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Butterdean is near Gladsmuir village between Tranent and Haddington. It is a flat wood densely planted with conifers and patches of birch or ash. There is a good track and path network – and some animal sculptures. It is managed by the Woodland Trust and East Lothian Council.
Please note that we are parking on the east side of the wood at Alba Trees – see detailed directions below.
This will be ELO’s club championship for 2025 – more details below.
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ELO’s club champions for 2025 will be decided at Butterdean on Saturday 29th November. 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 Light Green – 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.
This is the first time that ELO champions will be decided at one of our own Saturday events and we hope this will encourage plenty of competition in all the categories.
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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 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!
Read more…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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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.
Read more…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.
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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!
Read more…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.
