Ballogie

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Sun 26th Jun 2011

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Info updated: 09th Mar

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Location

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Nearest town: Banchory

Pre Event Info

District Event with club barbeque on Potarch Green

The forest has been recently thinned and there are a number of new (muddy) extraction lanes in places and some areas of brash, but runnability is generally good. Bracken and areas of young birch have not been mapped, but don't significantly impede progress.

Directions / Parking

Parking is at Ballogie Green car park

Course Information

White - 1.8km - all on tracks / rides
Yellow - 2.3km - using a variety of line features
Orange - 2.8km
Light Green - 3.5km
Green - 3.9km
Blue - 5.5km
Brown - 6.7km

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.

Info about the area

Mature forest across the River Dee from Kincardine O’Neil. Some nice bits of rock detail.

More details about Ballogie

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.
This includes dressing appropriately for the weather conditions, and carrying a whistle.
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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