Saughton Park

Managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, Saughton Park covers 34 acres and has recently undergone a major restoration project. The northwest of the map has a large amount of flat open space with playing fields, athletics track, skateboard park (with the biggest skateboard track in Scotland) and play area. The southeast part covers the formal gardens, which have many detailed features including a large herbaceous border, flower and heather beds, rose gardens, a sunken Italian garden, a bandstand, and many yew hedges. There are various buildings including a café, toilets and winter gardens. The Water of Leith flows along the east side of the park.

In 1908, Saughton was the site of the great Scottish National Exhibition, and the park opened to the public in 1910.

More information can be found here  https://www.edinburghoutdoors.org.uk/featureDetails.php?id=123 and here  https://www.friendsofsaughtonpark.org/

Terrain: Parkland and playing fields

Parking: Small car park off Fords Road at the west end of the park. Grid Ref: NT219719  What3words: rested.pint.layers. Start and Finish through courtyard and past cafe.

This area does not have a Permanent Orienteering Course ie there are no posts on the ground but yuou can use the MapRun app on a mobile phone to locate controls. See the Maps Available section.