Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club
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.

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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.

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Events coming soon

Sat 19 Oct: Holyrood Park Local Event near Edinburgh

Sun 10 Nov: Wester Hailes Urban Race Scottish Urban League event (SOUL 10) near Edinburgh

Sat 16 Nov: Bonaly Country Park Local Event near Edinburgh

All events have courses for beginners.

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Try OrienteeringFree introductory sessions in Edinburgh parks

Weekend dates and venues for the remaining 2024 sessions in September and October are now available

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SOUL 8, 2024Burghead, 22 September

There was a low turnout from ESOC, but some more good results, for the eighth event in the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Urban League, which was organised by Moravian Orienteers.

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SOUL 7, 2024Nairn, 21 September

The seventh event in the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Urban League was organised by Inverness Orienteering Club, with ESOC’s Ewart Scott as Controller. Although there weren’t many ESOC competitors, they had some good results.

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SoSOL 7, 2024Balloch Country Park, 15 September

Just a few ESOC members travelled west for the seventh event in the 2024 South of Scotland Orienteering League, which was organised by Clydeside Orienteers.

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About Us

We organise a regular programme of local orienteering events, regular junior coaching sessions, weekly club training for members 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?

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