News Archive: MTBO
Royal Deeside 2025 - Scottish 6 Days27 July - 1 August
This year's biennial festival made a welcome return to Deeside. There were 5 forest days, ranging from Craig Choinnich, in the west, to Glen Dye in the east, while the Wednesday 'rest day' featured an urban sprint around Ballater as well as an MTBO event and, in the evening, a quiz night which was
British MTBO Championships 2024Callendar/Devilla/Beecraigs, 7-9 June
Over the weekend of 7th-9th June, Scotland managed an unfortunate fixtures clash between Taylor Swift's debut UK concert at Murrayfield and our own 3-day festival of fast and furious pedalling round the forests of Falkirk (Sprint @ Callendar Park, Long @ Devilla Forest, Middle at Beecraigs). However
Moray 2023 - MTBO31 July - 2 August
There were three exciting Mountain Bike Orienteering events at the Scottish 6 Days.
Mountain Bike OrienteeringAn Introduction
MTBO is an Orienteering sport and uses a specially surveyed detailed map (usually 1:10,000) with slightly different symbols to a Foot O map. There is less emphasis on detail in the forest and there is a special grading of path "rideability" or speed of travel (see below). Riding is not very technica
Scottish Borders MTBO Bank Holiday WeekendSelkirk/Peebles, 30 April/1 May
The 2023 MTBO British Long and Middle Championships took place in the Scottish Borders.
North Pentlands MTBO Long Distance eventSaturday 27 August 2022
An enjoyable event with great conditions and a good turnout.
Moray MTBO weekend 20226 - 8 May
Some enthusiastic ESOC Mountain Bike Orienteers travelled north for a full weekend of events in beautiful forest and good weather.
Craigmillar Castle MTBO Double SprintSunday 27 March
An exciting two-race event!
Glentress MTBO eventSaturday 5 February
Another succesful Mountain Bike Orienteering event!
Craigmillar Castle MTBO eventSaturday 27 November
ESOC’s first Mountain Bike Orienteering event was a great success.
Introduction to MTBO - 2Craigmillar Castle, 26 September
Another successful MTBO session!
Moravian Mountain Bike O Weekend25-27 June 2021
A small band of ESOC MTBO enthusiasts ventured north with their bikes to take part.
Introduction to MTBO - 1Glentress, 15 June
A great time was had by all!