BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-702@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260611T082936Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-weekend-ni-colour-series-4-26 / SUMMARY:Tollymore Weekend - NI Colour Series 4 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSaturday 20 June 2026\n\n\nVenue\nSlieve Croob\, Dr omara\n\n\nEvent Format\nNorthern Ireland Colour Series 4 /  LVO Club Cha mpionships\n\nThis event is Day 2 of the 3 Day Tollymore Festival of Orien teering which includes:\n\n The NI &\; UK Urban League race in Dundrum \, Co Down on Friday.\n The NI Colour Series / LVO Club Champs event on S lieve Croob on Saturday.\n Camping at Tollymore on Friday and Saturday ni ghts.\n A BBQ after Saturday’s race.\n A fun FREE two-person relay on Sunday.\n\nFor full details see the Festival page.\n\n\nOnline Entry\n.\n\ n\nSI Entries\n \n\n\nOnline Entry closes\nMidnight\, Sunday 14 June 2026\ n\n\nRegistration\, Start and Finish\nRegistration and dibber hire will be at the Mobile Orienteering Office (MOO) parked in Slieve Croob carpark.\n \nThe start is located 200 metres from the main car park and can be reache d by walking south along the main road. The route will be taped to the acc ess gate.\n\nPlease take care when walking on the road due to oncoming tra ffic\, staying to the grass verge\, and ensure that children are accompani ed by an adult for this section.\n\nThe finish is approximately 100m from Slieve Croob carpark. Proceed from the finish to the MOO for download. Cou rses close 3pm\, when all participants should return to MOO regardless if they have completed their courses or not.\n\n\nPrice\nDiscounts available for entry across multiple events at Tollymore Festival (see festival page for details). To enter just NICS\, the price is as follows:\n\n\n\nRace Pr ices\nMember*\nNon-Member\n\n\nSenior (aged 21 or over)\n12\n16\n\n\nJunio r or Student\n6\n8\n\n\nMaximum charge for a family**\n30\n40\n\n\n\nSocia ble group / family fee where all are going round a course together – ent ry 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.\ n\n*Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by jo ining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online\n \n**A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free.\n\n***If you are entering a family of individual runners and it c omes to more than £30 (£40 for non-members) then please contact the orga niser after you have paid for the individual Senior\, or Junior/Student en tries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying c hildren go free.\n\nPlease note: Participants who are not members of Briti sh Orienteering or of another orienteering federation are not covered by B ritish Orienteering’s public liability insurance. You are welcome to ent er 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 pu blic or damage property during the event\, you would not be covered. Membe rs of Orienteering Ireland are covered by British Orienteering insurance.  \n\n\nTerrain Summary\nOpen Mountain with intricate contours and rock fe atures.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nSlieve Croob was last used for the NI Long Distance Championships in March 2024: https://www.lvo.routegadget .co.uk/rg2/#527\n\n\nCourse Notes\nWe are grateful to the landowners who w ere willing to allow us access to their land.\n\nThere is a brand-new fenc e running north-south up the hill and understandably the farmer does not w ant us to cross it – anyone found crossing it will be DISQUALIFIED! Use gates at all times.\n\n\nIn the interests of maintaining excellent relatio nships with our land owners and farmers please report any damage to low wa lls and/or fences at download.\n\n⚪ There is no White course\, as it is not appropriate to the open mountain terrain.\n🟡 Yellow – 2.2km + 75m climb – along paths with more route choice decisions. Appropriate for n ewcomers and younger juniors with some experience. Not suitable for buggie s.\n🟠 Orange – 2.7km + 120m climb – skills needed to navigate away from paths and more route choice decisions\, some compass skills are expec ted. Aimed at novice adults and improving juniors.\n🟢 Light Green – 3 .3km + 155m climb – this course requires confident map reading and compa ss skills.\n🟢 Short Green – 3.0km + 90m climb – this course is set at the highest technical difficulty but shorter to attract those who may s truggle with a longer physical course.\n🟢 Green – 4.2km + 140m climb – technically and reasonably physically demanding course.\n🔵 Blue – 5.9km + 230m climb – technically and physically demanding course.\n🟤 Brown – 7.8km + 290m climb – technical and very physically demanding course.\n\n All maps will be A4 and 1:10\,000 with 5m contours (TBC).\n All controls will be SI Air enabled\, except Start and Finish which must b e punched.\n\nNOTE: This event is also doubling up as the LVO Club Champs. If you wish to be deemed competitive within the Championships you must en ter the correct course colour relating to your AgeClass. It will be assume d that you are running your default AgeClass. Participants who choose to ‘run up’ a course or class MUST THEN DECLARE which AgeClass they are c ompeting in by emailing the event organiser no later than midnight on Wedn esday 17 June.   Participants can also choose to ‘run down’ and\, al though they will not be deemed competitive for the Champs\, their result w ill still be counted in the NICS and BOF ranking. See table below:\n\n\n\n \nLVO Club Champs – Course to Class mapping\n\nMale Classes\nFemale Clas ses\n\n\nBrown\nM18\, M20\, M21\, M35\nW21\, W35\n\n\nBlue\nM16\, M40\, M4 5\, M50\, M55\, M60\nW18\, W20\, W40\, W45\n\n\nGreen\nM65\nW16\, W50\, W5 5\, W60\n\n\nShort Green\nM70\, M75+\nW65\, W70\, W75+\n\n\nLight Green\nM 14\nW14\n\n\nOrange\nM12\nW12\n\n\nYellow\nM10\nW10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nThis 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.\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Aid and Safety\nThere will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is also a s afe place for lost children to wait.\n\nPlease do not come to the event if you are unwell.\n\nPlease bring and carry any medication you might need\, especially inhalers and EpiPen’s.\n\nIf you come across an injured or i ll person\, please stop\, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support.\n\nA ll participants must return to download\, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors\, ensuring everyone’s sa fe return.\n\nCourses will close and controls collected in at 3pm sharp. I f you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and downlo ad immediately.\n\n\nKit requirements\nFull body cover is mandatory.\n\nA whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory.\n\nA w aterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decide the weathe r requires one\, so bring one along just in case.\n\n\nParking\nParking is extremely limited at Slieve Croob\, so please CARSHARE as much as possibl e\, either from Tollymore campsite or via the WhatsApp carshare group.\n\n Parking will first be in the very small Slieve Croob carpark (start of mas t road)\, and then along Finnis Road. Please park close into the side of t he road on the grass verge\, leaving gaps for passing vehicles. Listen clo sely to marshalls when spoken to!\n\n\n\n\nToilets\nThe closest public toi lets are located in Ballynahinch and Castlewellan.\n\n\nDogs\nNO DOGS ALLO WED - Open Mountain with sheep on farmers land\n\n\n LOCATION:https://maps.app.goo.gl/QKCvX77AEHKk6Qg47 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR