Brockagh
| Date | Sunday, 10/03/2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Brockagh |
| Address | Laragh, Co.Wicklow |
| League | Leinster League |
| Event type | Come and Try It |
| Club Website | GEN |
| Start Times | 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Signposted From | Laragh |
| Contact | martin.mj.odonnell@gmail.com |
| Latitude/Longitude | 53.05131876962971, -6.344187231809757 |
| Google Maps | Click here |
| Pricing |
Adults: €8 / personChildren: €5 / childStudent: €5 / studentUnwaged: €5 / personOAP: €5 / personFamily Discount: €15 (Maximum of 2 Adults and no more than 5 family members / family) |
| Summary | <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Event Details</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><strong>Terrain: </strong>challenging open mountainside with lots of contour detail</li><li><strong>Control Descriptions:</strong> On map and available loose at the start.</li><li><strong>Refreshments</strong>: Available at assembly</li><li><strong>Dogs</strong>: Not allowed on the open mountain, OK on lead in Assembly area</li><li><strong>Parking</strong>: Along forest roads, some of these are narrow and rough, so take care.</li><li><strong>Limit entrie</strong>s: There is a limit of 150 competitors for this event, so enter early. There will be no entry on the day for this reason.</li><li><strong>Directions</strong>: The entrance to the event is at Brockagh Resource Centre, use Eircode A98 D3H1. The assembly area is 6K into the Colite forest. </li><li><strong>Time to Start and Finish:</strong> TBA</li><li><strong>Maps</strong>: Maps are printed on water-resistant material at a scale of 1:10,000 for all courses on A4 paper. Contour interval is 5 meters.</li><li><strong>Timing</strong>: The SportIdent units will be SIAC enabled.</li><li><strong>Start-times</strong>: 11 – 1pm </li><li><strong>Courses close:</strong> 3pm</li><li><strong>Leave no Trace:</strong> Please bring all your rubbish home.</li><li><strong>Map Notes:</strong> <ul><li>A faint path on the Yellow course has been taped</li><li>There has been a considerable amount of burning on the west side of the main Brockagh ridge</li><li>Some dark green areas of the map are gorse that was almost impassible, but having been burnt can now be crossed.</li><li>There are some faint new tracks that have not been mapped, and there are a number of firebreaks that have been cut (wide stripes where heather was cut very short). These are very visible from a distance, but are not mapped.</li></ul></li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Coillte for granting permission to use their land.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Course Details</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"style":{"color":{"background":"#e0ebeb"}},"className":"is-style-regular"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-regular"><table class="has-background" style="background-color:#e0ebeb"><thead><tr><th>Course</th><th>Length (km)</th><th>Climb (m)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Brown</td><td>9.4</td><td>320</td></tr><tr><td>Blue</td><td>7.0</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>Green</td><td>4.8</td><td>130</td></tr><tr><td>Short Green</td><td>3.5</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>Light Green</td><td>3.6</td><td>80</td></tr> <tr><td>Red</td><td>4.0</td><td>30</td></tr> <tr><td>Orange</td><td>2.0</td><td>70</td></tr> <tr><td>Yellow</td><td>1.6</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> |
| Notes |
courses as above |
| Difficulty rating | 6/10 Open mountain only, some paths |
| PreEntry |
Enter online on orienteering.ie |
| Entries open on | 03/03/2024 @ 11:00 AM |
| Entries End | 08/03/2024 @ 23:00 PM |
Results from previous events held near here
| 22/10/2006 | Mall Hill |
| 01/04/2007 | Scarr |
| 29/03/2009 | Mall Hill & Brockagh |
| 10/04/2011 | Scarr |
| 09/04/2017 | Brockagh Mountain; East Top & Mall Hill |
