Bennachie Semi-Permanent Orienteering Courses

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Did you know there were some semi-permanent Orienteering Courses recently opened at Bennachie, set up by Hilary Quick and Mark Reeve.  “Permanent” because they’ll be there all year round, but “semi-“ as the courses will be changed regularly, so the challenge is always fresh. Loads of training potential for you, plus the chance to flex those budding planning/controlling muscles. A great come-and-try-it opportunity to tell friends and colleagues about, as Bennachie is already well-known and used by many.

Courses normally on offer

• an easy course of about 2.5km, mostly on paths

• a harder one, more suited to adults, with long and short versions (4.5/2.5km), taking people off into bits of the forest most have probably never visited before.

Map packs include a basic introduction to the sport and some hints and tips for tackling the more difficult legs. Courses will be changed every 6 - 8 weeks; Mark (M40 - just) will run the long course and there'll be a (lavish?) prize for anyone who can beat his time! There are also plans afoot for monthly mini-events on Saturday mornings from March to September.

Thanks to the generosity of the FCS, there will be no charge for maps, which can be obtained from the visitor centre at Bennachie.