I’ve been asked to alert members about next year’s Scottish 6 Days Orienteering Event. There is usually a substantial contingent from LVO at the event, which helps with travel and accommodation.
Cecil Armstrong
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We are very much looking forward to welcoming everyone to beautiful Royal Deeside in July for 6 amazing days of orienteering in a very special location. The event is suitable for everyone – for first time families right up to World Ranking athletes. Don’t miss it!
www.scottish6days.com/2017.
Preparations are now well under way for the Scottish Orienteering 6 Days Festival which promises to attract over 3000 entries to Royal Deeside from 30 July to 5 August. Much International interest has been generated as the previous, highly successful Moray 2015 incorporated the World Orienteering Championships and competitors will be keen to return to Scotland for this year’s event. Almost 2000 entries have been received so far including those from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong as well as throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
Royal Deeside has much to offer to visitors who enjoy the outdoors – hillwalking, cycling, golf and fishing to whisky tasting and the well-known Castle Trail.
Local Mar Orienteering Club will be hosting the event in conjunction with Edinburgh’s Interlopers Club and Scottish Orienteering with the event centre housed at the Victoria and Albert Halls in Ballater – ‘the Gem of the Cairngorms’.
The Event camp site – with good quality washing and toilet facilities and also electric hook up – is situated close by, a 5 minute walk away from the centre of town where there is a good-sized supermarket, cafes, restaurants and local shops.
Kicking off on 30 July with Day 1 being held in beautiful Glen Tanar, each day sees orienteering action throughout Deeside showing off some of the best countryside and stunning scenery the area has to offer. Day 3 at Birsemore will be a World Ranking Event and while there is plenty to attract the top elite athletes with steep climbs, challenging terrain and technical areas, there are many other courses on offer suitable for all the family and all levels of experience including string courses available for small children to try each day. A Trail-O event is being held on one of the days at close by Cambus O May Forest which will be suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. All events are within a 20 mile corridor along the Dee valley which will allow plenty time for sightseeing and relaxing!
On the mid-week “day off” a Sprint race has been organised by Graham Gristwood and Sprint Scotland which will comprise a fast and furious race round the streets of Ballater – a sight not to be missed! This event is part of the 2017 UK and Scottish Urban Leagues.
Be a part of it! Enter now through Sientries.co.uk. Further information on the festival is available at www.scottish6days.com/2017 or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @scottish6days.