Orienteering is an outdoor adventure activity involving cross-country navigation by foot over unknown terrain, using only a map and a compass. It is a physically and mentally challenging competitive sport, but can also be enjoyed as a recreational outing.

As orienteers, we share an intimate connection to the many different landscapes in which we enjoy our sport. We are grateful for our ability to pursue orienteering in all parts of the province on lands that we acknowledge are the traditional, unceded territory of many different Indigenous peoples.

Orienteering BC is committed to Safe Sport (learn more here).

Due West Newsletters

• 2021 – A Year of RenewalJanuary 9, 2021
• Due West interviews Ted de St CroixJanuary 9, 2021
• We’ve lost one of the pioneers of ‘O’ in BC: Tony ByrneJanuary 9, 2021
• A Poem for Forest NavigatorsJanuary 9, 2021
• COVID19 and the Future of OrienteeringNovember 3, 2020

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About Orienteering

Local clubs put on regular orienteering events in parks, wilderness and even urban areas. At these events, you will find several orienteering courses designed to engage anyone from the recreational enthusiast to the competitive orienteer. If you love the outdoors and enjoy map reading, you should give this exciting activity a try. No special equipment is required; event organizers will provide you with the map, and will rent (or lend) you a suitable compass for the outing. The local clubs are all members of Orienteering BC, the provincial sport body for orienteering, which is affiliated with Orienteering Canada and the International Orienteering Federation. The clubs provide quality events, training session, and programming in several centres across the province.

This website provides general information about orienteering in BC and connects you with orienteering clubs and events in your area.

About Orienteering BC

Orienteering BC, officially the Orienteering Association of British Columbia, also known as OBC or OABC, is the Provincial Sport Organization for the sport of orienteering in the province of British Columbia. Our purpose is to:

• Promote and give leadership to the sport of orienteering in British Columbia
• Annually oversee the BC Orienteering Championships and, from time to time, play an advisory and supporting role, as requested or required, for the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships and the Canadian Orienteering Championships (when the latter 2 are hosted in BC)
• Support OABC-affiliated clubs with funding and encouragement for mapping projects, officials development, coaches training and other related projects that help develop the sport of orienteering
• Facilitate the sharing of resources and expertise among OABC-affiliated clubs