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
Wed 25 Jun HAVOC-SOS Summer Series 2025 No.6 - Harold Wood Harold Wood Local
Sun 29 Jun HAVOC GLOSS - Hornchurch Country Park Hornchurch Local
Wed 23 Jul HAVOC-SOS Summer Series 2025 No.8 - Thorndon Brentwood Local
Wed 10 Sep HAVOC Twilight Series 2025 No.1 - South Ockendon South Ockendon Local, Night, Score
Wed 24 Sep HAVOC Twilight Series 2025 No.2 - South Woodham Ferrers South Woodham Ferrers Local, Night, Score
Sun 28 Sep HAVOC Regional, SWELL and EAL - Epping Forest South West Chingford Regional
Wed 8 Oct HAVOC Twilight Series 2025 No.3 - Brentwood Brentwood Local, Night, Score
Sun 2 Nov HAVOC Regional and SWELL - Dagnam Park Harold Wood Regional
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
Tue 17 Jun DFOK Park Race Series - Danson Park Sidcup DFOK Local
Sun 22 Jun SOS Writtle Forest - Writtle SOS Regional
Sun 6 Jul CHIG GLOSS - Fairlop Waters Ilford CHIG Local
Wed 9 Jul Essex Midweek Summer Series no7 - Chelmsford SOS Local
Tue 15 Jul DFOK Park Race Series - Clissold Park Stoke Newington DFOK Local
Sat 26 Jul DFOK Come and Try It - Shooters Hill Eltham DFOK Local
Sat 16 Aug DFOK Come and Try It - Leybourne Lakes Snodland DFOK Local
Fri 19 Sep CoL W/E event - Greenwich Park Greenwich DFOK Regional
Sun 19 Oct Local and SWELL event - Harlow Town Park Harlow CHIG Local
Sat 8 Nov DFOK KOL - Shoreham Woods tbc DFOK Local
Sat 13 Dec DFOK KOL - Beacon Hill tbc DFOK Local
Sun 4 Jan CHIG SE League event and SWELL - Epping N Theydon Bois CHIG Regional
Sun 18 Jan DFOK SE League event - South Ashdown Forest Row DFOK National
Sat 31 Jan DFOK KOL - Joydens Wood tbc DFOK Regional
Sat 21 Mar DFOK KOL - Cobham Great Wood tbc DFOK Local
Sun 29 Mar DFOK Urban - Canning Town London DFOK Regional
Sun 12 Apr Regional and SWELL event - Warlies Park Waltham Abbey CHIG Local
Sat 16 May DFOK KOL - Shooters Hill Woods tbc DFOK Local
Sun 24 May CRET weekend and SE Sprints - Canterbury area Canterbury DFOK Regional
Mon 25 May CRET Weekend Score event - Whitstable Whitstable DFOK Local