Location

Nearest town: Aboyne

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Pre Event Info

Parking and registration will be on hard standing at the Lodge on the Loch (follow signs off the A93, 0.5km east of Aboyne). The owners have requested a donation to charity of £2 per car. They will double the amount raised and donate it to the SSPCA who have spent some time trying to help the swans on the loch recently. There is alternative parking for a few cars available in the lay-by at the turnoff for Lodge on the Loch.

Although the restaurant is currently shut the owners will open up for soup and drinks if there is enough interest. Please let me know (dessdunn at gmail.com) by Sunday (15th) evening if you would like refreshments in the Lodge after your run.

Registration & Start Times

6-7pm

Course Information

2 courses

both TD5

4.7km and 3.1km

Explanation of colour courses

• White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
• Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
• Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
• Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
• Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
• Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
• Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
• Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Adults £5

Juniors £2.50

Contacts / Officials

Planner and organiser - Sarah Dunn

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
Participants in orienteering should be aware of the risk of tick bites - more information here.

SPORTident timing will be used

Please note that a lost hire SI-Card will be charged for at a rate of £30, unless the Club Commitee agrees that there are special circumstances.

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