Ideal for beginners or those returning to the sport and in need of a bit of a refresh.
We’ll have helpers on hand to take you through the basic skills like reading an orienteering map and other tips to help you navigate your way around.
Parking/registration: the ‘football’ car park at the end of Eigie Close, Balmedie
From the south, turn left off A90 signposted ‘Balmedie/Belhevie’ to pass beneath A90, ignore the brown sign to the beach and go straight over the roundabout onto Eigie Road, follow this for ~500m past a playpark on your left and take next right onto Eigie Crescent, follow this until it swings left and turn right onto Eigie Close to get to the car park.
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N.B. To celebrate 50 years since Gramp adopted a formal constitution in 1976 (any excuse!!) the timing and format for this event are different from our other Summer Series. Read on…
Courses:
Short 1-2km easy, all on paths, yellow standard
Short Technical – A special “50 in 50 at 50” score course
Mass start at 18:00, course closes 19:00
(Score course = you have a map showing controls but no route and it’s up to you to find as many as you can within a time limit, controls are worth points but beware the penalty of minus points per every minute you go over time)
Long Technical – A special “50 in 50 at 50” normal course
Short start window from 18:00 – 18:15ish, course closes at 19:00
Please be back at Registration by 19:00 even if you haven’t finished your course because Tim (organiser) wants to get to the pub too!
19:30 tables booked at The White Horse, Balmedie for a celebration meal.
If you’d like to come to the meal, please sign up with your menu choices so we can book and pay for these in advance. Deadline for booking is Sunday 14th, one form per person but payment for groups can be made en masse, just adapt the reference.
(You may find you have to drop your VPN briefly to access the form.)
Fees: Seniors £6, Students/Juniors £3 contactless payment/cash
There will also be a Scout Orienteering Competition taking place using the Score course. Entries for that are being handled separately. Click here for details.
Participants who are not members of either British Orienteering or Scottish Orienteering are not covered by their respective public liability insurance. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered.
Safety – A 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. We’ll be sharing parks/streets/woods with others so be courteous to other users and watch out for (e)bikes/dogs/horseriders.
Health – Full leg and torso cover is required in wooded/rural areas due to ticks.
Privacy – when entering our events your name may appear in the results section of this website or in newspaper reports. Grampian Orienteers data privacy policy
Photography – In line with the policies of British Orienteering, the organisers of this event request that any person wishing to take photos or video showing children should register their details with event volunteers before taking any such photos or videos. The event organisers reserve the right to ask people to refrain from taking photos or video and may, if such warnings are ignored, refer the matter to the police.
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