Venue Mount Stewart
Date Sat, 18th Apr 26
Starts 12:00 to 12:00
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 7 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Mount Stewart (TBC) | ||||||||||||
| Event Format | Scatter (Club Event) | ||||||||||||
| Online Entry | .![]() |
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| SI Entries | ![]() |
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| Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 2 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
| 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. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. *Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by joining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online **A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free. Please note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteering or of another orienteering federation are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. You are welcome to enter this event, but please understand that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered. Members of Orienteering Ireland are covered by British Orienteering insurance. |
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| Terrain Summary | |||||||||||||
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | TBC | ||||||||||||
| Course Notes | A scatter event is strategy race where there are 20 controls out. Everyone starts at the same time. You sign up for short, medium or long:
Short – collect 8 controls Medium – collect 13 controls Long – collect 18 controls First one back with the right number of controls wins! |
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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 | TBC | ||||||||||||
| Toilets | TBC |
Location
Mount Stewart
Portaferry Rd
Newtownards
BT22 2AD
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.

