Go Orienteering
All the orienteering opportunities in the area, including competitive Events and Virtual and courses that are available anytime.
HAVOC events
| Date | Event name (select to view) | Near | Level/Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct | Thorndon North EAL & SWELL | Brentwood | Regional |
| Wed 7 Oct | HAVOC Twilight Series 2026 No.3 - Wickford | Wickford | Local, Night, Score |
| Wed 11 Nov | Essex Winter Midweek Series 2026/27 No.2 - Laindon West | Basildon | Local, Night |
| Sun 22 Nov | HAVOC Regional and SWELL - Bedford’s Park | Romford | Regional |
| Wed 9 Dec | Essex Winter Midweek Series 2026/27 No.4 - Ingatestone | Ingatestone | Local, Night |
| Wed 20 Jan | Essex Winter Midweek Series 2026/27 No.6 - Romford | Romford | Local, Night |
| Wed 17 Feb | Essex Winter Midweek Series 2026/27 No.8 - Shenfield/Hutton | Shenfield | Local, Night |
| Wed 17 Mar | Essex Winter Midweek Series 2026/27 No.10 - Grays | Grays | Local, Night |
Explanation of Event levels
Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, Local are usually low key events in a 'localised' area. Local events are ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Activities are non competitive events used for training and coaching. Aimed at members of the host club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs. Often ideal for newcomers to try the sport.
Club & Regional league info
For the latest country-wide fixtures list see the British Orienteering website
Forthcoming fixtures can also be viewed via Ollie O'Brien's UK Orienteering Fixtures Map (here centred on CM14, Brentwood).
Virtual Orienteering
Use the GPS in your smartphone (or watch) to take part in “Virtual” orienteering at a time convenient for yourself. With the MapRun app you can 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...
Read more about MapRun Courses…
Neighbouring clubs events
Chigwell & Epping Forest Orienteering Club (CHIG) website
Dartford Orienteering Klubb (DFOK) website
Essex Stragglers Orienteering Society (SOS) website
Links below will open the event details on the British Orienteering website in a new tab or window. The data is a live feed from that website.
| Date | Event name (select to view) | Near | Club | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct | DFOK Regional Middle Distance (pm) - South Ashdown | South Ashdown | DFOK | Regional |
| Sat 24 Oct | DFOK KOL - Foots Cray Meadows | Bexley | DFOK | Local |
| Thu 5 Nov | DFOK KNC - Bearsted | Maidstone | DFOK | Local |
| Sat 5 Dec | DFOK KOL - Lullingstone Country Park | Eynsford | DFOK | Local |
| Sun 6 Dec | CHIG National Event and SEL - Epping NW | Epping | CHIG | National |
| Tue 8 Dec | SLOW Street-O Series - tbc | tbc | DFOK | Local |
| Thu 10 Dec | DFOK KNC - Shoreham Woods | tbc | DFOK | Local |
| Fri 1 Jan | SOS New Year Novelty - | Colchester | SOS | Local |
| Sun 3 Jan | DFOK SE League National - South Ashdown | Nutley | DFOK | National |
| Sat 23 Jan | DFOK KOL - Downe Activity Centre | Bromley | DFOK | Local |
| Thu 4 Feb | DFOK KNC - Great Lines Gillingham | Gillingham | DFOK | Local |
| Thu 11 Mar | DFOK KNC - Beacon Wood and Bean | tbc | DFOK | Local |
| Sun 14 Mar | CHIG Regional and SWELL - Warlies Park | Waltham Abbey | CHIG | Regional |
| Sat 20 Mar | DFOK KOL - Joyden's Wood | tbc | DFOK | Local |
| Tue 13 Apr | SLOW/DFOK Street-O Series - Walthamstow | Walthamstow | DFOK | Local |
| Sat 24 Apr | DFOK KOL - Westerham | Westerham | DFOK | Local |
| Sun 13 Jun | SOS Hatfield Forest - EA League - | Bishops Stortford | SOS | Regional |
| Sat 11 Sep | Senior Home Internationals Individual - Epping East | Loughton | CHIG | National |
| Sat 11 Sep | CHIG National and SEL - Epping East | Chigwell | CHIG | National |