Davidson’s Mains Park and Royal High SchoolSat 22 Jun

The event (registration and download) will be based at the Royal High Clubhouse (Sports Centre) on the Royal High School campus adjacent to Davidson's Mains Park

We do not have permission to park in the main School car park but limited parking may be available in the car park beside/behind the sports hub along the main drive to the School. If this is full please park considerately in nearby streets. eg East Barnton Avenue. Please be aware that even in the school car park you are in a very public place so if changing in your car please be sensitive to this.

Please take care and look out for moving cars in the car park

Please try to use public transport or cycle if you possibly can.

By Bus: Check Lothian Buses website to plan your journey. Lothian Buses Service 47 stops nearby. Note that other out of town buses which also travel along Queensferry Road stop close to Davidson's Mains (Quality Street stop)

By Bike: A variety of quiet cycle route maps throughout the city are available on the Edinburgh City Council Quiet Routes web pages. Cycles may be secured close the event centre in the Sports Hall while you run.

City park with grassy areas, woodland and school grounds and some rock and contour detail.

Based on a 2013 map by Peel Land Surveys, updated for this event. Map scale is 1:3500.

Course maps will be printed at A4 on waterproof paper with control descriptions on the map, no loose descriptions will be available.

Some course maps will be printed double sided ie with map flip part way round.

General notes - please also read the Course specific notes below

• Other Users: Davidson's Mains Park is very well used by the general public, including dog walkers, runners and children's games. 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.
• Course Closure Time: All courses have a closure time of 4pm after which controls will start to be brought in . All competitors should be back at Download by 4pm.
• 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 check the weather forecast on the day and dress appropriately. The area can be exposed especially when windy and the grassy slopes slippery of wet, so please wear the most appropriate clothing and footwear for the course you are entering.
• There will be undergrowth, and although the courses have been planned to avoid the worst if it, full leg cover is recommended.

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

Courses available are White, Yellow, Orange for beginners and junior improvers and Light Green for more experienced orienteers and adult improvers.

Notes

• There is a large construction site to the east side of the school which is fenced off. This is marked as temporary OOB which will be printed on the map. There is a small area to the north side which the Light Green course visits, the others do not.

• The Light Green course offers a route choice which goes outside the main park and onto the pavement of the relatively quiet road into the school, with no need to cross the road, so seniors and experienced juniors only.

• The other courses remain within the main body of the park and avoid the school grounds.
• The lower wooded area at the east end of the area was heavily flooded earlier this year but courses avoid this area.

Start and Finish: The Start and Finish will be signed from Registration and will be close together a 10 minute walk through the school grounds, The route passes close to a control so please don't impede runners on their course.

Read more about Course lengths and Difficulty here

Pre-Entry and pre payment via RaceSignUp are required for this event. Entries open Monday 10th June and will close at 8pm on Friday 21st June

However to be guaranteed a course map on waterproof paper for your chosen course you MUST pre-enter by 2pm on Tuesday 18th June

Entry on the day (EOD): Entry on the day will be available at Registration as long as maps on waterproof paper are available, thereafter maps on "normal" paper will be available.

On the RaceSignUp page 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.
- number of maps left, ie entry limit-no of entries in the Courses box, from 3pm on Tuesday 9th April

Entry Fees: For 2024 we have a new range of Individual entry fees following membership restructuring by British Orienteering and increases in levy charges to support insurance cover for all competitors

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

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: Will be open from 12:45am -2.15pm in the Royal High Clubhouse (Sports Centre) for

• Entry on the Day (EOD) if maps are still available. Payment by cash, bank transfer 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 1.00pm to 2.30pm with course closure at 4pm. You should be back at Download by 4pm as controls will start to be brought in by 4pm 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.

• Toilets available in the Sports Centre