Venue Tollymore Forest Park
Date Sun, 21st Jun 26
Starts 10:30 to 11:30
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Event Description
| Date | Sunday 21 June 2026 | |
| Venue |  Tollymore Forest |
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| Event Format | Fun 2-person relay.
This is a FUN event. Pairings will be made at random and should remain unchanged. You will be informed of your team-mate on the Sunday morning. No SI cards are needed. Other means of verification will be provided 🧸 Teams will run eight legs (4 legs each) – me > you > me > you > me > you > me > you. On each handover they will tap to let their team mate go. The team will decide who will go first. PARENTS – If you have a concern over your child’s pairing (or want to shadow them), please let us know! |
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| Entry/Registration | Please register that you will participate in the relay via this ONLINE FORM.
Please note that that anyone who might be selected for the Senior Home International team MAY NOT enter as Tollymore Forest is under embargo until 4 October 2026. |
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| Registration closes | Midnight, Friday 19 June. | |
| Start Times | Leave camping at 10.15am for starts around 10.30am. | |
| Price | FREE. | |
| Terrain Summary | Tollymore forest is a great place to discover the sport of orienteering. It has a network of paths and tracks to help navigate, as well as runnable forest with a variety of features. The forest is popular with hikers, runners, dog walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers, so take care and treat others with courtesy. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Tollymore was last used for a club Autumn Trophy in 2022. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#480 | |
| Notes/Courses | Depending on who signs up, there are potentially four categories of teams:
RELAY COURSE 1 TEAMS (M/W 21, 20) RELAY COURSE 2 TEAMS (M/W 16, 18, 35, 45) RELAY COURSE 3 TEAMS (M/W 50, 55, 60) RELAY COURSE 4 TEAMS (M/W 65, 70, 75, 80, 10, 12, 14) |
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| Kit requirements |   Full body cover is mandatory. If the weather is cold or wet – a waterproof jacket will be mandatory. |
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| Parking | £5 at entrance; free if you have annual pass (cost of £40). Free if you’re already camping. | |
| Toilets | Beside main carpark. |
Location
Tollymore Forest Park
Campsite
Newcastle
BT33 0PW
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.