| Date | Event location | Near | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Apr 29th | Crathie “Come and Try It” | Crathie | Local Race |
| Wed May 02nd | Forest sprint 4 of 6 | Banchory | Sprint |
| Sat May 12th | Linn of Dee Nature Orienteering | Braemar, Scotland | Training |
| Wed May 16th | Forest sprint 6th of 6 | Aboyne | Sprint |
| Sun Jun 17th | Jamie Stevenson Trophy | Braemar | Regional Race |
Full calendar of events & location map
Can't wait? Try one of our Permanent Orienteering Courses, including mobile phone orienteering
Type of event: Local Race
Local event suitable for all, especially newcomers to the sport.
4 courses available: White (easy, for beginners and young children), Orange (intermediate for older children or novice adults), Light Green (intermediate for those with some experience) and Green (advanced)
We will also be hosting some Outdoor Woodland Learning School sessions at this event, to give young children an opportunity to participate in some fun hands-on outdoor activities. It will be possible for adults to leave their wee ones at an OWLS session whilst they have a go at orienteering for themselves.
Crathie School Parent Forum will be offering refreshments for after your run
Type of event: Local Race
Local event suitable for all, especially newcomers to the sport.
4 courses available: White (easy, for beginners and young children), Orange (intermediate for older children or novice adults), Light Green (intermediate for those with some experience) and Blue (advanced)
We will also be hosting some Outdoor Woodland Learning School sessions at this event, to give young children an opportunity to participate in some fun hands-on outdoor activities. It will be possible for adults to leave their wee ones at an OWLS session whilst they have a go at orienteering for themselves.
Type of event: Sprint
2nd in the forest sprint series - one orange course suitable for all ages and abilities.
The After-School Orienteering club in Aboyne will re-start on Thu 19th April with a block of 4 weeks up to 10th May and then a further block of 4 weeks runing from 31st May to 22nd June. The club is suitable for anyone from complete beginner up to "orange" standard and meets at Aboyne Community Centre. We use small nearby areas of woodland in the village to practice basic orienteering skills incuding map setting, symbols and compass work.
Further information and application form for the Aboyne club is available here
Latest JD2C standings updated after the event at Corsedarder on Sunday 18th March. Next event to count for the JD2C will be the GRAMP event at Glen Dye on 6th May.
Latest updates to the junior colour and participation badges, updated at the end of March to include Corsedarder as well as events further afield at Auchingarrich (SOL 1) And Beecraigs (Compass Sport Cup).
Looking for something to do in the holidays?
There are now two Maprun virtual orienteering courses set up in Aboyne: an urban style course of ~8km all round the village and sprint style course round the grounds of the school and neighbouring woodland.
The courses are set up so that you can run them whenever you like. Read on to find out how...