Another bumper turnout enjoying an ELO Saturday afternoon event in the sunshine. It was particularly good to see so many new faces and local families. We hope many of you will come to next month’s event at the beautiful Balgone estate near North Berwick on 30th May.
Special thanks today to our planner Alex who created courses to make best use of the woods and surrounding residential areas. And thanks also to the huge team of helpers making the event such a success.
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.
Cockenzie Sprintelope
Wednesday 6th May 2026
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 2026, ELO are contributing four races to the series – this is the first of them, around Cockenzie. Expect some deviously similar looking sections on a map with plenty of scope for making parallel errors!
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone. Meet us on the North side of the Port Seton Community Centre.
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.
Gosford Estate
Saturday 28 March 2026
ELO’s largest ever attendance for a local Saturday event enjoyed fine spring weather in the beautiful grounds of the Gosford estate. Such a large field included lots of new faces and several more experienced orienteers tempted out by the novelty of a rare visit to this venue.
Michael’s courses made the best use of the mapped area – a tricky job when there are many small local restrictions on runners’ routes.
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
Saturday 28 February 2026
Event Report
On a day when several of our most experienced orienteers were away competing in Wales it was great to attract so many competitors and a big team of helpers stepping up to provide an enjoyable local event.
Special thanks to Neil for planning courses and for managing to find some new control sites amidst the familiar terrain of Binning Wood.
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.
CompassSport Trophy
ELO finish 3rd
ELO finished 3rd out of 13 clubs competing in the Scottish heat of the CompassSport Trophy on Sunday. Our best 13 scores across seven different courses counted to our points total so it was a real team effort. Peter Atkinson was our top scorer with 100 points as the winner of his course.
Congratulations to all our runners in the Trossachs which is one of Britain’s most demanding areas for orienteering. The map contains very few paths or linear features to aid navigation and the terrain is either boggy or steep and treacherous underfoot making it difficult to progress at more than walking pace.
Results are available on this link.
Read moreSouth of Scotland League 2026
The aim of the South of Scotland Orienteering League is to promote participation in orienteering beyond the local level by providing:
- larger, but still welcoming, events;
- high-quality courses;
- good areas;
- up-to-date maps.
ELO is planning to host our own event in the series at the start of November and this weekend sees the first event in the series taking place in Holyrood Park (and its not too late to enter even on the day).
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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.
Please arrive early if you wish to enter on the day.
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.
ELO membership for 2026
join or renew
2026 membership is now open – whether you are renewing your membership or joining ELO for the first time. If you pay now you will be a member until the end of 2026.
There are two membership options depending on whether you wish to join British Orienteering as well as Scottish Orienteering and ELO…
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Butterdean Wood
Saturday 29th November 2025
We held our club championships at Butterdean Wood in November …
Event Report
Thanks to all the many helpers – especially those who confirmed in advance as that really makes organising so much easier.
And thanks to all those who contributed to a very warm atmosphere despite the chilly weather – especially Sheila for carrying out so many roles and for her marvellous ‘medals’ (see photo).
We are grateful to Alba Trees for permission to use their car park to access the wood.
Saartje
Planner’s Report
I hope you enjoyed your course today. It was a pleasure to plan in Butterdean at this time of year when the worst of the undergrowth has died back. It’s also good to see the former fields flourishing with young trees.
The map has been much tweaked over the years and perhaps is due for a major overhaul. That might standardise how big a ditch should be to be worthy of appearing on the map!
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
New club champions
ELO’s club champions for 2025 were decided at Butterdean on Saturday 29th November. Congratulations to all five of our new champions …
- Emily Atkinson – female club champion – W16 and above
- Jonathan Ellis – male club champion – M16 and above
- Peter Atkinson – junior running Light Green – W14 and M14
- Rebecca Mitchell – junior running Orange – W12 and M12
- Magnus Baillie – junior running Yellow – W10 and M10
There was a strong entry from club members across all five categories. Jonathan’s winning margin over Duncan Edmondson was less than a minute – as was Rebecca’s lead over her twin sister Jessica!
Trophies have been ordered for each champion and will be presented at a future club event.
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