Haughton & Murray Country Park, Alford. Local Event

A Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Trophy (JD2) race

Sun 19th May 2024

Type of event: Local Race, JD2C
Type of terrain: Forest
Info updated: 20th May

Results

Local Event with courses for all technical abilities; beginner to experienced.

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Location

Nearest town: Alford

Pre Event Info

NOTE If travelling from the North: The bridge over the River Don at Montgarrie (just north of the competition area) is closed. The road from Insch/Auchleven to Keig/Alford is closed due to a landslip.

Directions / Parking

Parking at Haughton Country Park off Montgarrie Road. There is a one-way system for cars through the park. Parking will on the right, 400m after entering the park.

Toilets are available near the parking.

Registration & Start Times

Registration 10:30-12:00 am

Starts 11:00-12:30 am

Start/Finish will be close to the parking.

Course Information

Colour code Length Comment
Green 4.9 km Hard (TD5)
Orange 2.7 km Medium (TD3)
White 1.3 km Easy (TD1)

 

Map scale 1:5000

Please take care crossing roads within the park.

All courses will cross Montgarrie Road via an underpass. The road is marked as out of bounds on the map. Please only use the underpass.

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. Hopefully payment by card will be available. Cash also accepted.

Adults £6. Juniors £3.

SI-card hire will be available. Please note that a lost hire SI-Card will be charged for at a rate of £30, unless the club committee agrees that there are special circumstances.

Facilities

Toilets are available near the parking.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser/Planner: Daniel Gooch

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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