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.
Results from Sat 11 Oct
Easter Craiglockhart Hill
Planners' commentsThis event has been rather a long time in the making and I hope everyone enjoyed it. Easter Craiglockhart Hill is a lovely place, especially when the sun is shining. The courses did all have to have quite a bit of climb and were dictated by the shape of the area. Winning times were…
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.
CompassSport Trophy Final 2025South Gare, 14 September
ESOC came 3rd in the CompassSport Trophy Final! This year it was in the NE of England, not too far to travel, organised by Cleveland Orienteering Klub.
SOL 3, 2025Hartside Hill, 7 September
The third event in the 2025 Scottish Orienteering League was organised by East Lothian Orienteers, on a brand new map.
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?
