of the season took place on Saturday 17th May at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne. There was still a lot to play for in the league and this was the last chance to improve your standing. The area is a mixture of some relatively flat rough open with plenty of paths, some lakes and even a level crossing! It was going to be an exciting final event especially suited to the faster runners!

There were some great results by DFOK members on the day especially on the blue, green, yellow and score courses with Antoine Pesenti finishing 2nd on blue, Ian Catchpole finishing 4th on green, Joseph Embleton finishing 2nd on yellow and Sam Embleton and Elaine Eyers finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively on the Score course.

The league standings were then announced and DFOK had eleven top three finishers, with two finishing 1st. Adam Davidson won the junior league for the green course and Sam Embleton won the Score course!! Congratulations to everyone who competed in the KOL this season, especially all the medal winners, and we look forward to seeing you all back in October.

The final results for the series are here.

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Kent Orienteering League 2024-25

The final event of the KOL season takes place at Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne on Saturday 17th May. Many members are in contention for medal places so there is everything to play for on the day. The up to date results are available via a link on this page.

Thu 8 May

Kent Schools Orienteering Newsletter May 2025

The latest edition of the Kent Schools Orienteering Newsletter is available now. It contains details of upcoming events, orienteering teaching activities, and a report of the recent JK competition held in Yorkshire.

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South East League 2025/26

There are 8 events planned for the new South East League season as follows:

DateVenueClub
23/11/2025HindleapSAX
30/11/2025Frith and Windmill HillSN
4/1/2026Epping NorthCHIG
18/1/2026South AshdownDFOK
8/2/2026Egypt WoodsHH
15/2/2026Whitedowns and West RanmoreMV
4/5/2026
(Bank Holiday Monday)		WinterfoldSLOW
10/5/2026Sunny Sussex Weekend - venue tbcSO

See here to find out where we finished the 2024/25 season.

Thu 1 May

Success at the Southern Champs

The weather was warm and sunny at Great Ridge in Wiltshire for the Sarum Saunter and Southern Championships. Only a small DFOK contingent made the journey, but 3 of the 7 found themselves on the podium. Congratulations to M35 Southern Champion, Andrew Pitcher, as well as Isla Findlay (2nd on W12) and Jake Bennett (3rd on M14), who received a jar of local honey as runners up. Also, well done to Keith Bennett for 1st place on the M50 Short course.

Wed 16 Apr

Yvette Baker Shield heat at Knole Park

After coming 3rd in the Yvette Baker Shield competition last year, there were great expectations for DFOK's qualifying heat this year, and the DFOK Juniors more than rose to the challenge! They all had fantastic runs - and a lot of fun - some running up beyond their age classes or solo for the first time. The fantastic team effort secured them 1st place in the heat and a trip to Capite Wood for the final later in the year. If you are under 18 years old and would like to join DFOK's Junior Team, get in touch for more details.

Wed 16 Apr

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