Tayside Local Series. Crieff

Nov event rescheduled
Sun 30th Mar 2025
Last updated: 09th Jan
Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Woodland
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Info
Tayside's November local event at Knock of Crieff
Location
Nearest town: Crieff
- Grid Ref: NN264266
- Postcode:
- Latitude: 56.37655
- Longitude: -3.84199
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Pre event information
On the day results will be available at
https://www.taysideorienteers.org.uk/results
Directions / Parking
From the A85 through Crieff turn up Hill Street which then becomes Ferntower and then turn off at Ewanfield (signed to Crieff Hydro).There is ample parking within the grounds of Crieff Hydro but very limited parking at the start/finish area. Please park in the main car park for the hotel accessed from Ewanfield what3words. http://w3w.co/disbelief.haggle.memory
The start will be signed from here.
Facilities
No toilets or refreshments at the start but there are good facilities at the hotel with a range of options for lunch and coffees. Absolutely no studs or outdoors shoes within the hotel.
Registration & Start Times
Registration is adjacent to the start/finish and download
Registration is open from 10.45 am.
Collect any ordered Si dibbers.
Contact registration for first aid
From the car park - follow signs and tape to the start.Max 10 mins walk uphill on track and road.
Start times - 11am - 12 noon. Courses close at 1:30pm
Course Information
There are 4 courses
Yellow (younger competitors and relative beginners) 2km long and 110m climb
Orange (more experienced competitors) 2.2km / 85m
Short Green 2.2km / 145m
Green contour only 3.5km / 190m
Start and Finish Adjacent to registration
Download by registration tent.
Explanation of colour courses see BOF or SOA website
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
Enter - details of on line entries 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
Contacts / Officials
Fran Loots - organiser and planner
Phone 07518 958032
Dogs allowed?
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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