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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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East Area Training
Last weekend East Area training took place at Riccarton, Edinburgh. Planned by Lorna Eades (INT) and Ian Maxwell (RR), it was the first urban focused East Area session. Over 40 people attended with training groups from TD1-5 including juniors and adults groups.
27th August, 2026 Read more...
Free lunch, home made cake and a chance to talk about orienteering. Interested?
Got experiences you think are worth sharing, want to meet members from other clubs or find out what others think about the hot topics in a format where chat is not restricted by start times, download queues or volunteering requirements. With a free lunch on offer and a guarantee of home made cake the Club Networking days really are a chance for our members to come have lunch and chat about all things orienteering.
(more…)26th August, 2026 Read more...
Shaping Our Future: Stepping Up as a Board Director
A sport as diverse and inclusive as ours relies entirely on the passion and dedication of its members. As we approach the AGM on 14th September, we are actively seeking volunteers to step forward as new Directors on the SOA Board.
(more…)17th August, 2026 Read more...
ScotJOS Squad Manager sought
We are looking to recruit a Squad Manager for the Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad (ScotJOS). The person will work alongside Roger Goddard, and will replace Judy Bell, who has been a stalwart of the ScotJOS coaching team for many years. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Judy for all her hard work and acknowledge the enormous contribution she has made to ScotJOS and the development of our Scottish Juniors.
(more…)14th August, 2026 Read more...
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The sun shone for the first of the #sportscotland Summer of Sport Try Orienteering events organised by Scottish Orienteering. It was fantastic to see so many families try orienteering for the first time with children of all ages taking part. The sessions started with games and activities to introduce the basic skills before everyone completed orienteering courses around Hermitage Park. They will also have the opportunity next weekend to put their skills to the test at an event organised by #clydesideorienteers at Balloch Country Park.
Entries alert for the next event in the Scottish Orienteering League (SOL)![]()
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invoc_eaglesInverness Orienteering Club are making a weekend of it on 5/6th September combining the Glen Affric SOL with an urban, elite style middle and a ceilidh. Entries are open via sientries SiEntries - dont miss out get your entry in.
Great to see lots of happy faces over the socials from those attending the World Masters Orienteering Championships in Poland last week. Well done to everyone who participated looked like the sun was shining! Special mention to those Scots who made the podium and sent us some photos with Sarah Rollins and Rachel Kirkland of @forthvalleyorienteers Forth Valley Orienteers getting Silver in the Middle and Sprint respectively and Sarah then upgrading her upgrading her efforts to gold in the long final.![]()
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Photo Credits: Alison Harding, Mark Wood
We know that the right person for the Senior Development post is out there and the deadline was extended to 31st August for applications.![]()
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So if you would be interested in supporting clubs and spreading knowledge of orienteering why not consider the role? Or do you know someone who would be perfect - point them in our direction! We have funding for 4 days a week but are open to making the role either full time or reducing the role to 3 days a week for the right candidate. To find out more see the news article on our website (link in the bio) or reach out to Nikki Howard direct.
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