Venue Woodburn Forest – Upper Carpark
Date Sat, 27th Mar 27
Starts 11:00 to 13:00
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 28 March 2027 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Woodburn South | ||||||||||||
| Event Format | Spring Cup (Club Event) | ||||||||||||
| Online Entry | . |
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| Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 22 March 2027 | ||||||||||||
| Registration, Start and Finish | TBC | ||||||||||||
| Price |
Sociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entry = one map. *Member of BOF Clubs only. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. |
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| Terrain Summary | The underfoot conditions on the main forest trails and deep in the forest is generally not too bad. However there are some very wet and muddy places, especially along the small forest paths which are cut up by mountain bikers, so wearing you nice white trainers is not a good idea. The better grip you can have, the better – to get up and over the earth walls, through small water channels and across steep slopes. Some areas of runnable forest (marked white on the map) have areas with fallen trees. | ||||||||||||
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | The last NICS event held in this area was in March 2023. Previous Routegadget map and courses available here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?#496 | ||||||||||||
| 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. |
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| First Aid and Safety | Watch out for other park users.
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. |
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| 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. |
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| Parking | Car Parking will be in Woodburn Presbyterian Church Car Park. | ||||||||||||
| Toilets | There are toilets located in the church hall building – – please no muddy shoes or metal dobs inside! |
Location
Woodburn Forest – Upper Carpark
190 Woodburn Road
Carrickfergus
BT38 9AB
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.