Venue Slieve Croob – Drumnaquoile
Date Sat, 20th Jun 26
Starts 11:00 to 13:00
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 20 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Slieve Croob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Format | Northern Ireland Colour Series 4 and Leinster League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Online Entry | . |
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| 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 – 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. ***If you are entering a family of individual runners and it comes to more than £25 (£30 for non-members) then please contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying children 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 | Open Mountain with intricate contours and rock features. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Slieve Croob was last used for the NI Long Distance Championships in March 2024: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Notes | ⚪ There is no White course, as it is not appropriate to the open mountain terrain. 🟡 Yellow – km + m climb – along paths with more route choice decisions. Appropriate for newcomers and younger juniors with some experience. Not suitable for buggies. 🟠 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. 🔴 Red – km + m climb [Leinster League ONLY] – skills needed to navigate away from paths and more route choice decisions, some compass skills are expected. Aimed at mountain runners, 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.
NOTE: This event is also doubling up as the LVO Club Champs. If you wish to be deemed competitive within the Championships you must pick the correct colour relating to your AgeClass. It will be assumed that you are running your default AgeClass. Participants who chose to ‘run up’ a course will be deemed competitive in higher age categories BUT MUST THEN DECLARE which AgeClass they are competing in by midnight on Wednesday 17 June, by emailing the event organiser through SI entries. Participants can also choose to ‘run down’ and although they will not be deemed competitive for the Champs, their result will still be counted in the NICS and BOF ranking. See table below:
This is the race where the coveted gold and silver shoes are awarded, given to the male and female athletes who post the fastest times from the final control to the finish line on the light green course and above. |
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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 | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toilets | The closest public toilets are located in Ballynahinch and Castlewellan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dogs | NO DOGS ALLOWED – Open Mountain with sheep on farmers land |
Location
Slieve Croob – Drumnaquoile
Drumnaquoile Road
Dromara
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.