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Compass Sport Cup/Trophy Scottish heat

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Sun 23rd Feb 2025

Last updated: 24th Jan
Type of event: Regional
Type of terrain: Forest, Parkland
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Info

NB. KINNOULL HILL and DEUCHNY WOODS AREA IS EMBARGOED TO EVERYONE EXPECTING TO TAKE PART UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT

Maps Kinnoull and Deuchny .....see Tayside on Routegadget

NB Entries are open to all Scottish clubs pre-registered with the CompassSport Coordinator (Cup - FVO: Trophy -  AYROC, BASOC, CLYDE, ECKO, ELO, ESOC, GRAMP, INT, INVOC,KFO, MAROC, MOR
RR, SOLWAY, STAG, TAY, TINTO).

Location

Nearest town: Perth

Pre event information

This is an interclub competition covering all age groups. Winners plus other top place finishers will qualify for the UK Compass Sport finals. There may be upto five places for clubs in the Trophy competition this year.

Kinnoull Hill is a Perth wildlife , walking and cycling area which has been used numerous times for national level competition.

The southern edge of the maps is a line of steep crags; the area slopes downhill to the west and north, with pockets of interesting contour detail. Wonderful views over Perth from the top of the hill!. The area was last used for a major event at the Scottish Middle Championships May 2022.

Deuchny is a Forestry Commission plantation, east of Kinnoull Hill, with some interesting contour detail and a complex path network. Last used at Day 2 of the Scottish 6 Days in 2009

Directions / Parking

Parking on the streets locally (please give due consideration to residents and other park users.

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Facilities

If you have a medical condition you are asked to leave a medical form at registration. This can be downloaded from the British Orienteering website.

If you are travelling alone, you are asked to leave emergency contact details at registration.

Registration & Start Times

REgistration will be open at 10:30am.

Start 11am until 1pm.

Courses close 3pm

The start,finish and assembly areas are all adjacent and within minutes walking of each other.

Course Information

Courses are as follows:

Course 1 Men Open; Course 2 M20+M40+; Course 3 Women Open; Course 4 Men M50+; Course 5 W20 +W45+; Course 6 M60+; Course 7 M70+ W60+; Course 8A M18- ; Course 8B W18- ; Course 9A M14- ; Course 9B W14- ; Course 10 M80+W70+; Course 11 Light Green - non competitive; Course 12 Yellow - non competitive

Explanation of colour courses

  • White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
  • Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
  • Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
  • Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
  • Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
  • Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
  • Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
  • Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Entries will open January 6th 2025

Club Captains will receive entry information via an email from Andy McGregor who is handling entries for us. All entries are via Club Captains.

The closing date for entries is Feb 9th 2025. Any changes will then be made through Club Captains and final start lists will be available after the 19th Feb 2025 along with final details.

All competitors on the Cup and Trophy courses must be BOF or SOA members.

Contacts / Officials

Fran Loots email via club captains only.

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

Keep It Clean campaign - Forestry Commission Scotland

Our forests are at risk from tree pests and diseases. These can dramatically affect the health of our trees, upsetting the delicate ecosystem balance and devastating large areas of woodland.
Pests and diseases hitch a ride in mud and debris on shoes, paws and tyres, ending up in new forests. Here, they can spread rapidly in environments with no natural resilience.
Read more about this on the FCS website.

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