DNC Night Event: Tilquhillie

Tilquhillie map

Banchory

Wed 18th Feb 2026

Type of event: Local Race, Night
Type of terrain: Forest
Info updated: 26th Jan

The Prize Giving meal will immediately follow the event at 'The Scolty Cafe' located with parking behind Duncans Furniture and Flooring Store, N.Deeside Road, Banchory AB31 5YR: what3words ///duet.graphic.informal.

Look out for details of how to reserve a place and pre-order your meal. Thanks.

The ninth and final 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. 

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, this includes dressing appropriately for the weather conditions, and carrying a whistle.

The DNC Series comprises 16 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

map

Nearest town: Banchory

Pre Event Info

The map has been updated with many of the fallen trees from recent storms there may be some that have been missed.. The southern part of the map on the hillside has recently had forestry work clearing fallen trees and thinning. As a result there are harvester tracks all over this part of the forest. These are not marked on the map.

Common Guide for DNC runners is here.

Directions / Parking

Event registration and parking will be at the Falls of Feugh carpark

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Registration & Start Times

Registration open from 17:45.

Starts from 18:00 to 19:00

Course closes at 20:00

Course Information

Long course: 5km, 195m of climb with 16 controls

Short course: 3.4km, 115m of climb with 10 controls

The start is approx. 1.4 km from registration/download, easy walk/jog alongside a quiet road.

The finish is approx. 450 m from registration/download, easy walk/jog downhill alongside a quiet road.

The route from to the start and from the finish will be marked with reflectors. Although the roads will be quite there will be cars using them so please take care. It is recommended to wear bright clothing with something reflective on your back.

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 £7, Students/Juniors £3. Dibber hire £1

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Nigel Money 

Info about the area

Small area across the River Dee from Banchory

More details about Tilquhillie

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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