New to Orienteering?

Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves walking or running whilst navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can run, walk or jog and progress at your own pace.

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Anytime Orienteering

You can visit one of our Permanent Courses, which have marker posts for you to find, or use an app on your smartphone (or watch) to take part in “Virtual Orienteering". Both of these can be done at a time convenient for yourself.

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News

Latest Newsletter,

HAVOC NewsletterMarch Issue

Here is the latest issue of the club newsletter - March 2025 with an introduction from club chairman, Colin Jackson, a roundup of events and other activities in the last month, and a preview of next month.

Also, the updated version of our Orienteering Spreadsheet with...

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HAVOC placed fifth in the SE heat of the Compass Sport Trophy

HAVOC competed in the SE qualifying heat of the Compass Sport Truphy, at Epping East, against CHIG, DFOK, LOK, NOR, SAXONS, SOS and SUFFOC.

This is a great technical area of runnable beech woodland, but if you loose touch with the map it can be hard to relocate. ...

26th Feb 25 Read more…

HAVOC to host joint summer series with SOS

Following on from the successful midweek winter series which has been running for the last few months, HAVOC will again be hosting a midweek summer series, jointly with SOS, over the spring/summer season 2025.  The series this year will consist of 8 events, 4 staged by...

25th Feb 25 Read more…

HAVOC Club Championships 2025

The HAVOC Club Championships will take place this year at the SAX Ightham regional event on Sunday May 4th.

Details are here.  Entries are not yet open, but will likely be on RaceSignUp

Course details, lengths and climbs are still to be determined.

 

For reference, the...

11th Feb 25 Read more…

Club Dinner,

Havering & South Essex Orienteering Club Annual Dinner 2025

The HAVOC annual dinner will be held at The Springhouse, Springhouse Road, Corringham, SS17 7QT, at 7.30pm for 8PM sit down on Saturday 10th May 2025.

Details of the menu and how to book your place will be circulated shortly.

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