Bansha Woods
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Date | Sunday, 26/02/2023 |
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Venue | Bansha Woods |
Event Format | Other |
Club Website |
Cork Orienteering Club |
Start Times | 11:00 - 12:30 |
Contact | corko@orienteering.ie |
Latitude | 52.452 |
Longitude | -8.098 |
Pricing |
Adults: €7 / person |
Summary | New map of popular walking forest with many paths roads. |
Notes |
The first orienteering event at Bansha, Co Tipperary for nearly 40 years takes place on 26th Feb with start times between 11am and 12.30pm. Bansha wood is located (Google: 52.452185,-8.095940) roughly 3/4 ways along the N24 Cahir to Cahir - Tipperary road and the wood entrance is located 2.5km north west of Bansha village, taking around 1 hour to reach from Cork.
The forest is extensive including two steep hills and a complex network of paths. Bansha is a working forest with a mix of deciduous and evergreen plantation where the limited runnable areas are interspersed with green areas allowing for challenging route choices especially on the blue and brown courses. Enter online (https://www.orienteering.ie/
4 courses are offered: Beginners (orange level) 3.1km 100m climb Green
or those with no fear: Blue Brown
The running length for blue and brown courses is ~20% more than the quoted straight line distances.
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Difficulty rating | 5/10 Paths through mostly runnable forest with some rough parts |
PreEntry |
Enter online on orienteering.ie |
Entries open on | 17/02/2023 @ 11:00 AM |
Entries End | 23/02/2023 @ 23:59 PM |