New to Orienteering?
Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass.
The aim is to navigate between a set of control points and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can go at your own pace.
Join the Club
We would love you to consider joining our orienteering club! ESOC is a friendly and very active club, which organises a range of orienteering events in Edinburgh and surrounding areas. We have around 300 members of all ages and abilities and you will be made very welcome.
Events coming soon
Sun 16 Nov: Hopetoun House near South Queensferry
Sat 22 Nov: Blackford Hill and The Hermitage near Edinburgh
Sun 23 Nov: Newhaven near Edinburgh
All events have courses for beginners.
Scottish Score Championships 2025Falkirk Wheel, 19 October
Forth Valley Orienteers organised the 2025 Scottish Score, and despite the poor weather there was a good turnout from ESOC, with 5 trophy winners, as well as 7 medallists.
SOUL 6, 2025Stirling Cornton and Causewayhead, 18 October
Those ESOC members who travelled up to Stirling last Saturday to take part in an urban race in a new area, never before used for orienteering, were rewarded with an excellent event featuring some fast and furious running.
ESOC at the 2025 Home Internationals
ESOC members were involved in the Scotland teams for all of this year’s Home International competitions.
ESOC at the 2025 JIRCsLake District, 27/28 September
Scotland won the Junior Inter-Regional Championships, with 4 ESOC juniors in the team.
SOL 4, 2025Gullane Dunes, 21 September
There was a good turnout from ESOC for the final event in the 2025 Scottish Orienteering League, another trip to East Lothian, which was organised by Interløpers.
About Us
ESOC is a friendly and very active club. We organise a regular programme of local orienteering events, junior coaching sessions, and also club socials. In addition, we organise larger orienteering events at regional and national level, some of which are further afield in Scotland. Why not come and join us?
