Location

Nearest town: Potarch

• Grid Ref:
• Postcode: AB314BE
• Lat/Lon: 57.06388,-2.65005
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Pre Event Info

The Start is 540m from parking and it is 770m back from the finish. The walk to the start crosses the Potarch Bridge and the main A93, North Deeside Road. There will be a marshall at the A93. Please cross where the marshall is and when they confirm it is safe to do so. When crossing the bridge,  please keep to one side.

We are using a new map of Sluie by Jon Musgrave, incorporating Lidar data. The new map incorporates many new paths. Unfortunately, in May there was a Scottish Enduro Championship held in Sluie (motocycles) which has created some fresh paths that are not on the map.

The forest is mostly runnable,  although in some places bracken is beginning to grow. There is one area with brash that may be encountered on longer courses.  Courses have been planned to avoid disturbance of two pairs of nesting buzzards.

Directions / Parking

Parking is at the car park beside the green at Potarch AB21 4BE. Car parking is limited, so please park neatly or consider car sharing.

Registration & Start Times

Registration will be located at the car park.

Registration times: 10:30 - 11:30

Course closes: 14:30

Course Information

Courses from white to brown:

White - 1.3km (60m climb)

Yellow - 2.0km (75m climb)

Orange - 2.8km (90m climb)

Light Green - 3.6km (135m climb)

Green  -  4.1km (180m climb)

Blue - 5.7km (235m climb)

Brown - 7.6km (275m climb)

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 Fees:  Senior £5.00 (£7.00 for non BOF members), Seniors running Light Green & below £2.50, Juniors £2.50.

To help speed up admin and to guarantee a map until 12 noon, if you think you are coming to the event, please email your name, BOF number (if applicable) and course to by 3pm on Saturday 9 January.

Please put EEE in the subject line for the email filter.

For those who send in an early email entry, there is no need to complete an entry slip at registration.  Just go to the Early Entry desk, pay for your run, and pick up a timing brikke. 

Please note that this is not a full pre-entry.  There is no obligation, and no charge will be made if you cannot come along. 

If you decide to run a different course on the day that’s fine.  Simply come to registration and as long as there’s map available we will change your entry. 

There’s no need to let us know if you can’t make it.

If you choose not to EEE, you can still register and enter in the standard way at the event.

Punch Type: Emit

Contacts / Officials

Controller: Richard Oxlade

Planner: Trevor Ricketts

Organiser: Lynn Collins

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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