SoSOL 2, 2025Corstorphine Hill, 16 February
Credit: Crawford Lindsay
ESOC organised the second event in the 2025 South of Scotland Orienteering League, and there was a good turnout from ESOC, with many helping as well as running.
Corstorphine Hill is a Local Nature Reserve on the west side of Edinburgh, and is a well-known venue for orienteering events. It is mostly wooded, with a good path network, and has some steep slopes on the east side, open grassy areas on the west side, and lots of crags and boulders throughout the area. Registration was at the southern end of the area, and the Start was about 20 minutes’ walk uphill, near Cairnmuir Road. Courses looped around the main part of the hill, before descending into the southern extension, which made good use of the map.
The weather was fine, with sunny intervals, and pleasant underfoot conditions.
ESOC results in the top half:
- Blue (40 competitors) – Hamish Hamilton-Meikle 6th, Ewan Kerr 7th, Calum Robertson 8th, Jamie Crawford 9th, Richard Oxlade 13th, Tate Woodhouse 14th, James Brodie 16th, Helena Nolan 18th, Crawford Lindsay 20th
- Green (37) – Kevin Harding 3rd, Peter O’Hara 5th, Vincent & Terrance Wong 8th, Lucie Hamplova 13th, Calum Davis 15th, Alexis Gow 18th, Hanne Robertson 19th
- Short Green (17) – Roger Scrutton 7th, Emma Rudge 8th, Sam Baker 9th
- Light Green (13) – Kyle Crawford 3rd, Louise Clayton 5th, Simon Firth 6th
- Orange (22) – Les Dalgleish 1st, Ben Grier & Anna Scott 4th, Fran Humphrey 11th
- Yellow (18) – Anne Hoy 4th, Maria O’Hara 7th,
- White (12) – Robyn Kapicka Izberovic 3rd, Ella Kapicka Izberovic 4th, Grace O’Hara 6th
Full results, including Routegadget, along with officials’ comments and further information about the event, are available on the Corstorphine Hill event page of this website.
Further details about the South of Scotland Orienteering League, including the league tables, are on the SoSOL page of the East of Scotland Orienteering Association website.
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