Post by yoda on Mar 21, 2011 13:25:59 GMT
Hi Guys
For anyone interested in improving your open mountain terrain orienteering, Cork Orienteering Club are organising a training session for ALL levels in Kerry on Saturday 26th (this Sat). We will be having a training event on the Black lakes map near Kilgarvan.
Plan is to meet up at 11am and do some small training exercises followed by a chance to practice on one of the courses from the middle distance event in shamrock o'ringen 2009.
Please email danny o hare at gmail dot com before thursday if you'd like to attend so I can print maps. More info will be sent after Thurs.
There will also be a Munster League event on Crohane Lake on the sunday which will give you a chance to use your improved skills. This area was used for the 1998 World Cup Qualification Races (the only WC race to ever be held in Ireland). It is typical West Cork/Kerry terrain, open mountain with intricate contour detail.
The yellow and orange courses (beginner courses) will not visit the mountain on this occasion, but will instead use the Ross and Chru na Lua map (1:7500), which is a forest with a network of forest roads and tracks. The yellow course is all on forest roads, with the orange course using some rougher tracks.
Parking for the event will be at Ross an Chru na Lua, on the Poulgorm Bridge to Kilgarvan Road, the R569. From Cork turn left (from Killarney/Glenflesk turn right) at Poulgorm Bride on the N22, signposted for Kenmare. The event will also be signed from this junction. There is a parking area on the right-hand side of the road on a bend, so approach with caution, approximately 6km after turning off the N22. An overflow car-park is located on the other side of the road. Please take care when crossing this road which despite being a Regional Road has a 100kph speed limit.
Start 1 & Finish 1 (at parking area)
- Yellow, 2.6km. 80m climb
- Orange, 3.7km, 130m climb
Start 2 & Finish 2 (c1.5km from parking)
- Brown, 8.1km, 370m climb
- Blue, 5.5km, 280m climb
- Green, 3.8km, 190m climb
- Light Green, 3km, 125m climb
The route from parking to Start 2 is along tracks with the route being taped at decision points. The start and finish are adjacent to each other. Clothing can be left at the finish with bags being provided.
Registration will be from 1045 to 1245, with starts from 1100 to 1300. Courses Close at 1445.
Important Note – Clocks change on March 27th, they go forward by 1 hour.
This is not an event to miss, chances to orienteer on this type of
terrain do not come along too often!
For anyone interested in improving your open mountain terrain orienteering, Cork Orienteering Club are organising a training session for ALL levels in Kerry on Saturday 26th (this Sat). We will be having a training event on the Black lakes map near Kilgarvan.
Plan is to meet up at 11am and do some small training exercises followed by a chance to practice on one of the courses from the middle distance event in shamrock o'ringen 2009.
Please email danny o hare at gmail dot com before thursday if you'd like to attend so I can print maps. More info will be sent after Thurs.
There will also be a Munster League event on Crohane Lake on the sunday which will give you a chance to use your improved skills. This area was used for the 1998 World Cup Qualification Races (the only WC race to ever be held in Ireland). It is typical West Cork/Kerry terrain, open mountain with intricate contour detail.
The yellow and orange courses (beginner courses) will not visit the mountain on this occasion, but will instead use the Ross and Chru na Lua map (1:7500), which is a forest with a network of forest roads and tracks. The yellow course is all on forest roads, with the orange course using some rougher tracks.
Parking for the event will be at Ross an Chru na Lua, on the Poulgorm Bridge to Kilgarvan Road, the R569. From Cork turn left (from Killarney/Glenflesk turn right) at Poulgorm Bride on the N22, signposted for Kenmare. The event will also be signed from this junction. There is a parking area on the right-hand side of the road on a bend, so approach with caution, approximately 6km after turning off the N22. An overflow car-park is located on the other side of the road. Please take care when crossing this road which despite being a Regional Road has a 100kph speed limit.
Start 1 & Finish 1 (at parking area)
- Yellow, 2.6km. 80m climb
- Orange, 3.7km, 130m climb
Start 2 & Finish 2 (c1.5km from parking)
- Brown, 8.1km, 370m climb
- Blue, 5.5km, 280m climb
- Green, 3.8km, 190m climb
- Light Green, 3km, 125m climb
The route from parking to Start 2 is along tracks with the route being taped at decision points. The start and finish are adjacent to each other. Clothing can be left at the finish with bags being provided.
Registration will be from 1045 to 1245, with starts from 1100 to 1300. Courses Close at 1445.
Important Note – Clocks change on March 27th, they go forward by 1 hour.
This is not an event to miss, chances to orienteer on this type of
terrain do not come along too often!