Cammo EstateSat 18 Jan

Local event

Last updated: Sat 18 January, 2025

Local event

Explanation of event types

Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships. Virtual events are where there are no physical controls being used. Your presence at a control is registered using an App on your mobile phone, normally the free MapRun App.

Results

Provisional results with splits.

Here are the Winsplits.

Officials' Reports

Planners' Comments

Cammo was great fun to plan on and I hope you enjoyed running my courses as much as I did planning them. It is a compact area that has a surprising mixture of terrain . I made an early decision not to use the Southern hill with the tower on as I felt there was too much dead running and instead concentrated on making the most from the Northern part of the map. This divides nicely into 4 quadrants and I tried to run every course through every quadrant once with the longer courses having loops around each. Another early decision regarded the paths. Many of them move from year to year and looking back through past revisions of the map certain paths have appeared and disappeared multiple times. I only updated the map with those changes that affected the White and Yellow courses and left the other courses to fend for themselves. My biggest concern in the build up to the event was what state the work in the walled garden would be at, and a report on Friday that they had restarted work was a late worry. Fortunately it had minimal impact on any of the courses.

The "corridor" course was meant to be a quick way to make the Light Green course trickier and encourage runners to go straighter and navigate in the open areas using the individual trees rather than going around the paths. In the end "corridor" course was the most time consuming to produce with many iterations of the snipping and pasting and re-checking that all the legs were included on one side or the other. Thank you to all those that gave it a go - it made the effort worth while.

Kevin Harding

Organisers' Comments

What a fabulous day, over 250 people (adults, juniors and a few dogs) came to Cammo to go Orienteering and all seemed to have had a great time. A great way to start ESOC's 60th Anniversary year.

Thanks to Edinburgh City Council (Forestry and Natural Heritage) for permission to use the area and to the Friends of Cammo for the use of the Lodge for power and toilets and for keeping the estate is such good condition.

Join us for our next event on Corstorphine Hill on 16th Feb for a slightly tougher test.

Jayne MacGregor

Overview

Traditional January event is this lovely local nature reserve with wetland. For more information about the estate (history, wildlife etc) see the Friends of Cammo website here

Junior coaching for members of ESOA clubs

The next session in the East of Scotland Junior Coaching program will be at Cammo just before the event (10:30-12:00). For more details and to sign up for the session follow this Link

Pre-event Information

Location Info

Near: Edinburgh
Lat,Lng: 55.95957,-3.31873
OS Grid Ref: NT177748
Postcode: EH30 9TW
What3Words: ///hints.camp.trying

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Directions / Parking

The event will be based close to the Ranger Centre/Visitor Centre at the junction of Cammo Road and Cammo Walk please use Public Transport if at all possible - see section below and this graphic for all the options

By car - Please park in Cammo Road or other surrounding streets eg Strathalmond Road or the start of Cammo Walk (currently a no through road) and enter the Estate through the Lodge Gates on foot. Please park carefully and give due consideration to residents and note the double yellow lines on Cammo Walk and at the bottom of Cammo Road near the Lodge. There are 2 small, dedicated estate car parks to the South and North of the area, but these are likely to be very busy.

Edinburgh based orienteers are welcome to join the newly expanded Edinburgh Orienteers - Car sharing WhatsApp group. Please contact email hidden; JavaScript is required for the joining link.

Public Transport Options

By bus – Lothian buses (32, 31 & 47) , Lothian Country buses (43) and Stagecoach Express buses eg X55 (heading for Fife) all have stops within 300-700m. Check the Lothian Buses (Lothian Country Buses is part of same company) and Stagecoach websites for timetables and route maps. (NB Please get off the Stagecoach Express bus at the Barnton Junction, the next stop is the Forth Road Bridge!)

By rail or tram – It is an approximate 30-minute walk (along Maybury Road/Cammo Walk) to/from the Edinburgh Gateway station near the Gyle which is served by both Scotrail trains and the Edinburgh Tram.

By bike – It is less than 1km from Cammo to join one of the Edinburgh City cycleways, please see this map on the Edinburgh Council Quiet Routes website. You will be able to lock your bike close to Registration

Map / Terrain

Terrain: Parkland with some wooded areas and a good network of paths. There are 2 large bodies of water, the canal and the new wetland pond (with associated boardwalks).

Course Maps: Based on the 2022 version by Peel Services Ltd and updated in 2023 & 2024.The maps will be printed on waterproof paper, the control descriptions will be printed on the map (no loose control descriptions) and the map scale will be 1:5000.

Safety Notes

General Safety

Other Users: Cammo Estate is very well used by the general public, including dog walkers, runners and bikers. Please respect their right to be there at the same time as you are orienteering.
Dogs: Competitor’s dogs are allowed and should be kept under very close control at all times.
SAFETY NOTE RE DOGS: Please give any dog walkers you encounter whilst running on your course extra space ie don’t run too close, especially if their dog/dogs are off lead. This applies to all competitors, not just those running with a dog. We always need to respect other people's right to be there.
Water safety: Do not allow dogs or children to enter either of the big bodies of water ie the canal (water quality unknown) and the large wetland pond which is currently covered by dangerous pond weed.
Weather: Please check the weather forecast on the day and dress appropriately. This event is on the edge of the city, but the weather is unpredictable in January and could be very cold, windy and wet. We recommend full leg cover for all competitors.
Ice and mud: Although the long range forecast means there should be no ice, it will be muddy and slippery especially on the wetland boardwalk.
Course Closure Time: All courses have a closure time of 3pm after which controls will start to be brought in (before it gets dark. All competitors should be back at Download by 3pm.
Download: You must report to Download even if you do not complete your course, so we know you are back safely, and we don’t have to mount a search for you.

Please read and respect the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Course Information

As for all ESOC local events, there will be ....

White, Yellow and Orange courses for beginners and junior improvers.
Long Orange for beginner adults, older juniors and Light Green for adult improvers.
and a Corridor course for more experienced orienteers. This is a good training exercise for experienced orienteers. It is a normal course, but with much of the map blanked out! On Corridor legs only a narrow strip of map is shown on either side of a route between the controls. You need to keep in contact with the map and within the corridor. To make the course even trickier, the map is double sided with individual legs randomly placed on one or other side of the page.

These are provisional course lengths.

Course	Length	Climb
Corridor	3.9km	45m
Light Green	3.9km	45m
Long Orange	3.6km	45m
Orange	2.5km	45m
Yellow	1.7km	30m
White	1.4km	15m

Out of Bounds areas - please respect the OOB areas marked on the map or taped off areas on the ground ie do not cross fields with crops or disturb archaeology excavations.

Entry Details

Pre-entry using RaceSignUp will be required for this event. Entries will open at 10am on Monday 6th January and will close at 6pm on Friday 17th January.

However to be guaranteed a course map on waterproof paper for your chosen course you MUST pre-enter by midnight on Monday 13th January

On the RaceSignUp page (first time users will need to create an account) you can view an entry list for all competitors and their chosen start blocks (scroll down to the Start List section). Please note that you can arrive at the start any time within your block.

Entry Fees:

Category	BOF Members	SOA Members	Non Members
Seniors (26 and over)	£4.50	£5.50	£6.50
Juniors/Students/Young adults(21-25)	£2.50	£3.50	£4.50

As well as individuals the entry system also allows pairs, groups or families who wish to go round a course together (sharing one map and dibber) to enter using a sliding scale of fees. Full details of how to enter pairs and groups (or as a Student) are on the RaceSignUp entry page. NB The RaceSignUp entry process for these categories has also changed for 2024

Category	BOF members	SOA only members	Non members
2 Seniors	£5.50	£6.50	£7.50
2 Juniors	£3.00	£4.00	£5.00
1 Senior + 1 Junior	£5.00	£6.00	£7.00
1 Senior + 2 Juniors	£5.50	£6.50	£7.50
2 Seniors + 1 Junior	£6.00	£7.00	£8.00
2 Seniors + 2 Juniors	£6.50	£7.50	£8.50
2 Seniors + 3 Juniors	£7.00	£8.00	£9.00

SportIdent (SI) electronic timing will be used.

We have SI dibbers for hire free of charge via the pre-entry system but there is a £30 charge if lost.

If you would like to buy your own SI-Card then a variety are available directly from SportIdent UK. The choice may be confusing and it may help you to know that the SI-Cards which ESOC hires out are very similar to the most basic model shown on the linked page - the SI-Card 8.

Registration and Start times

Registration: Will be open from 11:45am -1.15pm in a tent close to the Lodge near the estate entrance off Cammo Road.

Entry on the Day (EOD) if maps are still available. Payment by cash or by card/contactless. Please try to have the correct money if at all possible.
Collection of hired dibbers, White and Yellow maps:
Advice and help for beginners

Start Times: From 12.00pm to 1.30pm with course closure at 3pm. You should be back at Download by 3pm as controls will start to be brought in by 3pm so if you think you'll take a long time to complete your course please enter early so you can choose an early start time.

Download will be in the Lodge, please remove muddy shoes before entering.

Facilities

There is one toilet in the Lodge, (please remove muddy shoes before entering) but there are options for visiting shopping centres on the way eg The Gyle

A Leaf & Bean coffee van will be open during the event serving hot drinks and snacks. Bring you own cup. Contactless payments only.

Dog restrictions

Well-behaved dogs on a lead welcome

Contacts / Officials

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Nearest A&E Hospital

Please see under Important Event Information in the side panel.

NHS Urgent care search

Miscellaneous

There will be a junior coaching session for members of clubs in the East of Scotland Orienteering Association (ESOA) before the event. Look out for more details and a sign up form.