Go-Orienteering
All the orienteering opportunities in the area, including competitive Events and Virtual and Permanent courses that are available anytime.
Jump to: Neighbouring club events Explanation of event types
| Date | Venue (select to view) | Near | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Events | ||||
| Wed 1 Jan | Braintree | Braintree | Local event | |
| Wed 29 Jan | Maldon | Maldon | Local event | |
| Wed 26 Feb | Silver End | Silver End | Local event | |
| Anytime orienteering opportunities | ||||
| Anytime | Braintree Bocking | Braintree | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Braintree South | Braintree | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Great Notley Country Park, MapRun | Braintree | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Great Notley Country Park POC | Braintree | Permanent course | |
| Anytime | High Woods POC | Colchester | Permanent course | |
| Anytime | Hylands Park POC | Chelmsford | Permanent course | |
| Anytime | Tiptree Heath POC | Tiptree | Permanent course | |
| Anytime | South Woodham Ferrers Winter 2023, Score Long & Short | South Woodham Ferrers | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Harwich Heritage Trails | Harwich | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Moulsham Winter 2023 Long & Short | Chelmsford | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Hatfield Peverel - Winter Series 2023/24 | Hatfield Peverel | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Coggeshall Summer Series 2024 | Coggeshall, Braintree | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | HIghwoods Summer '24 | Colchester | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Stanway West 2024 | Colchester | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Maldon South 2024 | Maldon | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Colchester West Sep24 | Colchester | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Chelmsford Oct '24 | Melbourne, Chelmsford | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Chelmer Village Oct24 | Chelmer Village | Virtual course | |
| Anytime | Galleywood Nov 2024 | Chelmsford | Virtual course | |
Neighbouring clubs events
Nearby events can be found based on a postcode via Ollie O'Brien's UK Orienteering Races Map (centred on the CA1 postcode as an example), or the following list sorted by date. These clubs may also have Virtual and Permanent courses of their own.
Note. Links below will open the event details that are on the British Orienteering website in a new tab or window.
| Date | Event name (select to view) | Club | Near | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11 Jan | Park-O - Wandlebury Country Park | WAOC | Cambridge | Local |
| Wed 15 Jan | Essex Winter Midweek Series No.5: Billericay - TBA | HAVOC | Billericay | Local |
| Sun 26 Jan | HAVOC SWELL - Hadleigh Park | HAVOC | Hadleigh, Essex | Regional |
| Sun 2 Feb | High Lodge - High Lodge | WAOC | Thetford | Regional |
| Wed 12 Feb | Essex Winter Midweek Series No.7: Chipping Ongar - TBA | HAVOC | Chipping Ongar | Local |
| Sun 16 Feb | Kings Forest East - | SUFFOC | Bury St Edmunds | Regional |
| Sun 2 Mar | Ickworth South - | SUFFOC | Bury St Edmunds | Regional |
| Sun 9 Mar | Royston urban event - Royston | WAOC | Royston | Regional |
| Wed 12 Mar | Essex Winter Midweek Series No.9 Shenfield & Hutton - Hutton Junction pub, Shenfield | HAVOC | Shenfield | Local |
| Sat 5 Apr | Park-O - Coldhams Common | WAOC | Cambridge | Local |
| Sun 13 Apr | HAVOC SWELL - Belhus Woods Country Park | HAVOC | Aveley, Essex | Regional |
| Sun 15 Jun | Abbey Gardens, Bury SPSS - | SUFFOC | Ipswich | Local |
| Sun 6 Jul | Needham Lakes SPSS - | SUFFOC | Needham Market | Local |
| Sun 3 Aug | Ickworth SPSS - | SUFFOC | Beccles | Local |
| Sun 14 Sept | Ampthill Park Local event - Ampthill Park | WAOC | Ampthill | Local |
| Sun 28 Sept | HAVOC East Anglian League and SWELL - Epping Forest South West | HAVOC | Chingford | Regional |
| Sat 4 Oct | Autumn in Anglia West Harling EAL - | SUFFOC | Thetford | Regional |
| Sun 5 Oct | Ely Urban- Autumn in Anglia - | WAOC | Ely | Regional |
| Sat 25 Oct | Hertford - WAOC/HH weekend - Hertford | WAOC | Hertford | Regional |
| Sun 2 Nov | HAVOC SWELL - Dagnam Park | HAVOC | Harold Hill | Regional |
| Sun 16 Nov | Nowton Park with Hardwick - | SUFFOC | Bury St Edmunds | Regional |
| Sun 23 Nov | Mildenhall South - | WAOC | Mildenhall | Regional |
Orienteering Events
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships.
Read more about Orienteering Events…
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.
Read more about Virtual Orienteering Courses…
Permanent Orienteering Courses
If you’d like to try orienteering while socially distancing, then a permanent course might be just right for you. It enables you to follow a map and find the controls in your own time.
Your challenge is to discover checkpoints in the form of posts or plaques, in forests, heathlands, parks and green spaces across the UK.