DNC Night Event: Aboyne

Aboyne Urban DNC

Wed 05th Feb 2025

Type of event: Local Race, Night
Type of terrain: Urban
Info updated: 06th Feb

Results

The seventh MAROC event of this winter's Deeside Night Cup (DNC) series. Two courses, Long and Short suitable for technically confident orienteers who run 'Green' or above during the day. A head torch with back-up and suitable full-body clothing are essential.

The DNC Series comprises 17 night events throughout the winter in and around Deeside, organised by MAROC and Grampian Orienteers. The best 9 results count towards lavish prizes that are awarded at a gathering after the last event in February.

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Location

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Nearest town: Aboyne

Pre Event Info

Common Guide for DNC runners is here.

An Urban Sprint in the dark through the streets of Aboyne with some forest section thrown in. Meet in Station Square car park for registration. Start adjacent to registration. Map scale is 1:4000, which means a large map, a bit bigger than A3 size for Long Course, easier for those with ageing eyes! The map has recently been updated to reflect the new paths put in by the Aboyne Paths and Tracks Group.

Both routes cross the main road, the A93, at least twice, and also many of the more minor local roads. Please look out for traffic when crossing.

 Please note: The Tarland Burn runs North-West to South-East down both maps. It is more of a small river than a burn, fairly deep and fast running, and is marked out of bounds on the map. Please don't be tempted to cross it, other than by the bridges.

Directions / Parking

Meet in Station Square car park. There should be ample parking here.

From East on the A93 continue through Aboyne until Davidson's the Chemist appears on your left side. Turn left down Station Brae immediately after Davidson's and Station Square is on your left at the bottom of the hill.

From the West on the A93 continue until the traffic light controlled pedestrian crossing, then turn first right just beyond the lights down Station Brae, and station Square is on your left at the bottom of the hill.

What3Words location click here.

Registration & Start Times

Registration open from 17:45.

Starts from 18:00 to 19:00

Course closes at 20:00

Course Information

Long Course: 5.3km, 24 controls. Climb 35m.

Short Course: 3.2km, 15 controls. Climb 20m.

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

Entry on the day only.

Seniors £6, Students/Juniors £3. Dibber hire £1.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser/Planner: Alan Bennett

Info about the area

Sprint orienteering map from Aboyne 1:4000

More details about Aboyne

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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