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About Us

Dartford Orienteers is a thriving orienteering club based in North West Kent and South East London covering Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Dartford, Gravesend, Greenwich, Hackney, Lewisham, Medway and Seve… more

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• Membership
• Activity Evenings
• Club Championships
• Club Championships Roll of Honour
• Roll of Honour (Trophies)
• South East League
• Data Privacy Policy 2024
• Cancellation and Refund Policy
• Child Protection and Welfare
• Club O Tops
• Club Newsletter

Coaching

Orienteering is an extremely friendly sport and this helps newcomers learn navigation skills outside of formal coaching sessions. Even if you are not a member we will give you enough help to get you s… more

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• Orientating the Map
• Pacing
• Route Choice
• Traffic Lighting
• Aiming Off
• Attack Points
• Catching Features
• IOF Control Descriptions

Go Orienteering

There are many ways to enjoy the sport of orienteering. Competitive events from small local ones to large (2000 people+) national/international ones.Virtual (smartphone/watch) courses, where the contr… more

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• New to Orienteering?
• Course lengths and difficulty
• Control Description examples
• Map Symbols Key
• Orienteering Events
• Calendar of Major Events
• Important Event Information
• Go Orienteering Anytime
  • Virtual Orienteering Courses
  • Permanent Orienteering Courses
  • Tips on using MapRun

About Orienteering

The worldwide sport of Orienteering originated in Scandinavia over 100 years ago and was introduced to the UK by a Swede called Jan Kjellstrom in the mid 1960's. It is an adventure sport where you use… more

Related pages

• Orienteering Links

Ashdown Forest

This page brings together the orienteering events that are planned to take place on parts of Ashdown Forest over the forthcoming period, with the kind permission of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest.… more

Organisers and Planners

This section contains links to documents and resources to help event organisers and planners. The documents have been divided up into categories - see below or to the right.… more

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• Safety Documents
• Purple Pen
• Level B and C Events
• KOL and Other Level D Events
• Come and Try It Events
• All Events Other
• Tag Courses
• Logos

Juniors

There are a number of Junior specific events, both locally and nationally. We also have close relationships with schools and have a specific Schools section on the website. We are pleased to be hostin… more

Related pages

• Yvette Baker Trophy, Gravetye Manor
• Junior Participation Scheme
• Junior Grant Policy
• Kent Junior Orienteering Festival
  • Kent Junior Orienteering Festival 2023
  • Kent Junior Orienteering Festival 2022
  • Kent Junior Orienteering Festival 2019
  • Kent Junior Orienteering Championships 2011-2018

Schools

This section of Dartford Orienteers website has been provided to assist you in introducing and developing orienteering in your school. It will be added to as new material is developed.

• Start Here
• Introductory Orienteering Videos
• Resources
• Mapped Areas
• Setting orienteering courses
• School Run

Mapped Areas

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• Allington, Street O
• Beacon Wood
• Beckenham Place Park
• Bexley,Street O
• Brasted Chart
• Buckmore Park
• Chelwood
• Crystal Palace Park
• Danson Park
• Darenth Country Park
• Cobham Great Wood
• Dartford, Street O
• East Maidstone, Street O
• Footscray Meadows
• Franks Park
• Gravesend East, Street O
• Gravesend West, Street O
• Greenwich Park
• Happy Valley
• Hucking
• Jeskyns Community Woodland
• Joydens and Chalk Woods
• Jubilee Country Park
• Lesnes Abbey
• Leybourne Lakes
• Leybourne, Street O
• Lloyd Park
• Lullingstone Country Park
• Margaret McMillan House
• Petts Wood, Street O
• Plumstead, Street O
• Ranscombe Farm CP
• Shrewsbury Park
• Shooters Hill Woodlands
• Shoreham Woods
• Shorne Woods Country Park
• Swanley, Street O
• Westerham Chart
• Whitehorse Wood (Vigo)