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.
Event Today Sat 12 Jul
12:00 to 23:59
Bush Estate
Local event in the grounds of the Edinburgh Technopole Science and Business Park.
* We plan to upload live results during the event, but sometimes things happen and it may not be possible.
Events coming soon
Sat 12 Jul: Bush Estate near Penicuik
Wed 23 Jul: Figgate Park near Edinburgh
Sun 17 Aug: Davidson’s Mains Park and Royal High School near Edinburgh
All events have courses for beginners.
SoSOL 5, 2025Binning Wood, 28 June
The fifth event in the 2025 South of Scotland Orienteering League was organised by East Lothian Orienteers.
Race Across EdinburghSaturday 21 June 2025
Race Across Edinburgh was a unique event, one of a series of activities to celebrate ESOC's 60th anniversary.
Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2025Hill of Alyth, 15 June
ESOC juniors enjoyed the Jamie Stevenson Trophy event.
Turf Bonanza 2025Edinburgh, 6-9 June
ESOC hosted the 2025 Turf Bonanza! This was the first Turf Bonanza to be held in Scotland, and the first Bonanza outside of Sweden. It was a great success, in a format similar to the previous SCOnanza events - a busy weekend of events and socials, with many international competitors.
SSOF 2025Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, 5 June
It was largely warm and sunny for the 2023 Scottish Schools’ Orienteering Festival with only a short period of drizzly rain, and ESOC juniors had a great time, with several podium places.
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?
