London Orienteering Klubb

About us

What do we do ? - as the name suggests, we are London's orienteering club - we go orienteering, host orienteering events, have social meetings, and between 6 and 20 of us meet every Thursday for a run on and around Hampstead Heath. 

We have members of all ages and standards from complete beginners and those who take part only once or twice a year, up to international standard runners. New members and visitors are very welcome, so if you've just moved to London, are visiting, or just fancy trying running or orienteering, come and run with us. [And by the way, in case you're wondering about the spelling -  there was already a club called LOC (Lakeland Orienteering Club) when LOK was founded, and so we use the Swedish spelling!]

News Section

(Last Updated on 02/07/2009 )
Frolics 2009 Summer Orienteering in London The annual FROLICS series is upon us!. This year, possibly for the first time ever, we have six Frolics events in the series [Every Sunday from 21 June to 26 July] . For those who haven’t tried it before, the events are open to all, every competitor runs the same course (of approximately ‘light green’ standard) and there is a handicap system which adjusts not just for age and sex, but also for previous experience - being a top performing orienteer can be a substantial disadvantage. At each event there will also be at least one easier course for newcomers, plus a longer extension of the main course for enthusiasts. Details of the series click here (PDF).

LOK Event - Sun 28 June - NEW AREA -Horsenden Hill - Final Results (updated 2 July)

Note new handicap rules for 2009 - details (PDF)

Results so far -updated 2 July after 2 rounds
Lokation April 2009 edition of Lokation now available - click here to download (PDF)
Get Involved If you are interested in becoming a bit more involved in Orienteering, we can help. We can arrange help and advice at events if you are a newcomer. Or perhaps you have done a few events and would like to try your hand at planning or organising ? [The planner plans the courses whereas the Organiser makes the whole event happen]. Or perhaps you are handy with IT and fancy having a go at the Sportident side of events? If you are interested or if you would just like to know a bit more about what is involved, please email Neil Brooks
In the Press Guardian article about Orienteering - click here
Thursday Training Thursday Training takes place starting at 6.45 (see below for more details) - "training" sounds a bit serious - mostly we just do a group run, sometimes we put on mini O events.
Join Online Why not join LOK? - now you can do it online (links to the British Orienteering membership site - just choose LOK in the club list). Or click here for the form to join manually.
Email List We run an email list to which we email 2-3 times per month with info about Klubb events and other orienteering matters. You can sign up for the emails even if you are not a member and unsubscribe at any time. We do not give this list to anyone else or use it for any commercial purpose. To join, please click here

Future LOK Events

Forthcoming Events
Sun 28 June Horsenden Hill - Frolic

Fixtures Information

Full fixtures information can be found on the British Orienteering Federation Fixtures List here.

There is also an email service for SE events - register here: http://mailer.seoa.org.uk/ 

To find O events near to your postcode - try this site 

Klubb orienteering events

The Klubb puts on about 6-8 events a year, on terrain ranging from London parks to the North Downs. We run an annual competition each summer known as FROLICS, which allows orienteers of all abilities to run against each other on a handicap basis. At the other end of the scale we staged a National Event on Leith Hill in 1993, and we helped to stage a day of the JK in 1999. We also helped at the JK 2008 on Leith Hill.

Permanent Orienteering Courses

Fancy trying orienteering by yourself? or perhaps turn a stroll with the kids into something more interesting? We have Permanent Orienteering Courses set up on Hampstead Heath and Trent Park. Just print the PDF's below (Printing Tip - ensure that your printer prints the map at 100% to ensure the scale is correct, because some printers automatically scale down to allow a margin)

COPYRIGHT NOTICE - LOK owns the copyright in these maps and grants you a licence for single use of this map for personal purposes only. If you want to use the map for a school or club event we are happy to supply maps (with pre-printed controls on waterproof paper) for a small charge. Please email mapping@londonorienteering.co.uk    

Klubb training

A group of us run every Thursday evening in Hampstead. We meet at the Royal Free Hospital Recreation Club (which includes changing and shower facilities) in Fleet Road (near corner of Pond Street, London NW3 2QG) at 6.30 p.m. for a 6.45 start. [ Click here to see a map of where we meet for training ] We run for about an hour and then repair to the Stag Pub afterwards for a drink (or 3). The Stag is on Fleet Road (200m from the Recreation Club). Summer is fabulous - running on Hampstead Heath. Winter we have to stick to roads a bit more, but we still run through parts of the Heath to breathe some (moderately) fresh air!. New members are always welcome, as are visitors, so if you're visiting London, or just fancy trying running or orienteering, come and run with us...

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here we are .... going dead fast !...

Klubb meetings

Klubb committee meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month (except December), at the Royal Free Hospital Recreation Club in Hampstead, Fleet Road (near corner of Pond Street, London NW3 2QG) at 8.00 p.m. [ Click for map ].  ALL MEMBERS WELCOME

 

Klubb Socials

A Klubb newsletter, Lokation, is published 4 times a year - link to the latest version at top of the page

Past LOK Events

(Links are given where results are available.)

For older results click here

The LOK Committee

The current LOK committee is comprised of:

Principal Officers
Chairman Neil Brooks
Secretary Iain Millar
Treasurer Ronan Cleary
Membership Secretary Julie Cleary
Fixtures Secretary Camilla Darwin
Mapping Officer Julie Cleary
Equipment Officer Catherine Galvin
Klubb Captain Graham Williams
Other Officers
LOKATION Editor Camilla Darwin
SEOA Representative John Hardy
Frolics Co-ordinator Greg Birdseye
Other Roles
Auditor Sonia Gable
Klubb O Kit Julie Cleary

Membership Information

The easiest way to join LOK is online via the British Orienteering website. Click this link and then under the clubs list select LOK.  

If you prefer to join manually you can do so via our form - download print and post it  Click for the 2009 Klubb membership form - (PDF opens in new window)

Further information is available from the Membership Secretary, Julie Cleary.

Klubb areas

LOK has the following mapped areas that we use to stage events (information in brackets is the BOF map registration number):

  • Addington Hills, Croydon (SE-98-210)
  • Alexandra Park, Highgate & Queens Woods (SE-07-569) - remapped 2007
  • Finsbury Park (SE-98-209)
  • Hampstead Heath (SE-98-205)
  • Holmbury Hill (SE-05-404)
  • Hyde Park - remapped 2008
  • Leith Hill (SE-05-404)
  • Trent Park, Cockfosters (SE-98-208)
  • Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets (SE-98-207)

We also have Street O maps of:

 

Other links of interest

British Orienteering Federation (BOF)

BOF Official Fixtures Page (direct link)

South Eastern Orienteering Association (SEOA)

SENiLe (South East Night League - orienteering in the dark!)

British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA)

SLOW Orienteering Club (South London Wayfarers)

Hertfordshire Orienteering Club (Happy Herts, HH)

University of London Orienteering Club

Ultrasport (Orienteering & Outdoor kit retailer)

CompassPoint (Orienteering & Outdoor kit retailer)

Link to Klubb Documents

The LOK website is managed by Glen Jones If you have anything to go on the site - info, pictures, links etc., please email me. For general LOK enquiries please contact the Secretary Iain Millar