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Welcome to Harlequins Orienteering Club’s website. We are based in the West Midlands of England and our ‘catchment’ covers Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire and parts of Staffordshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire.
If you are new to orienteering, take a look at our New to Orienteering page for hints and tips and check out our Beginners and Families events.
Get SMApping with HOC
A SMApp is a run with a difference – it involves Streets, a Map and an App and your task is to find as many checkpoints as possible in one hour using the map and recording your score and your route using the MapRun app on your phone/device.
Our 2026/2027 Winter SMApp series begins on Thursday 22nd October in Shirley
Clent Hills – West Midlands League – 29 November
Preliminary details are available for our next Regional event, at Clent Hills National Trust. This is the first time in 20 years that the Hills have been used for such an event.
As well as events organised by HOC and other clubs our Smartphone Orienteering and Permanent Orienteering Courses offer a range of opportunities to practice your skills.
Check out the results from previous club events, and if you are a Harlequin member pop into the club forum for a chat.
We are committed to the principles of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults and our Safeguarding page explains our policies and practice.
And as a reward for reading this far, a reminder of why we love orienteering!