Venue Tollymore Forest Park
Date Sat, 24th Jun 28
Starts 11:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 24 June 2028 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Tollymore Forest | ||||||||||||
| Event Format | Northern Ireland Colour Series 3
This event is Day 2 of the 3 Day Tollymore Festival of Orienteering which includes the Newcastle Urban race on Friday; this NICS event in Tollymore on Saturday; camping at Tollymore and a BBQ after this race on Saturday, and fun relay and other activities on Sunday. For full details see the Festival page. |
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| Online Entry | . |
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| SI Entries |   |
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| Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 19 June 2028 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | TBC | ||||||||||||
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Tollymore was last used for an Autumn Trophy event in September 2022. Previous map and courses can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#480 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | Tollymore is a popular forest park; as such we will be sharing it with hikers, dogs, cyclists and horse riders. Avoid startling them and treat the public with courtesy.
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
Tollymore Forest Park
Main Carpark
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.