Liberton – 29th February

Location:

Start/Assembly/Finish: Located at the NE end of Double Hedges Road.

Nearest Postcode: EH16 6TU

Terrain:

Liberton – a suburb in the south of Edinburgh – boasts a warren of small alleyways and winding steps. An area once a home to Arthur Conan-Doyle, you’ll have to be a real detective to decipher these devious courses. Furthermore, the area has been used for GB senior squad training in the past. See below for a map excerpt.

Timings:

The starts are from 19:00-19:45.

*For this week only. The mass start will be at 19:00*

There is an optional mass start on the Long course at 19:00.

Courses close at 20:30.

Entries:

We will be using online entry this year courtesy of RaceSignUp! Please try and sign up online before midnight on Wednesday 14th February. Entry on the night is accepted but there is no guarantee of a map so please try and sign up online!

£4 for seniors, £3 for Juniors (under the age of 18) and Students in full time education. £3 for Senior Novices and £2 for Junior Novices.

Due to recent changes in British Orienteering’s Event Levee; Entry Fee for Senior Participant’s (21 & over) on the Novice course has been raised to £3.

Link to entry: https://racesignup.co.uk/site/event.php?eventid=4082

Courses:

Course details – courtesy of Fiona Eades.

Course	Length (Optimum)	Climb
Long	Tbc ~4.5km	Neglible
Short	Tbc ~ 3km	Neglible
Novice	Tbc ~ 2km	Neglible

No loose control descriptions will be provided.

The Long course crosses some busy roads and is thus unsuitable for those younger than 16.

The Short & Novice courses stay in areas with little traffic and are suitable for everyone.

Additional Info:

*New for 2022* To add another layer of spice to our brilliant areas, we will be using artificial barriers. These are great at creating new route choice legs and will make even the most seasoned athletes scratch their heads. The barriers will not be marked on the ground and thus it is up to you to make sure you abide by them. See below for an example (not in Edinburgh).

As usual, there will be no SI boxes at controls. You only need to punch at the start and finish.

The terrain this week means road shoes would be sufficient.

It goes without saying that a headtorch is required, and don’t forget your dibber!

EUOC have some spare compasses, dibbers and a few headtorches which you can borrow if needed – just let us know.

Liberton is a densely populated residential area and there are likely to be numerous people about. As such, please be respectful of members of the public.

The courses have been planned to avoid infringement with the WOC 2024 Embargo. You can find out exactly where the embargo is here.

Results:

Results: TBA

Overall League: TBA