Come and Try Orienteering

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Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club is holding a family-friendly, Come and Try Orienteering, afternoon on Sunday 17th August at Davidson's Mains Park & the Royal High School.

About Come and Try Orienteering

Listed Under Sport Events / Active Events / Family and Kids Events / Outdoor Events

This is our very popular Ultrasprint event.

Run three short (1.5k) orienteering courses around the park each of which will visit a maze, contructed out of tape and fence posts, at least once.

Great for families and everyone is welcome along. Please try and enter online if you can.

Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club is holding a family-friendly, Come and Try Orienteering, afternoon on Saturday and time to socialise and picnic between runs.

Full details on our event webpage.

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