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Orienteering is an outdoor activity that is suitable for people of all ages. As a group or a family or solo, it is a great way of exploring the Scottish countryside. Our Events, News, Membership, Clubs and What is Orienteering? pages provide you with everything you need to know. Contact us with any queries.
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Have views on the Scottish Outdoor Access Code?
The Scottish Outdoor Access Code is 22 years old next February! The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee want everyone’s views on how it is working and whether changes are needed to ensure it is fit for purpose. Take the opportunity to ensure the voice of orienteering and sport/recreation in general is heard. Link to the inquiry via the QR code via this link Outdoor access | Scottish Parliament Website Call for views closes 23rd November.
13th November, 2026 Read more...
To Charge or not to Charge?
Knowing how much and if to charge for beginner activities can be challenging. If priced too high it can put people off trying the sport however, if activities are free they run at a loss. Balancing this is tricky.
12th November, 2026 Read more...
Listening to the Future: Juniors provide their perspective
Every year at the Junior Inter Areas, the SOA team takes the opportunity to update the juniors on the efforts which have been taken to try and improve their experience and listen to the juniors views on what further steps they would like to see. The SOA Lead Welfare Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Nikki Howard, led the discussion with Judy Bell, our Coaching and Volunteer Officer and Heidi Ross, one of our Development Officers.
(more…)11th November, 2026 Read more...
ScotJOS squad selected for 2026/2027 travel to Knapdale
(more…)The Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad (ScotJOS) has now been finalised for 2026/2027 with 34 juniors accepting their place on the squad.
Congratulations to all selected and the ScotJOS team of Team Manager Jason Inman and Lead Coach Roger Goddard are looking forward to working with the new squad to support their orienteering development.
11th November, 2026 Read more...
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Knowing how much to charge for beginners events and activities can be challenging. It can be a balancing act between covering costs and encouraging participation.
We look at cost of beginner sessions, local events and permanent courses:
www.scottish-orienteering.org/news/to-charge-or-not-to-charge/
Scottish Outdoor Access Code is 22 years old! The Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs Committee want everyone's views on how it is working and whether changes are needed to ensure it is fit for purpose. Take the opportunity to ensure the voice of orienteering and sport/recreation in general is heard. Link to the inquiry via the QR code or search Rural Affairs Committee Outdoor Access on your browser.
Junior Inter areas may be all about a fun atmosphere for juniors to come together but it also provides the opportunity for those juniors to feedback on what can be done to improve the sport from their perspective. Want to know what they had to say? Head over to the news section of the website to find out.
JOB OPPORTUNITY - Following the successful bid for funding from the Sportscotland Club Support Programme, Tayside Orienteers (TAY) are now advertising for a Club Development Officer. Find out more about this exciting opportunity check out the Job advert and Role Outline via Tayside Orienteers @taysideorienteers website or on our website (link in bio). CLOSING DATE - 30th November 2026.
The last two weekends have been busy for the Scottish Elite & Development Squad as they had their first two trips of the season. The Achnamara trip provided great terrain for technical trainings, gorgeous weather for swimming and hill running, and a cosy indoor space for food and board games. The Lakes trip consisted of some night o, technical training, racing and spectating a hill race, and a Galoppen. Thank you to Adam and Alex from EUOC for organising the trips, and thank you to Matthew for supporting some of our developing orienteers as they work towards TD5 proficiency.
