Venue Belvoir Forest Park
Date Sat, 3rd Nov 29
Starts 12:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
Date | Saturday 3 November 2029 |
Venue | Barnetts Belvoir |
Event Format | Autumn Trophy (Club Event) |
Online Entry | . |
SI Entries | |
Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 29 October 2029 |
Registration, Start and Finish | TBC |
Price | Adult (aged 21 & over) £8 (£10 non-member). Junior/Student £4 (£5 non-member). Maximum charge for a family £20 (£25 non-members). Sociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entry = one map. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. |
Terrain Summary | The terrain is mixed forest, paths and grass. There is also an urban area. |
Previous Maps/Routegadget | Routegadget map and courses for Belvoir can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?#509
Routegadget map and courses for Barnetts can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?#513 |
Course Notes | 🟡 Yellow – km + m climb – along paths with more route choice decisions. Appropriate for newcomers and younger juniors with some experience. 🟠 Orange – km + m climb – skills needed to navigate away from paths and more route choice decisions, some compass skills are expected. Aimed at novice adults and improving juniors. 🟢 Light Green – km + m climb – this course requires confident map reading and compass skills. 🔵 Short Blue – km + m climb – technically and physically demanding course. |
First Aid and Safety | There will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is also a safe place for lost children to wait.
Please do not come to the event if you are unwell. Please bring and carry any medication you might need, especially inhalers and EpiPen’s. If you come across an injured or ill person, please stop, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support. All participants must return to download, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors, ensuring everyone’s safe return. Courses will close and controls collected in at 3pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately. |
Kit requirements | Full body cover is mandatory.
A whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory. A waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one, so bring one along just in case. |
Parking | Car parking at the Belvoir Activity Centre. Overflow at BB Sports field pavilion car park – as you leave the Activity centre take a left and it is the second road on your left before the main entrance to the Park. It is just a 3 minute walk from the BB car park back down to the Activity centre, passing the 3G pitch and Forestside Church. |
Toilets | Toilets are located inside the Belvoir Activity Centre. |
Location
Belvoir Forest Park
Forest Carpark
Belfast
BT8 7QT
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.