The second Winterlope of the year is at Prestonfield Golf Course,which occupies the grounds around Prestonfield House, in the shadow of Arthur's Seat. Terrain is fast, hopefully not too waterlogged, and with a good mix of open, rough and trees of various shapes and sizes.

Courses

Maps will be available to download from Monday 24th January, and courses should be run, after dark only, any time between 24th - 30th January inclusive.

• Long (4.8km)
• Short (3.0km)

Instructions

Please note that there is a gate between the car park and the northern half of the golf course which is usually open, but may be shut. If so, it's easy to climb through / over.

Start is just in from the gate to Prestonfield House, so be ready to start before going through!

To enter a course, you either need to record your track and upload to the MapRun site manually, or you can use the MapRun6 application (replaces older MapRunF) on your phone. There is also the option to use MapRunG on a smart watch (certainly on Garmin devices) in conjunction with your phone. Full instructions can be found on the SOA website, but in summary:

• For a paper copy of the map (highly recommended) rather than relying on a phone display, locate the course on the SOA course list (ensuring it is for the correct year), and download and print the PDF.
• If recording your track on a GPS watch:
  • Run the course, ensuring you start your watch a little before the start location (to ensure your track includes the start).
  • After your run, upload your track on the Maprun website (just start typing the name of the event and it should appear)
• If using MapRun6:
  • Download MapRun6 app to your phone; optionally also install MapRun6 app on smart watch
  • In app on phone, hit 'Select Event'. Navigate to UK -> Scotland -> Edinburgh -> FWTN and Winterlopes.
  • Select relevant course (correct location, year (2022) and length). Depending on mobile coverage / data allowance you may want to do this on wifi at home!
  • Select 'Go to start' (if using phone) or 'Send Event to my Garmin Watch' if you have linked your watch and then select event on your watch.
  • Run course.
  • The app should upload your results. If you are sure you found a control but MapRun failed to count it, please let us know. You can also upload your GPS track using the link above.
• League results will be posted at Munro Leagues in due course.

Other events in series

See Winterlope news item for details of other events in the series!

Forthcoming Events