The JK
Easter weekends
The Jan Kjellstrom International Festival of Orienteering (or the JK for short) is held every year somewhere in the UK over the long Easter weekend. It has proved popular with a nucleus of QO members over the years and some have had a great deal of success in it.
All orienteering suspended
British Orienteering ruling
The national governing body BOF have announced that all orienteering activity must cease with immediate effect. This effectively means our 2019/20 season has ended and the earliest potential fixtures we could have would be in late summer/ early autumn.
MapRun street series
2020-21
These exciting events run entirely off GPS signals, with your smartphone (or a hired one) recording your times and your route.
For more about MapRun, see below and on our MapRun information pages
New Forest event
SW League
Oliver Lewis was QO's star of the day at Blackwater where he beat 14 others to win the Orange course. Al Hemmings won the White. On an unexpectedly lovely bright, dry day, about 15 QO enjoyed this runnable mixture of wood and heathland.
Beat The Trail
Reviewed
We've now had two BTT's, which have attracted a mixture of trail runners and orienteers. So how has the new format gone down so far? Thanks to the following report from Devon OC's Martin Yeo, who has run both BTT's to date.
MapRun street series
2019-20 review
Congratulations to Miffy Treherne for winning the series!
Also well done to Martin Lewis for winning the Short course league and Nath Fernandes the motor-assisted category.
Beat the Trail
Calling all trail runners!
Another 7 km trail race for you ... with a twist.
Again, it's taking place at the same time as another orienteering event, this time at Ramscombe, Quantocks on Sunday 23 February.
Entry is on the day only (no online option).
JK 2020
North Yorkshire
The final closing date for individual entries is on Sunday 15 March and for relay entries it's Sunday 22 March.
The 2020 Easter weekend events will be in the North Yorks Moors area.
Types of event
What the club offers
At Quantock Orienteers, we put on a variety of events through the year. Hopefully there is something for everyone. Here is a quick guide.
Stock Hill
SW League
Pock-marked as it is by the lead mining of yesteryear, this area of technical woodland up on the Mendips always delights and challenges and there were several excellent runs had amongst the 25 QO's who competed there on Sunday.