Home News Races Results Runners Clubs About
Seven Hills of Edinburgh
 Race Details
Race Date Sunday, 26 June 2016
Start Time 10:15am
Venue Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Website http://www.seven-hills.org.uk
Distance 22.5 km
Climb 670 m
Record (M) 1:38:10 - Ross Houston (2013)
Record (F) 1:48:15 - Angela Mudge (2002)
 Description

The course is a combination of road-running, cross-country, hill-running, and urban orienteering. The route is a little over 22km, with about 670 metres of ascent/descent. There are unfortunately many road-crossings, quite a few of them major roads. There are five water stations on the course; these are at or near the checkpoints.

Calton Hill is the Start and Finish point. The course is not marked. Competitors have to find their own route, and must pass through the 7 checkpoints in the following order:

  • The Castle Esplanade
  • Corstorphine Hill
  • Craiglockhart Hill (East)
  • Braid Hill
  • Blackford Hill
  • Arthur's Seat
  • Calton Hill
    •  Location
    Web Development - © Bill Fisher