5.275km 210m
| Pos | Name | Club/Country | Class | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heather Monro | Unattached (GBR) | W40L | 46:08 |
| 2nd | Anna Falk | Sundbybergs IK (SWE) | W40L | 48:22 |
| 3rd | Meri Louhisola | LYNX (FIN) | W40L | 51:19 |
| 4th | Johanna Asklöf | Lynx (FIN) | W40L | 54:30 |
| 5th | Sanna Sevanto | New Mexico Orienteers (USA) | W40L | 54:46 |
| 6th | Kirsty Bryan-Jones | FVO (GBR) | W40L | 54:51 |
| 7th | Heidi Haapasalo | Tampereen Pyrinto (FIN) | W40L | 55:29 |
| 8th | Anne Heinemann | SV Robotron Dresden (GER) | W40L | 57:02 |
| 9th | Juliette Soulard | Auckland OC (SWE) | W40L | 57:49 |
| 10th | Doris Grüniger | ULU'S REISEWELT (SUI) | W40L | 58:10 |
| 11th | Mary Ross | INT (GBR) | W40L | 63:42 |
| 12th | Judith Havenhand | SYO (GBR) | W40L | 63:54 |
| 13th | Natasha Conway | AIRE (GBR) | W40L | 64:37 |
| 14th | Anne Straube | OD (GER) | W40L | 64:42 |
| 15th | Gillian Jubb | HH (GBR) | W40L | 65:00 |
| 16th | Anke von Gaza | OLV Uslar (GER) | W40L | 65:52 |
| 17th | Irene Eglin | bussola ok (SUI) | W40L | 66:35 |
| 18th | Jenny Casanova |
Wallaringa Orienteers (AUS) | W40L | 70:29 |
| 19th | Pirjo Viianen | Laihian Luja (FIN) | W40L | 71:10 |
| 20th | Wenche M. Sæbbø | Stavanger OK (NOR) | W40L | 72:11 |
| 21st | Carol Lovegrove | SN (GBR) | W40L | 72:38 |
| 22nd | Nadia Galimberti | PPN Polisportiva Punto Nord (ITA) | W40L | 73:34 |
| 23rd | Virginie Parigot | AS QUETIGNY (FRA) | W40L | 73:39 |
| 24th | Regula Jakob | Bucheggberger OL (SUI) | W40L | 76:43 |
| 25th | Anna Chapman | SO (GBR) | W40L | 77:45 |
| 26th | Peggy Purves | FVO (GBR) | W40L | 77:52 |
| 27th | Emma Harrison | EPOC (GBR) | W40L | 77:55 |
| 28th | Ange Jackson | WCOC (GBR) | W40L | 78:58 |
| 29th | Jane Stagg | BOK (GBR) | W40L | 81:39 |
| 30th | Esther Gooch | MAROC (GBR) | W40L | 89:59 |
| 31st | Cheryl Smith | Annapolis Valley Orienteering Club (CAN) | W40L | 96:06 |
| 32nd | Eva Lopez Sepulveda |
FUNDI-O (ESP) | W40L | 99:16 |
| 33rd | Abbigail May | Sage Orienteering and Rogaining Club (CAN) | W40L | 105:01 |
| 34th | Ali Lea | BAOC (GBR) | W40L | 106:20 |
| 35th | Isabelle Villar | COSE (FRA) | W40L | 107:31 |
| 36th | Hélène Ediar |
COPS91 (FRA) | W40L | 108:15 |
| 37th | Montserrat Rodriguez | COMCU (ESP) | W40L | 119:20 |
| 38th | Alison Hooper | SO (GBR) | W40L | 132:54 |
| 39th | Alice Owen | BOK (GBR) | W40L | 136:02 |
| 40th | Chong Hua Chiu | HKOC (HKG) | W40L | 155:51 |
| rtd | Judith Austerberry | NGOC (CYM) | W40L | |
| rtd | Ursina Mathys | ZELG (SUI) | W40L | |
| m3-7 m10-14 | Jeni Pelvin | Dunedin Orienteering (NZL) | W40L | 49:17 |
| m3-7 m10-13 | Belén Carbonell Martín | CEAM-O IBI (ESP) | W40L | 56:11 |