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Clyde Scottish Orienteering League 6 including JEC Spectator Race 3

Clyde Scottish Orienteering League 6 including JEC Spectator Race 3
Sun 2nd Oct 2016
Aberfoyle
CLYDE
SOA
National
Suitable for familiesSuitable for young childrenRefreshments availableSuitable for newcomersCoaching/advice availableOnline entry availableDogs allowed - constraints may applyRanking event

Location

Venue:Fairy Knowe and Doon Hill
Nearest town:Aberfoyle
Event centre:Scottish Wool centre
Postcode:FK8 3UQ
Grid reference:NN522008

Details

Description:This area to the South of Aberfoyle has pretty much everything. Lots of good contour and rock detail, with the occasional marsh thrown in. The vegetation is a mix of deciduous woodland and mature plantation. An area new to all but the more senior orienteers, map originally drawn by Donald Petrie in the 1980s and now completely remapped by Marcus Pinker in 2012. The mapped area comprises a mixture of mature deciduous and plantation forest. The eastern third is mainly ancient oak wood, mostly very runnable aside from some patches of bracken (unmapped) which are now dying back and shouldn’t affect running speeds significantly. The remainder of the area is mature working coniferous plantation. Some of this has been severely affected by last winter’s gales and subsequent forestry operations to extract fallen timber. As a result, parts of the map contain many unmapped vehicle tracks, though these are obviously new and shouldn’t confuse experienced orienteers. In addition, some mapped tracks have been badly churned up by machinery and may be hard going in wet conditions. Despite this, the area is packed with interesting detail, is mostly runnable, and should offer a great orienteering challenge. It is also quite hilly, which is reflected by the climb on most courses
Type:Long
Physical difficulty of terrain:Hard
Entry times:JEC: 10:00 till 11:00 SOL: 11:00 till 13:00
Punch type:SI
Event number:67267
Event website:Click here
Final details web page:Click here

Courses

Course description:TBA
Colour coded courses:String, White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Long Orange, Short Green, Green, Short Blue, Blue, Short Brown, Brown, Black
 
XS
0-2.5km
S
2.6-5.0km
M
5.1-7.5km
L
7.6-10km
XL
10.1km +
Very Easy
Easy
Medium
Hard
Very Hard
Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered.

Entry

Payment dateJunior/studentSeniorFamily/group
15/07/2016 - 18/09/2016 (Pre-entry)£6.00£12.00N/A
15/07/2016 - 18/09/2016 (Pre-entry TD 1-3)£6.00£8.00N/A
02/10/2016 - 02/10/2016 (EOD)£8.00£14.00N/A
02/10/2016 - 02/10/2016 (EOD TD 1-3)£8.00£10.00N/A
Online entry via:www.oentries.com/event/details/561-clyde-scottish-orienteering-league-6-including-jec-specta
Online entry closing date:18/09/2016

Contact us

Club:CLYDE
Association:SOA
Contact:Kate Thomas