NewhavenSun 23 Nov

The event will be based at the Event Centre at  Bangholm Outdoor Centre, 23 Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 4RJ, close to Victoria Park in the Trinity area of north Edinburgh

Limited parking at the centre so please use local streets showing due consideration to residents. Please use public transport if at all possible

By Bus: Check the Lothian Buses website but options include

• Numerous buses which travel along  Ferry Road
  • Buses 7 and 11 from the City Centre to Newhaven and Western Harbour
  • Bus 23 from the City Centre to Trinity

By Tram: The terminus at eastern end of the Edinburgh tram (from Edinburgh Airport to Leith) is a 1km walk away BUT though the competition area

By Bike: A variety of quiet cycle route maps throughout the city are available on the Edinburgh City Council Quiet Routes web pages.

It will be possible to lock your bike close by Registration.

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

TBC

• You are responsible for your own safety.
• Please take extra care when crossing roads, some will be busy.
• There will be other people in the area and there are some narrow paths so please be careful watching out for people running in the opposite direction to you and at blind corners.
• The area may be busy with the general public, including dog walkers, runners and bikers. Please respect their right to be there at the same time as you are orienteering.
• Please give any dog walkers you encounter extra space ie don’t run too close, especially if their dog/dogs are off lead
• Courses Close: You must report to Download even if you do not complete your course. Please return to Download by 14:30/2:30pm. (TBC)

Courses offered as per the current SOUL guidelines (2022) available on the SOA website. To be eligible for SOUL league points you must enter the course associated with your age class, but SOUL points may be awarded to people “running up”.

• Course details are given below along with the associated age classes, provisional course lengths will be added in due course (optimal route not straight line).
• There will also be Open classes on every course for anyone who does not want to run their age class.

Juniors

Guidance will be given before entries open as to which, if any, courses/age groups will need to be accompanied for road safety reasons. If the adult is also competing they must have run their own course before shadowing the junior.

 We hope to have a free String Course in the grounds of the Event Centre,

Read more about Course lengths and Difficulty here

Pre-entry via RaceSignUp is required for this event, and please note the key dates below.

• Entries open in RaceSignUp on Monday 3rd  November – a 15-minute start block can be selected, between 11:00 and 13:00. (TBC)   Turn up at the Start anytime within that block. Courses will close at 14:30/2:30pm so if you think you may take a long time please choose an "earlier" start block.
• Closing date for a guaranteed course map is on Sunday 16th November at 23:59
• Late entries will be available through Racesignup until  Thursday 13th at 23:59 if maps are still available (entry limits by course will be set)
• EOD enquires by email to email hidden; JavaScript is required thereafter will be allowed, if maps are still available.

NOTE: New to RaceSignUp? You will need to create an account before making any entries. You won’t need to pay for entries until everyone in your group/family has been entered. Profiles for individuals can be saved to your account.

Fees

Fees for individuals are in the table below but we will also accept entries from pairs (sharing a map and dibber) BUT only on courses 6 & 7, and they will not be eligible for SOUL league points)

To enter as a pair, provide the details of one person as normal, then in the appropriate Pairs comment box add the name of the second person and, at the bottom of the entry form, select whether the additional person is an adult or junior. One adult in a pair will be charged the Junior fee, an additional adult will be charged £1 and an additional junior 50p.

If a map and dibber is required for each person, then instead please enter as two individuals and select the same start block

Sportident (SI) electronic timing will be used. SIAC for contactless 'punching' will be enabled except for the Start and Finish which should be punched manually. Requests for dibber hire can be made through the entry form.

• SI cards are free to hire, and there will be a £30 charge if lost.
• SIAC cards cost £2.50 to hire and the charge if lost is £60.

Registration and Download will be in a room at the Bangholm Outdoor Centre,  with access to toilets and space to leave bags

Registration will be open from 10:15 – 12:45 (TBC) for

• Collection of hired dibbers.
• Collection of Course 7 maps.
• To leave keys – lone runners should leave in a named envelope.
• To leave a confidential medical form – see the Important Event Information panel

Start and Finish - distances will be given before entries open

Courses will close at 14:30/2:30pm (TBC)

• Toilets and bag drop/changing area at Registration.
• First Aid will be provided by qualified ESOC members – ask at Download for assistance.