The University of London Orienteering Club is associated with the University of London. The University of London is a university made up of 31 other affiliates. There are 19 different university institutions and 12 research institutions.  The University of London is considered to be the biggest university in the UK by the number of students that attend full time with 135, 090 on campuses, and well over 50,000 other students that take University of London courses international.

What is the University of London Orienteering Club?

The University of London Orienteering Club is a club of all University orienteering groups. Their members participate in events across the United Kingdom. In 1997 the club took a team to participate in championships in the United States.

Orienteering is a sport for anyone. It is a sport where the elite orienteer’s can compete at the same time as children and older adults. Orienteering has been described as the thinking runners sport.  Orienteering can happen almost anywhere. The goal is to navigate around a number of points in order using a map and compass. The winner is usually the one who finishes the course in the fastest amount of time. The most important skill in Orienteering is orienteering the map. As long as you have the map aligned correctly with the ground you can usually never go wrong or take a wrong turn.  Orienteering is considered to be a challenging outdoor sport that uses both your body and mind. It’s definitely a great sport for runners, walkers and joggers who would like to improve their outdoor navigating skills and who love being outdoors.  There is also outdoor orienteering and mountain bike orienteering for those that may be interested in those two sports as well.