4.6km 160m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 187 | Lesley Ross | OD (GBR) | W50 | 52:10 | |
| 2nd | 1683 | Virpi Tilli | Lynx (FIN) | W50 | 52:57 | +0:47 |
| 3rd | 1404 | Sal Chaffey | DVO (GBR) | W50 | 54:56 | +2:46 |
| 4th | 387 | Ruth Ker | CLARO (GBR) | W50 | 55:00 | +2:50 |
| 5th | 434 | Johanna Cleary | LOC (GBR) | W50 | 55:20 | +3:10 |
| 6th | 2021 | Lucy Wiegand | SYO (GBR) | W50 | 55:49 | +3:39 |
| 7th | 194 | Susan Skinner | WCOC (GBR) | W50 | 58:01 | +5:51 |
| 8th | 405 | Louise Longhurst | FVO (GBR) | W50 | 58:57 | +6:47 |
| 9th | 505 | Rachel Dennis | BOK (GBR) | W50 | 59:34 | +7:24 |
| 10th | 77 | Sue Carter | SLOW (GBR) | W50 | 61:08 | +8:58 |
| 11th | 2471 | Cathy Tilbrook | FVO (GBR) | W50 | 61:17 | +9:07 |
| 12th | 1112 | Trine Raaen | Aker Brygge Orienter (NOR) | W50 | 62:46 | +10:36 |
| 13th | 523 | Iris Kosch | OLV Steinberg (GER) | W50 | 63:21 | +11:11 |
| Championship time 65:13 | ||||||
| 14th | 1740 | Deb Murrell | SROC (GBR) | W50 | 66:43 | +14:33 |
| Gold time 67:33 | ||||||
| 15th | 1859 | Sue Buxton | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 69:40 | +17:30 |
| 16th | 1801 | Valérie Figuiere | Givry Sport Orientat (FRA) | W50 | 70:29 | +18:19 |
| 17th | 1363 | Dorte Torpe Hansen | SLOW (GBR) | W50 | 71:28 | +19:18 |
| 18th | 522 | Elvira Weingard | OLV Steinberg (GER) | W50 | 72:25 | +20:15 |
| 19th | 1568 | Kate Brett | BAOC (GBR) | W50 | 72:50 | +20:40 |
| 20th | 2155 | Anne Françoise Delenne | ACA (FRA) | W50 | 73:45 | +21:35 |
| 21st | 666 | Diane Jacks | WRE (GBR) | W50 | 73:58 | +21:48 |
| 22nd | 436 | Sarah Mansel | SUFFOC (GBR) | W50 | 74:31 | +22:21 |
| 23rd | 617 | Ann-Marie Duckworth | DVO (GBR) | W50 | 75:50 | +23:40 |
| 24th | 531 | Jane McCann | MDOC (GBR) | W50 | 77:38 | +25:28 |
| 25th | 949 | Alison Smith | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 78:24 | +26:14 |
| 26th | 56 | Karen Thompson | HOC (GBR) | W50 | 80:28 | +28:18 |
| Silver time 81:03 | ||||||
| 27th | 277 | Cecilia Fenerty | MDOC (GBR) | W50 | 81:08 | +28:58 |
| 28th | 1909 | Bronwen Doyle | SYO (GBR) | W50 | 81:55 | +29:45 |
| 29th | 1008 | Serena Ludford | BADO (GBR) | W50 | 82:49 | +30:39 |
| 30th | 1887 | Jennifer Thomas | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 84:22 | +32:12 |
| 31st | 1003 | Helen Livesey | LOC (GBR) | W50 | 85:45 | +33:35 |
| 32nd | 2177 | Nicola Brooke | WSX (GBR) | W50 | 89:51 | +37:41 |
| 33rd | 345 | Carol Graham | SOLWAY (GBR) | W50 | 90:02 | +37:52 |
| 34th | 1340 | Aileen McCarron | LVO (IRL) | W50 | 91:05 | +38:55 |
| 35th | 115 | Isla Mathieson | CLOK (GBR) | W50 | 93:35 | +41:25 |
| 36th | 1976 | Joanna Evans | IND (GBR) | W50 | 96:49 | +44:39 |
| 37th | 1192 | Diane Mailer | ECKO (GBR) | W50 | 97:10 | +45:00 |
| 38th | 439 | Elaine Sutton | DEE (GBR) | W50 | 101:28 | +49:18 |
| 39th | 2048 | Rachel Grundy | CAP03 (FRA) | W50 | 106:46 | +54:36 |
| Bronze time 108:04 | ||||||