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Tayside Local Event. Dundee

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Sat 21st Sep 2024

Last updated: 14th Nov
Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Parkland, Woodland
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Tayside local series continues with this Camperdown Park event in Dundee.

Will hopefully supply results online once the event is underway

Tayside Orienteering Club invite you to a local event in Camperdown Country Park, Dundee.  The park is a mixture of grassland with scattered trees, woodland areas and an old golf course, with a network of gravel and grass paths.  The area is mostly very runnable and makes good practice for map reading and decision-making on the run.  All courses involve some climb!  

Location

Nearest town: Dundee

Pre event information

Additonal Safety and Risk

Long leg cover is advised as some patches of bracken, brambles and nettles may be encountered.

Be aware of traffic on the roads and car parks within the park.  Some road areas have been marked on the map as out of bounds with purple crosses.  Please stay out of these areas.

Please watch out for members of the public, dogs, and cyclists.

In the past there have been off-road motorbikes in some areas of the park.  If any are encountered please give them a wide berth.

Participants are advised to check themselves for ticks after the event and to be aware of the risks from tick bites.

Participants take part at their own risk.

Directions / Parking

From the west end of the Dundee ring road follow east to take the Coupar Angus exit roundabout (2.4km) .  At the next roundabout (300m or so) take the Camperdown park road. Follow until in the region of the large 'Mansion' house. Registration (see below) is more or less straight ahead but to park either turn right and follow the road round to the 'Golfers' car park or turn left down to the playpark, zoo and cafe carpark.

The Registration tent will be located a 5 minute walk from either car park on the grassy area to the south of the mansion house.

Facilities

Cafe at Zoo Park south of start area.

Toilets available at the cafe and at the noth end of mansion house.

Registration & Start Times

Registration will be open from 10:45

You can start any time between 11:00 and 12:30

Courses close at 2:30pm

Course Information

The park is a mixture of grassland with scattered trees, woodland areas and an old golf course, with a network of gravel and grass paths.  The area is mostly very runnable and makes good practice for map reading and decision-making on the run.  All courses involve some climb!  

COURSES

Blue 5.7km 125m climb

Green 4.9km 80m

Light Green  3.6km 60m

Orange 3.1km 80m 

Yellow 2.4kim 65m

Map: 1:7,500 with 5m contours for all courses.  The blue course will have a map turn - ie part 1 and 2 on diffent sides

START In the open grassy area to the south of the mansion style house close to both carparks.

Dibbers/ Si cards will be used BUT there is no touch-free punching for this event.  If you need an Si card (dibber) you can borrow one at no cost, however a £30 replacement fee will be charged if the dibber is lost.  See entries to book a hired dibber.

There will also be some compasses for loan.

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 available via Si from 6th to 18th September 

https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=14212

Senior BOF member £5 SOA only member £6 Non-Member £7

Juniors   BOF £2 SOA £3   Non member £4

There will be limited entry on the day (EOD) depending on the availability of maps

Contacts / Officials

Organiser/Planner Lesley Grattan  

Dogs allowed?

Allowed in park under control.

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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