Parking:   Parking for the event will be on estate/farm tracks near Chesterhall, west of Newtown St Boswells (see here).  Access is via the minor road running between the B6398 and the old Boglie Burn road through Eildon village. The event will be signposted at Greenwells (what3words:  ///clustered.flashing.destiny ).  Exit via the same route.

Courses:  Yellow (2.3km/easy) and Light Green (3.7km/harder). The Yellow course crosses a private estate road.

Timing:  Starts from 11am – 12 noon.  Registration will open at 10:45am. Courses close at 1.15pm.

Terrain:  Mixture of open broadleaf woodland, plantation and open heather moorland, with a good network of paths.  May be boggy, rough and slippy underfoot (shoes with grip recommended).  Some fallen trees which can be avoided (worst of these are marked on the map). Open fields are out of bounds.

Entries: Pre-entries are now open HERE.  Please pre-enter by bedtime on Sunday 3/5/26 to guarantee a map after which you’ll need to contact Eb Rooney to check on availability.

Entry fees: Senior members £4.50,  Junior members £2.25,  Non-members £5.50 / £2.75. Fees payable by card (preferably), exact cash, or by BACS.

Timing:  Sportident timing.  Hire of contactless dibber 50p, hire of older manual dibber Free.

Medical conditions:  Anyone with a medical condition can leave details in a sealed envelope at Registration which they can retrieve when they finish.

* Please note a change to insurance cover: As of 1/1/26 participants who are not members of either British Orienteering or Scottish Orienteering are not now covered by their respective public liability insurance. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if non-members were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered. Joining  is easy either HERE (British Orienteering)  or HERE (Scottish Orienteering).

Planner/Organiser: Eb Rooney