Venue Drumkeeragh Forest Park
Date Sat, 20th Jun 26
Starts 11:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
Date | Saturday 20 June 2026 | ||||||||||||
Venue | Drumkeeragh | ||||||||||||
Event Format | Northern Ireland Colour Series 3 | ||||||||||||
Online Entry | . | ||||||||||||
SI Entries | |||||||||||||
Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 15 June 2026 | ||||||||||||
Registration, Start and Finish | TBC | ||||||||||||
Price | Discounts available for entry across multiple events at Tollymore Festival (see festival page for details). To enter just NICS, the price is as follows:
Sociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps i.e. one entry = one map. *Member of BOF Clubs only. Get Annual Membership today and experience the membership benefits including the member rate! There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. |
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Terrain Summary | Drumkeeragh is forest with good runnable areas as well as forest slow run/walk. There are a networks of drains as well as intricate wooded contour areas. The forest is well used by others and has a network of paths and tracks. | ||||||||||||
Previous Maps/Routegadget | The Drumkeeragh area was last used in March 2024 for the NI colour series. Routegadget map and courses can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#528 | ||||||||||||
Course Notes | ⚪ White – km + m climb – navigate along paths with few route choice decisions. Aimed at primary school aged newcomers. 🟡 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 Green – km + m climb – this course is set at the highest technical difficulty but shorter to attract those who may struggle with a longer physical course. 🟢 Green – km + m climb – technically and reasonably physically demanding course. 🔵 Blue – km + m climb – technically and physically demanding course. 🟤 Brown – km + m climb – technical and very physically demanding course. |
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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. |
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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 | Parking will be at the main car park, but this is limited, so please arrange to car share if at all possible! This is a busy forest with lots of other users including horse riders. The turning circle is needed to be kept clear for 4x4s pulling horse boxes. If the car park is full, park responsibly on the road, making sure not to block gateways, entrances and allowing space for farm machinery to pass. | ||||||||||||
Toilets | The closest public toilets are located in Ballynahinch and Castlewellan. |
Location
Drumkeeragh Forest Park
117 Drumnaquoile Rd
Dromore
BT25 2LB
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.