Upcoming Events

Whitekirk Hill boasts a variety of rock and contour features on broadly open hillside with picturesque views over East Lothian.

The majority of the paths are mown strips through the grass though they appear to be more permanent and there are many informal paths around the former golf course.

Parking for the event is at the Whitekirk Hill resort and we’d encourage you to make use of the excellent cafe which is there.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone.

Binning Wood was replanted after 1945 with conifers and beech and has a complex network of rides, paths and ditches which can be disorientating to the unwary. Much of the site has become overrun with rhododendron, but ongoing clearance work has dramatically improved runnability. In many areas visibility has improved and hidden ditches have reappeared, although the brashings will slow you down.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone.

Gosford is a privately-owned estate stretching between the East Lothian villages of Longniddry and Aberlady.  The area contains 18th-Century Gosford House and its park in the centre, sections of farmland, and surrounding deciduous woodland. Although the event will stay away from the House itself, the parkland contains many interesting features such as ornamental ponds, ha-has, a mausoleum, a grotto, and an ex-POW camp.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone including beginners.

Winton Estate is a relatively new area for orienteering in East Lothian with a strong path network making it ideal for those wanting to try orienteering for the first time.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone.

Balgone is a relatively new area for orienteering in East Lothian and was professionally mapped for us in 2022 – the longer courses will be using more distant areas of the estate for the first time. It is a wooded area with two lochs and plenty of spectacular landscape features.

We are very grateful to James Grant-Suttie and the Balgone estate for permission to map and use this beautiful area for orienteering.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone. The White course is relatively short which means that if you start early, there is a good opportunity to do the Yellow course afterwards. We have ordered some extra white and yellow maps to allow you to do this.

Lochend is a flat wood mainly made up of conifers with patches of birch and ash. There is an extensive path network and some vehicle tracks where care is needed but it is an ideal area of juniors and newcomers.

Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone. The Light Green course crosses roads so is only suitable for those aged 16 and over or juniors who are being closely accompanied by an adult.

Dunbar is the driest, sunniest town in Scotland, but we can’t guarantee the weather so please dress appropriately!