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
Sat 16 May: Bilston Glen and Mavisbank near Loanhead
Wed 27 May: Astley Ainslie near Edinburgh
Sat 13 Jun: Riccarton near Edinburgh
All events have courses for beginners.
April Social 2026Tues 22 April 2026
Keen Orienteers and Turfers all met up in the Bonnington area of North Edinburgh for a night of activity, it was dry and warmish to start with but the temperature descended rapidly during the event and many came back seeking the warmth of the local hostelry in double quick time!
Glen Dye SOL 2 2026Sunday 3rd May
Another small ESOC contingent returned to Glen Dye, following it's use on the final day of last year's Scottish 6 Days. This time there was 3rd place for Sally on Short Green and 4th places for Ben on Brown and Alison on Green.
Aboyne Urban SOUL 2 2026Saturday 2nd May
Although the ESOC contingent was small, there were 7 podium places for the club, with 1st places for Hannah, Alison & Ewart, including a clean sweep in the women's ultravet category! Hannah, Alison, Ewart and Luke are also now lying in 1st place in the overall SOUL standings.
South Achray SoSOL 2026Sunday 26th April
Aberfoyle saw a decent turn out from ESOC, resulting in 2nd place for Emma on Short Green and 3rd for Ossian on White. Another 7 members were in the top 10 of their class. Overall, Margaret & Sally are lying 2nd & 4th on Short Green, Alison is 6th on Green, Keith & Megan are 6th & 7th on Blue.
British Middle Distance & Midland Championships 2026Brown Clee Hill, 18/19th April 2026
The ESOC ladies made the club proud with Emma, Megan and Helena achieving Championship times in the middle distance race on Saturday and all the competing ladies achieving the highest Gold standard times on Sunday, including an excellent 1st place for Helena Nolan in the W60L race.
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?
