We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Crathes to try out our new map of the area now that Crathes Estate have finished clearing up the storm damage.
Full event details will follow soon but here are some basics to get things started.
Location
Location w3w: scrubbing.readings.wiggles GR: NO 7361 9680
Parking will be in the overflow car park below the main visitor car park. On approaching the car parks look for orienteering signs pointing you in the right direction.
If you are not a NTS member then please make sure you pay for parking at the machines either in the overflow or the main car park.
Registration and Start Times
Registration: 10:30 to 12:30
Starts: 11:00 to 13:00
Courses Close: 15:00
Registration/download will be in the car park.
Start/Finish locations in relation to the car park tbc.
Public toilets available in the castle cafe. Please remove muddy/studded footwear.
Courses (preliminary lengths)
| White TD1 | 1.8km | Light Green TD4 | 3.4km |
| Yellow TD2 | 2.1km | Green TD5 | 4.3km |
| Orange TD3 | 2.9km | Blue TD5 | 6.0km |
| Brown TD5 (double-sided map) | 8.3km |
All will count towards both Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup and Gramp Club Champs.
Family friendly – we’ll have people on hand to talk you through how to read an orienteering map and navigation tips to get you started.
Map and terrain
1:7,000 5m contour interval
New map reflecting changes since the storm damage has been cleared up.
Mixture of woodland and open areas with a good network of paths for the easier courses and areas of rock detail and other features to keep the old hands busy.
A green ‘T’ symbol has been used to highlight any residual areas of windblow and the orientation of the symbol shows the main direction the tree trunks are lying in.
Entry
Entries via Early Email Entry. Please send an email to grampoc@gmail.com by 13:00 on Sat 21st with:
– EEE Crathes as the subject
– your name(s)
– age class(es)
– club(s)
– which course(s) you want to run
– your BOF/SOA number(s)
– SI dibber number(s) if you have your own.
This will reserve you a map for collection and payment by 12:00 on Sunday at the event with no obligation, just let the folk on registration know that you’ve pre-entered and any changes if required. EEE helps us judge the number of maps to print to avoid wastage and we can set up the bulk of the database ahead of time, so get your entries in asap please.
There may be limited Entry On The Day subject to map availability tbc.
Senior £10, Junior £5 Contactless card/phone or cash accepted
Timing
SI timing, SI air enabled, dibbers (timing devices) can be borrowed from registration
Officials
Planner: Paul Duley
Organiser: Tim Griffin All offers of help* gratefully accepted, click here.
Controller: Jon Musgrave
(*We need a team of willing volunteers to do registration and/or download, man the Start, give beginners some tips on what to do, control collection. This can be done before or after your own run so please consider helping out. TIA!)
Dogs
Well behaved dogs and their owners welcome in the car park and grounds but not on courses.
Notices
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.
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.
Health – Full leg and torso cover is required in wooded areas due to ticks.
Insurance – 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.
