West Cumberland Orienteering Club

Upcoming Events

Date Event Type
Sat 17 Jan Hammond's Pond Saturday Series
Thu 22 Jan Marron Leys
Thu 29 Jan Latrigg from Spoony Green Lane
Thu 05 Feb Scale Hill
Thu 12 Feb Keswick Golf Course

Latest Results

Date Event Type
Thu 27 Nov Setmurthy
Thu 20 Nov Whinlatter Silva Night Cup 3
Thu 13 Nov Camerton Silva Night Cup 2
Thu 06 Nov Bridekirk Silva Night Cup 1
Thu 23 Oct Braithwaite Rocket League Finale
West Cumberland Orienteering Club is based in the Western half of the English Lake District. We host events on a weekly basis from informal Thursday nights to district or regional events held at weekends. Everyone is welcome to try the sport.

Recent News

WCOC win the Borrowdale Trophy again!

Congratulations to all WCOC members who competed at Galoppen events over the past year and helped win the "Borrowdale Trophy" (the inter-club competition for Cumbrian orienteering clubs) once again - for trophy results, click here.

Well done to...

Published: Fri 27 Nov 2015

Coaching - this Sunday and next Sunday

Two COACHING sessions coming up in the next few weeks. These sessions are attached to the WCOC Sunday morning informal events, so provide a perfect opportunity to learn skills and then put them into practice immediately after. ...

Published: Mon 23 Nov 2015

Greta Gorge Galoppen - Results & Routegadget now up

Many thanks to all members of Red team who helped make today's Greta Gorge event a success. Particular thanks to Matthew Vokes for planning great courses,Chris Pollitt for Controlling and between them, putting out and collecting all controls.
Many...

Published: Wed 18 Nov 2015

Cockermouth School are British Champions!

Congratulations to all the WCOC members who made the long trip to Sandringham this weekend for the British Schools Championships.  They earned a FANTASTIC result, winning the Large Secondary Schools' trophy (beating rivals Ulverston Victoria...

Published: Sun 15 Nov 2015

Copeland Chase - Long O....RESULTS!

Thanks to the hardy 38 souls who made the effort around todays course of 10k and 'enjoyed’ a tough navigational challenge and battle against the elements.
Surprisingly there weren’t any complaints when they entrants discovered they were only...

Published: Sat 07 Nov 2015

Whinlatter Galoppen ...

What a glorious day - perfect for tackling some tough courses! A big thanks to Ange, Rob and Chris for all their hard work and to all the other helpers who contributed to an enjoyable event.

Published: Sun 01 Nov 2015

"Spook-O" - TOMORROW...

This Thursday is the annual "Spook-O" at Whinlatter - bravely follow our path through the dark, wild woods - but WATCH OUT!

Families welcome.

Click here for more details.

Published: Sat 24 Oct 2015

Orienteering on BBC iPlayer - LAST CHANCE, ENDS SOON!

BBC's "The Adventure Show" (episode 3) features the sprint and long distance races from WOC this summer (Forres and Glen Affric) - and includes an interview with Charlotte Watson.  Only available until October 26th, so catch it soon! 

Published: Sun 04 Oct 2015

Website updated...

If you haven't already done so, check out the new "Members" tab at the top of the page, with (hopefully) an improved and useful range of information and links.

Published: Sat 03 Oct 2015

Junior Inter-Regional Champs - all results now in!

Several WCOC juniors represented the North-West Junior Squad at the JIRCs this weekend.  Their good individual results (click here) contributed to the North-West lying in an impressive third place overall after day one, behind leaders...

Published: Sat 26 Sep 2015