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  • Sprintelopes are lightweight informal events featuring Urban style races around the streets of towns in East Lothian and other areas in and around Edinburgh on Wednesday evenings.

    In 2025, ELO are contributing five races to the series – this is the third of them, around Haddington!

    Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone including under 16s who have a course with no road crossings.

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  • Whitekirk Hill is a relatively new area for orienteering and 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.

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  • Sprintelopes are lightweight informal events featuring Urban style races around the streets of towns in East Lothian and other areas in and around Edinburgh on Wednesday evenings.

    In 2025, ELO are contributing five races to the series – this is the second of them, around Musselburgh!

    Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone including under 16s who have a course with no road crossings.

    Results

    • Simple results are here.
    • Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
    • British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
    Read more…

  • Sprintelopes are lightweight informal events featuring Urban style races around the streets of towns in East Lothian and other areas in and around Edinburgh on Wednesday evenings.

    In 2025, ELO are contributing five races to the series – this is the first of them, around North Berwick!

    Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone including under 16s who have a course with no road crossings.

    Although online entries are now closed you can enter on the night.

    Please note that Control Descriptions are on the BACK of the maps for the Long and Short courses.

    We will have tea/coffee/hot chocolate available after the event!

    Results

    • Simple results are here.
    • Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
    • British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
    Read more…

  • ELO is enjoying its healthiest ever status in the British Orienteering rankings. Joel Atkinson is our first ever current member* to reach the top 100. Emily Atkinson and Ross Lyall are also in the top 500 with two more members in the top 1000.  28 ELO members have at least one ranking run in the last year and 13 of them have their full complement of six counting events …

    Position Name Points
    87 Joel Atkinson 8022
    202 Emily Atkinson 7775
    472 Ross Lyall 7381
    682 Jonathan Ellis 7158
    738 Duncan Edmondson 7090
    1074 Michael Atkinson 6747
    1077 Peter Brownsort 6745
    1216 Jennifer Atkinson 6618
    1400 Tim Harding 6427
    1573 Pete Younger 6263
    1638 Robin Strain 6206
    2134 Sheila Strain 5726
    2357 Jamie Wilson 5401

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  • Vogrie Country Park is a woodland estate managed by Midlothian Council.  The Tyne Water runs through the park in a steep sided valley which can provide a physical challenge.  Vogrie usually hosts a Saturday parkrun and has a popular playground but its varied terrain and 12 mile path network make this a popular venue for orienteering, particularly for those new to the sport.  For the more experienced there are plenty of ways to navigate between controls both on paths and off them!

    Registration, start and finish are near the main house and we look forward to seeing you there.

    Loose control descriptions will be available for the orange, red and green courses.

    Results

    • Simple results are here.
    • Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
    • Winsplits Online gives another way of comparing your times for each leg.
    • British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
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  • As usual we thank all the competitors who braved the chilly wind and our large team who stage the event – especially Neil and Trina for planning courses and organising the event. And this time we also have to thank the many people who grabbed hold when the registration tent tried to blow away!

    Results

    • Simple results are here.
    • Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
    • Winsplits Online gives another way of comparing your times for each leg.
    • British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
    Read more…