Winter is always a perfect time to organize a proper training camp to kick off the new season and get a good amount of quality kilometers of orienteering. Spain is the perfect place for that due to the great variety of terrains, good courses, and nice weather.
You can find the best options working with the best professionals: Maximus & Sun-O.
MAXIMUS WINTER O-CAMP
Maximus Winter O-Camp is an already consolidated project developed by the Spanish Orienteering Club: Máximus.
In the Burgohondo area (1.5h from Madrid) we can find a big variety of high-quality terrains, new and updated maps (the oldest from 2020), and very comfortable weather (snow-free) which gives us the perfect conditions for a winter training camp.
Maximus can provide everything you need: accommodation, blank maps, training maps, trainings with SportIdent, gym, swimming-pool, trail-running routes, …
Nice terrains with a lot of rocky features with many maps in less than 30 minutes driving from the accommodation. 3 SportIdent trainings weekly, more than 30 permanent trainings, and, last but not least, one of the greatest events of the Winter: Maximus O Meeting (4 days competition).
All the info at: https://maximusocamp.com/
Buy trainings: https://maximusocamp.omaps.io/
Info about MOM: https://maximusorientacion.com/mom/
BARBATE SUN-O CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
This is Sun-O signature camp and the most visited one, far South in Andalusia, with more than 400 permanent controls and ca. 32 sq kms of varied and gentle sand dune terrain, most of it very recently made or reviewed by our cartographers. This camp is quite unique as it is ‘step out the door’ of the apartment and start orienteering. The weather conditions are mostly mild, and prices very competitive. Apart from forest terrains, this part of Andalusia has multiple white villages, superb for Sprint orienteering!
Terrains are generally fast to very fast, with lots of details, flat and hilly, sand dunes and pines, mixed with some low bushes, especially near the coast.
The sprint maps are in fantastic Andalusian white villages, often challenging with narrow streets and corners, low in traffic.
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
ALICANTE/MURCIA SUN-O CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
At this camp, Sun-O includes all the possible training options in the South East of Spain, with two headquarters: Guardamar (Alicante area) and Bullas (Murcia area). During your camp, you can just stay in one of the areas for a short time driving, drive a bit more to get some good maps from the neighboring area, or split the accommodation into two periods to get the best out of each area. You decide!
About the Alicante terrain, Guardamar offers sweet sand-dune terrains next to the Mediterranean. Alicante is a classic. This camp is quite unique as it is ‘step out the door’ of the bungalows and start orienteering. The camping we recommend has well-equipped bungalows, fitness areas, and a spa, all on the map! Sun-O owns the latest versions (together with the local O-club) of the sand dunes in Guardamar, which are yearly updated.
In Murcia, you can enjoy a demanding terrain with many details and moderate climbing. Among the most popular places, you have the opportunity to run in Coto Maravillas (World Cup 2014 terrain) and some cool sprint maps, such as Cehegín. If you want to visit the Murcia coast as well, you won’t be disappointed with the nice areas in Aguilas, Calabardina, Mazarrón…
Terrains in Alicante are next to La Marina, mostly coastal sand dunes, and pine forests, very fast and detailed.
Terrains in Murcia have been used for World Cup 2014; they are rough, with pine forest and semi-open, detailed, plenty of valleys, spurs, gullies, and gentle climbs. It’s definitely worth a trip over there!
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
HUELVA SUN-O CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
Sun-O held 3 very successful Andalucia-O-Meetings in this area and has, over the years, built a solid network of 45 sq km of maps (most of them new or renewed in the last 18 months) around Punta Umbria holiday resorts. This camp is unique, ‘step out the hotel door’ and start for endless hours and kms of orienteering in varied and challenging terrains, most of them with smooth sandy surfaces, gentle for the bones and ligaments. The weather conditions are mostly mild, and prices are very competitive.
Terrains are generally fast to very fast, with lots of details, flat and hilly, sand dunes and pine trees, mixed with some low bushes, especially near the coast. Abundant network of paths.
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
GRANADA SUN-O CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
A famous Spanish song said, “Granada, land dreamed by me.” And Granada is one of those special cities in the world that should be mandatory to visit, at least once in your life.
At the foot of the Sierra Nevada and under the watchful eye of “The Alhambra” (one of the most important monuments in the world) stands a labyrinthine network of impossible narrow alleys, which will delight any orienteer.
In this camp, newly launched in 2024 and extended in 2026, you will find a perfect combination of demanding Sprint courses, with beautiful forest areas where you will require your best skills. Come to Granada!
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
MADRID SUN-O SPRINT CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
Sun-O is launching the Sun-O Madrid Sprint Camp with 12+ training sessions on 12+ new maps (mapped in 2022-2023). Very high-quality trainings thanks to our cooperation with Spanish team runners who have mapped and set the courses for this new camp in their preparation for EOC 2023: Ana Toledo, Álvaro Casado, Gonzalo Ferrando, Pablo Ferrando, and Héctor Sanchís.
In this camp, you will find a varied offer of areas and types of training perfect for fine-tuning Sprint techniques. Use the subway to get around! And last, but not least, enjoy beautiful Madrid visiting the great monuments, jogging in Casa de Campo, or watching a match of Real Madrid in the renovated Santiago Bernabéu!
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
MALAGA SUN-O SPRINT CAMP
Sun-O is an orienteering club/company that has been organizing training camps professionally for 20 years in Spain and other countries.
Malaga is one of the most important cities in southern Spain, and is the capital of the so-called “Costa del Sol”, famous for its beaches and warm temperatures throughout the year. In this camp you can enjoy the beautiful streets of Malaga, as well as other inland towns that are part of the so-called “White Villages”, famous for the white color of their walls.
All maps are less than 10 minutes from the sea, with spectacular views and a multitude of places to eat the famous and tasty “espetos”, as well as other specialties.
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
WAY TO MOROCCO SUN-O SPRINT CAMP
We suggest you discover the exotic boundaries known in antiquity as the “Pillars of Hercules”, nowadays known as the “Strait of Gibraltar”. On the northern side of the Strait are Tarifa (Spain) and Gibraltar (UK), while on the southern side is Tanger (Morocco), 2 continents, 3 countries, 3 tricky and original sprints in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
In Tanger, you’ll discover a unique city bearing a multicultural heritage. At the foot of the high walls of the “Kasbah”, run through the alleys of the great “Socco”, and admire the fortress that dominates the medina. Facing Morocco, you will feel the same in Tarifa but with a Spanish atmosphere running in the remains of the medieval walls. Gibraltar, the Rock strengthened in the past as a fortress, will surprise you with its forts, walls, and narrow streets.
Fast ferry Tarifa-Tanger lets you aim to conquer those maps in one day… Do you accept the challenge?
All the info at: https://sun-o.com/
Buy trainings: https://sun-o.omaps.io/
BONUS: TRAINING CAMPS IN HALDEN (NORWAY) 🇳🇴
Halden Skiklubb is offering some training packages twice per year (Easter & Summer packages), which consist of 6-10 different trainings with markings in the terrain and are available during 4-8 weeks.
If you would like to come for training in Halden outside the dates when the training packages are available, please contact us to get information about which trainings (with or without markings) you could use during your stay.
It is possible to train on maps the whole year except the first weekend of October 5. – approximately the end of November, due to hunting in the terrain.
After October 21, some of our terrains can be available, if the hunting is finished there, but we are not able to promise anything in advance, even if during working days (Monday-Friday) there is normally no hunting anymore.
All the info at: https://haldensk.no/kart-og-loyper/train-in-halden
Buy trainings: https://haldensk.omaps.io/
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