Saturday May 31th, 2014
Leitir Caff Rua, Oughterard, Co. Galway
This area was mapped in 2012. Some sections were used by the longer courses of the IOC 2013 Classic Distance championships but a large part is new to orienteering. The printed map is A4 in size at a scale of 1:10,000. The contour interval is 5 m.
Adult courses will begin in a small section of mature forest to the east of the lake and continue in the open mountainside.
Junior courses will start just outside the forest.
The area is generally very runnable with a wealth of rock and contour detail however, some parts of the open are very rock underfoot.
The terrain is moderately steep and courses will generally have less than 4% climb.
Map: ISOM standard, printed on waterproof paper
Map scale: 1:10,000 for all classes
Contour Interval: 5m
Survey and Cartography: Pat Healy of Map Masters, 2012
Basemap: Based on lidar survey by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.
Courses
See Overview.
Courses close at 19:30. All competitors must have reported to the Download station by this time.
START LIST
TBA.
Control Descriptions
Start
Courses 1 to 6 will begin in a small section of forest to the Southeast of the lake (Red Start) and continue in the open mountainside. Distance to the start 400 to 800m.
Courses 7 to 9 will start just outside the forest (Blue Start). Distance to the start 1100m to 1500m.
Clothing Transfer
There is no clothing transfer.
Finish
The finish is a 600m to 1000m from the parking area on the Northwest side of the lake, near the Assembly.
Safety
All courses will be mainly on open mountain terrain – if the weather is bad please remember to bring warm clothing. Please read the event safety statement carefully.
Irish Orienteering 3-Day 2014 