Event Report
We were very lucky with the weather – a bright clear day on the Law. And lucky with the ponies – they didn’t nibble any controls this year.
Many thanks to all who came to compete and to our army of helpers. Special thanks to Jamie for planning popular courses and finding some new control sites even in such a small mapped area.
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.
ELO Club Championships 2025
29th November at Butterdean
Advance information
ELO’s club championships for 2025 will be held at Butterdean on Saturday 29th November. Entries close on Monday 24th November. There may be some EOD but you should enter in advance to be sure of running your correct course.
Champions will be decided in five categories …
- female club champion – W16 and above – born in 2010 or earlier
- male club champion – M16 and above – born in 2010 or earlier
- junior running LG – W14 and M14 – born in 2011 or 2012
- junior running Orange – W12 and M12 – born in 2013 or 2014
- junior running Yellow – W10 and M10 – born in 2015 or later
Festive Frolic: Levenhall Links
Sunday 28 December 2025
For longer than most of us can remember ELO have put on a fun orienteering event between Christmas and New Year. As well as finding the controls there has been a puzzle to add to the challenge. A mass start, a social gathering and a lively prize giving have made up for a great way to work off some of the Christmas excesses.
This year’s Festive Frolic is at Levenhall Links on Sunday 28th December and will continue our grand tradition.
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Yellowcraig
Saturday 27th September 2025
Yellowcraig is a small but varied area with forest, sand-dunes and open grassland to challenge for new and experienced orienteers.
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have the usual range of courses.
There will be entry on the day available – please come early to avoid disappointment!
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.
Hartside Hill SOL
Sunday 7 September 2025
Hartside Hill is a new area for orienteering, near Soutra Pass, just off the A68. It is an extensive plantation woodland with deep cleughs, rides of varying widths and an extensive ditch network.
We are grateful to David Smith and Bidwells for permission to use the forest and to the Duns, who farm at Gilston, for parking. Parking is likely to be tight so we would encourage people to meet at Pathhead and car share where possible.
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us for this Scottish Orienteering League event where there will be a range of courses to suit everyone.
Planner’s Report
It was mostly a pleasure to be out in a new forest planning how best to use the area. There were restrictions based on planned felling in the eastern section of the forest which meant that the courses had to start east of the powerlines and head up the hill.
The narrower rides and ditches were the fastest running followed by the white forest once broken into through the edges and so the courses were planned to try to encourage using those. It was easy to get drawn down the planting lines which tended to veer away from the direct routes to controls and a good bearing was required to hit some of the controls while minimising one’s aiming off.
Sorry about the additional ditch that some folks found as they headed towards the finish! Hopefully it didn’t detract from an area which isn’t like many others near to Edinburgh. With a bit of luck the plan to clear fell the area over the next 10 years will progress quite slowly.
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.
Lochend Woods
30 August 2025
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.
To avoid the football which is taking place at Hallhill we will be meeting at Yosemite Park instead.
Dunbar is the driest, sunniest town in Scotland, but we can’t guarantee the weather so please dress appropriately!
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.
Binning Wood SoSOL
SATURDAY 28th June 2025
Event Report
Thanks to everyone who supported this event – competitors and helpers. Special thanks to Ian for courses, to John Tullie for being our Controller, and to those who volunteeered to collect controls at the end of a long day carrying out other roles – Nigel, Jamie and Alex.
We are grateful to Smeaton Estate for allowing us use their car park and thus avoid roadside parking at Binning. We hope you enjoyed this innovation.
Planner’s Report
Thank you to everyone who turned out for a lovely day of orienteering at Binning Wood whether running, helping or both.
The weather was sunny and the woods were in full green mode making some courses more challenging than at other times of the year. Meeting people at the finish line I suspected it was more difficult than expected which was reflected in standard finishing times so apologies if that was an inconvenience for anyone. However after reflection, I hope there were many positives to your runs too.
Special thank you to John Tullie of Roxburgh Reivers whose advice and suggestions were helpful and ultimately of benefit to the courses I had chosen.
Ian
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.
- SoSOL points for this event and the league tables after 5 events
Tranent Sprintelope
Wednesday 18th June 2025
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 fifth of them, around Tranent!
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone.
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.
- The Sprintelope league tables are here
Dunbar Sprintelope
Wednesday 4 June 2025
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 fourth of them, around Dunbar!
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.
Whitekirk Hill
Saturday 31 May 2025
Many thanks to all those who came to today’s event – a very strong turnout including lots of new faces and many experienced orienteers. Godfrey’s courses took us to some unfamiliar parts of Whitekirk not reached by previous events or by the weekly parkrun course.
Junior training activities before the main event were well attended too and enthusiastically carried out.
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.