Orienteering Events
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships.
Virtual Orienteering Courses
The MapRun orienteering app allows you to take part in “Virtual” orienteering courses using the GPS in your smartphone (or watch) at a time convenient for yourself. You run a course using either the map on your phone screen or a paper version, and your phone will beep when you reach the correct location of each control.
Permanent Orienteering Courses
If you’d like to try orienteering while socially distancing, then a permanent course might be just right for you. It enables you to follow a map and find the controls in your own time.
Your challenge is to discover checkpoints in the form of posts or plaques, in forests, heathlands, parks and green spaces across the UK.
Neighbouring clubs events
Nearby events can be found based on a postcode via Ollie O'Brien's UK Orienteering Races Map (centred on the PA3 postcode as an example), or the following list sorted by date. These clubs may also have Virtual and Permanent courses of their own.
Note. Links below will open the event details that are on the British Orienteering website in a new tab or window.
Date | Event name (select to view) | Club | Near | Level |
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Sun 29 May | EckO local event - Creag Mhic Chailein | ECKO | Connel | Local |
Sat 4 Jun | INT Local Events in Edinburgh and The Lothians - Almond Park | INT | Livingston | Local |
Wed 8 Jun | ESOC Sprintelope - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 8 Jun | STAG Spring Evening 5 - Cathkin Braes CP | STAG | Glasgow | Local |
Sat 18 Jun | ESOC Local Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians - Blackford Hill | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 22 Jun | STAG Spring Evening 6 - Linn Park | STAG | Glasgow | Local |
Wed 29 Jun | ESOC Sprintelope - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 6 Jul | Sprintelope 11 - | INT | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 13 Jul | ESOC Sprintelope - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Sat 16 Jul | ESOC Local Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 20 Jul | Sprintelope 13 - | INT | Edinburgh | Local |
Wed 3 Aug | ESOC Sprintelope - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Sun 14 Aug | ESOC Ultrasprint - | ESOC | Edinburgh | Local |
Sun 21 Aug | STAG 23rd GPC - Race 1 - | STAG | Glasgow | Regional |