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Tayside Club/Open Score Event, Perth

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Sun 09th Mar 2025

Last updated: 24th Jan
Type of event:
Type of terrain: Woodland
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Info

Two courses - a 70 min. (long) and a 45 min. (short) course will be available.

Location

Nearest town: Perth

Pre event information

Woodland areas mostly fairly runnable and any bracken will be down at this time of year. Some areas of brambles on St Mags Hill marked with thicker vegetation symbols 

Open land on Kirkton and Mailer hills has spectacular views on a fine day but is quite exposed if weather poor. Cagoules may be required. 

On the day results will hopefully be available at 

http://https://www.taysideorienteers.org.uk/latest-results

Directions / Parking

W3Words: lazy, trade, chimp

Approach from the North, West or SW via M9 to Perth Broxden roundabout taking the Perth exit (Glasgow Road A93) down towards the city for about 3/4 mile passing a roundabout and 2 sets of traffic lights. Take the 4th main turning on the right (Needless Road) crossing one mini-rdbt at Murray Crescent to turn right at the next junction (Darnhall Drive). Follow this road continuing straight uphill at the 1st mini-roundabout where it becomes Craigie Knowes Road and follow this to the 4th mini-rdbt taking right fork up Glenlochay Rd. until it turns sharp left at the summit, becoming Glendevon Rd. The public car park, usually busy with dog walkers, will be signed just uphill from here to Registration/Start. Street parking can be found on Glendevon, Glenlochay and nearby streets but note usually cars park on one side of road only.

If arriving from North East through Perth city follow A93 Glasgow Rd uphill to turn left at Needless Rd then as above.

Traffic from South East via M90 should exit at jnct 10 and follow Perth centre A912 sub-exit down towards city turning left after ½ mile onto Gleneagles Rd. Continue along here for ½ mile until it branches uphill on Glendevon Rd. Park as above.

Families with very young children and very elderly competitors may find parking space by registration but all others should aim for street parking if possible.

Facilities

No toilets or refreshments at the start but there are good facilities at Broxden services near P&R after exiting A9..  Also available on Edinburgh Road at Tesco's (Food and toilets)

Registration & Start Times

Registration is adjacent to the start/finish and download

Registration is open from 10.30 am.

Collect any ordered Si dibbers.

Contact registration for first aid

Start times 11am – Long Score (70min); 11.10am - Short Score (45min) so all competitors should be back by 12.10 or earlier

Course Information

There are 2 courses

Long Score (70min) including Craigie, St Magdalen, Mailer and Kirkton Hills

Short Score (45min) including Craigie, St Magdalen and Mailer Hills. This course is also suitable for beginners who just wish to follow an easy circuit of St Magdalen hill. Newcomers to the sport are very welcome. It is hoped that some on the day coaching can be provided.

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

Details of online entry to follow

FEES

Seniors
£5 - British Orienteering member
£6 - Scottish Orienteering member
£7 - Non-member

Juniors/Students
£2 - British Orienteering member

£3 - Scottish Orienteering member
£4 - Non-member

Late entries/on the day entries an additional £1 only if spare maps

Contacts / Officials

Mike Pearson - organiser and planner

pearson.mj @btinternet.com  (remove space)

Phone 07900626380

Dogs allowed?

Yes. This is a popular dog walking area. All dogs should be kept on a lead.

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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