Sunday June 1st, 2014
Lough an Cogair, Oughterard, Co. Galway
This is a large area of open mountain bisected North-South by a lake/river system. The river is quite deep and approximately 3m wide so is uncrossable over most of it’s length. Safe crossing points will be marked on the map. There are many small lakes and ponds throughout the area.
The western part of the map is of low steepness with a lot of contour and rock detail. The eastern side is more steep with somewhat less contour detail. The top of the hill is covered by a large number of thickets of various sizes. Some of these are of young trees while others are of burnt. These thickets are accurately marked on the map.
Runability is generally good but there are some sections where the sedge grass is quite long. Courses will generally have less than 4% climb.
Crossing points for the river and fences will be marked on the map and are compulsory.
Map: ISOM standard, printed on waterproof paper
Map scale: 1:10,000
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 15:30. All competitors must have reported to the Download station by this time.
Control Descriptions
Start
Distance to start from parking is 1000m to 1500m.
Safety
All courses will be exclusively on open mountain terrain – if the weather is bad please remember to bring warm clothing. Please read the event safety statement carefully.
Clothing Transfer
There is no clothing transfer.
Finish
The finish is 600m to 1100m from the parking area on the Northwest side of the lake, close to the Assembly.
Irish Orienteering 3-Day 2014 