Location

Nearest town: Aboyne

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Pre Event Info

Directions / Parking

Turn off south Deeside road into Glen Tanar estate at the Bridge of Ess. Parking is in lay-by on left after 600m at GR 498970.

Parking is limited so please share if possible, leave space for others and do not block estate road.

Start is 1.5km from registration: back out of Estate, turn right over Bridge of Ess, then right up estate track. Please be visible to traffic.

Registration & Start Times

Registration from 17:45 - 19:00

Courses close 20:30

Course Information

Two courses:

Long: 4.8 km, 240m climb, 12 controls

Short: 3.0 km, 130m climb, 9 controls

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

Seniors £5.00

Juniors £2.50

Contacts / Officials

Chris Low

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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