Orienteering Organisations
British Orienteering
The governing body of British orienteering. Provides information on events nationwide and further orienteering links.
East Anglian Orienteering Association
Links to the region’s clubs, details of events taking place in the region and their results.
Orienteering England
The English Orienteering Council is the long-established (1973), autonomous and democratic body which has sole responsibility for English national orienteering teams.
British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA)
The British Schools Orienteering Association today exists to promote, through information, advice and support, the development of all forms of Schools Orienteering including schools’ site and park activities; navigational challenges in the countryside and orienteering competition models.
International Orienteering Federation
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport with 79 member countries. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering.
Orienteering Foundation
The UK’s charity to promote innovation and to support people and projects in orienteering through fund-raising activities.
News Sites
World of O
The best starting point for international news.
Nopesport
Online orienteering community.
Commercial
Fabian 4
Online event entry system
Maprunner
Maprunner provides orienteering services and resources such as mapping, coaching, training courses and permanent courses.
CompassSport Magazine
CompassSport is Britain’s National Orienteering Magazine and the No 1 selling English language orienteering magazine in the world.
Ultrasport
Large selection of specialised orienteering clothing, footware and equipment.
Compass Point
Comprehensive range of clothing and equipment for orienteers.
SPORTident
Sells electronic equipment used for event timing and chipped cards used by competitors.
Orienteering software
Routegadget
This site enables you to upload your course and compare your run with other competitors. Links are available from the results pages.
OCAD
OCAD is a software program for drawing maps of all types (e.g. topographic maps, city maps, hiking and biking maps, Internet maps). It is used for producing our maps and planning courses.
Other useful sites
Lyme Disease
There is useful information on a number of sites including:
Stop the Tick
nhs
www.bada-uk.org
www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk
Sandringham Estate
This is the official web site for the Royal Estate of Sandringham, where Norfolk OC hold events most years. See what the Estate has to offer after your run.