Cambus O’May Regional Event
A Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Trophy (JD2) race
Sun 17th Nov 2024
Type of event: Regional Race, JD2C
Type of terrain: Forest
Info updated: 19th Nov
Results
A Regional Event for all abilities with a full suite of Colour-coded courses from White to Brown.
Suitable for all experience levels. Coaching and advice available to newcomers.
Location
Nearest town: Ballater
- Grid Ref: NO404981
- Postcode: AB35 5SD
- Lat/Lon: 57.06958,-2.98156
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Pre Event Info
Come and join us at beautiful Cambus O’May Forest, near Ballater, for our next Regional Event. This stunning woodland has a great network of paths to explore! Suitable for all ages, we have a full range of colour courses available.
Newcomers are very welcome and help will be on hand for first timers or anyone requiring assistance. Ideal for family groups or pairs too - you can walk, jog or race!
No special equipment is required, bring a compass if you have one and there are SI timing chips available to hire. Please dress in suitable clothing and sturdy footwear, bearing in mind we have had a lot of rain recently and it’s likely to be wet underfoot.
Thanks to Forest and Land Scotland for access permission.
Directions / Parking
Parking is available in the Forestry car park accessed off the A93 North Deeside Road, approx 4 miles West of Dinnet/3 miles East of Ballater. A parking charge of £1 for 1hr, £2 for 3hrs & £3/day can be paid via the Ringo app.
There is a bus stop for the 201 bus at the entrance and good access for cyclists via the Deeside Way.
Registration & Start Times
Registration is adjacent to the car park area, Start is 250m and Finish is 100m from the assembly area.
Please ensure you download at after your course even if you don't finish.
Registration opens at 10.30am
Starts are from 11am to 12.30pm
Courses close at 2.00pm
No start time allocations - just turn up at the start and the start official will set you off with an appropriate gap from others running a similar course.
Waterproofs and whistle may be compulsory depending on the weather and please be aware of other forest users.
Course Information
| Colour |
Actual course length, km |
Climb, m |
Adjusted length, km |
Ratio, % (Climb / Actual length) |
Controls |
| Brown | 8.6 km | 425 m | 12.9 km | 4.9% | 18 |
| Blue | 5.8 km | 280 m | 8.6 km | 4.8% | 15 |
| Green | 3.9 km | 160 m | 5.5 km | 4.1% | 11 |
| Short Green | 3.1 km | 130 m | 4.4 km | 4.2% | 10 |
| Light Green | 2.7 km | 90 m | 3.6 km | 3.3% | 11 |
| Orange | 2.3 km | 85 m | 3.2 km | 3.7% | 10 |
| Yellow | 1.8 km | 60 m | 2.4 km | 3.3% | 11 |
| White | 1.3 km | 45 m | 1.8 km | 3.5% | 12 |
Timing will be SIAC activated with a punching start and finish.
Important: Please remember to download even if you don't complete your course.
For more information on orienteering click HERE
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
Entries will be by Fabian4 and will close Sunday 10th November 2024.
https://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=3850
There may be limited entry on the day depending on map availability (cash only).
Entry £10 for Seniors, £5.00 for Juniors/Students/Young Adults under 25.
£1.00 for SI hire.
Facilities
There are no facilities on site, the nearest public toilets are available in Ballater, behind the church in the main car park.
The Milkhoose Cafe near the forest entrance off the North Deeside Road will be open selling delicious coffee and cakes but please do not use their toilets unless you are a customer.
Contacts / Officials
Planner: Nigel Money
Organiser: Pat Graham
Controller: Paul Duley (Gramp)
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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