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.
New to Orienteering?
Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves walking or running whilst navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass.
The aim is to navigate in sequence 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 run, walk or jog the course and progress at your own pace.
Club News
Results from Wed 15 Apr
Great Notley
Thank you for joining the first event in this year’s Essex Midweek Summer Series.On my drive to the pub the sky darkened and it looked like rain was due, but luckily the clouds cleared and it was a nice dry evening with enough light for the 35 people taking part - 16 people on the short course and 19 people on the long course.Welcome to the eight people who …
CompassSport Trophy
The regional round of CompassSport Trophy was held at Brandon on February 22nd. Sadly Stragglers just missed out on qualifying for the Final.
Club Championships
Congratulations to Lyn West on winning the 2025 Club Championship and to Lulu Gooding who retained the Junior Champion title
Junior Inter-Regional Championships
SOS juniors have been busy in the Lake District at the annual inter-regional championship as part of the East Anglian Junior Squad.
CompassSport FinalReport on Essex Stragglers at CompassSport Final
An intrepid band of eight Stragglers ventured north to Redcar for CompassSport Final on September 14th. Competing in the Trophy section of the competition, members put up a good showing in the technical dunes of South Gare. And we managed not to be placed last. Well done everyone.
International selection for Oliver
Congratulations to Oliver Prince who has been selected to represent GBR in M20 team at Junior European Cup.
Five Go Orienteering
Once again, SOS juniors performed brilliantly, this time achieving equal 3rd place against tough competition in the 2025 Yvette Baker Shield competition.