Tollymore Weekend NI Colour Series 4

This event is Day 2 of the 3 Day Tollymore Festival of Orienteering which includes:

1. The NI & UK Urban League race on Friday.
2. The NI Colour Series / LVO Club Champs event on Saturday.
3. Camping at Tollymore on Friday and Saturday nights.
4. A BBQ after Saturday’s race.
5. A fun FREE event on Sunday.

For full details see the Festival page.

⚪ White – km + m climb – Along paths with decision points but no route choice. Appropriate for young 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.
🟢 Very 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.
🟢 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 – Technically and physically very 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 enter the correct course colour relating to your AgeClass. It will be assumed that you are running your default AgeClass. Participants who choose to ‘run up’ a course or class MUST THEN DECLARE which AgeClass they are competing in by emailing the event organiser (entries@lvo.org.uk) no later than midnight on Wednesday 16 June.  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:

• Scale 1:10000
• Contour Interval 5m
• Previous Maps & Routegadget:
  • This area was last used for
  • Routegadget map and courses can be found here.

There will be first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. 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. 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.

Please take a note of the course closure time. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately. 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.

Registration is a safe place for lost children to wait.

• Full body cover is mandatory.
• A whistle is mandatory (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute).
• A waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one, so bring one along.

• Registration will be located
• The start will be located
• The finish will be located
• Download will be located