Location

Nearest town: Banchory

• Grid Ref: NO687917
• Postcode: AB31 6LL
• Lat/Lon: 57.01561,-2.51779
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Pre Event Info

Common Guide for DNC runners here.

Directions / Parking

Follow the Knockburn Loch road 1.5km SE from Strichen or 7km west from the Blairydrine Bridge on the Slug Road.

Parking on the verge of the minor road to Mill of Cammie. From the Knockburn Loch road please drive 250m to the turning point, turn and park tightly on the right (northwest) verge.

Park considerately and ensure you leave space for passing vehicules.

There are approximately 6 additional parking spaces at Registration.

Take care on roads before, during and after your run.

Registration & Start Times

Registration at: What3words absorbing.thick.backpacks 

GR: NO687917,   Area Postcode: AB31 6LL.

Registration from 5.45pm

Starts 6pm to 7pm

Courses Close at 8.15pm

Note: It is getting dark later!

Please bring your SI timing dibber (if you have one) to Registration.

Course Information

Start and Finish adjacent to Registration.

Long: 5.0km, 15m climb, 13 controls.

Short: 3.2km, 85m climb, 10 controls.

Map recently updated for vegetation: 1:10,000  5m contours.

The marshes are wet but otherwise the forest is fairly runnable with some heather in places.

The close-spaced green line undergrowth symbol denotes bracken which is runnable at this time of year.

There is a deer fence across the area; please use the crossing points and close the gates after you.

The Long Course crosses barbed wire fences - take care.

Take care crossing roads.

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

£6/£3

£1 hired dibber

Cash only

Contacts / Officials

Organiser/Planner: Nick Hale

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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