Castleblayney
| Date | Sunday, 01/03/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Castleblayney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | Lough Muckno Park and Black Island, Co.Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Leinster League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club Website | FINGAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | 11:00 - 14:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Signposted From | N2 Roundabout at Castleblayney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact | fingalorienteers@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grid reference | H829196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude/Longitude | 54.118983, -6.7318645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Google Maps | Click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing |
Adults: €10 / personChildren: €6 / childStudent: €6 / studentUnwaged: €6 / personOAP: €6 / personFamily Discount: €20 (Maximum of 2 Adults and no more than 5 family members / family) |
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| Summary | Nice woodland with plenty of runnable areas, paths. Also streets, lanes etc. The terrain is typical of Monaghan Drumlin country. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
As of the week of 16th February, the park area around Lough Muckno and the forest on Black Island are deemed to be in reasonable enough condition for orienteering, although a little wet underfoot. White Island will not be used due to continued flooding. There are still some fallen trees on Black Island, but controls will not be placed in these areas. Leg covering is recommended. The area continues to be monitored, and more information will be provided in the days leading up to the event. February 23rd: The planner and organiser are happy that conditions are ok for orienteering, but please be aware that there are fallen trees in the forest which are not on the map. The entrance toWhite Island continues to be flooded, but Black Island is fine. This event will have all the usual Leinster League colour courses, Brown, Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange and Yellow. The event will also be an NI Orienteering Colour Series event. With this in mind, there is also a SHORT GREEN Course. Course Details as follows:
Note also, the final Start Time will be 2pm, but we request that anyone planning on starting AFTER 1pm MUST REGISTER ONLINE AS A PRE-ENTRY Entry on the day will be: Seniors €12, Children €8, Students €8, Unwaged €8, OAP €8, Families €25. Si hire €2. Distance to start box from registration -350m There are public toilets beside the registration area. Several cafes in the town are open on Sundays. Tea and biscuits will be available after the event, however |
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| Difficulty rating | 5/10 Paths through mostly runnable forest with some rough parts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PreEntry |
Enter online on orienteering.ie |
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| Entries open on | 18/02/2026 @ 11:00 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries End | 28/02/2026 @ 18:00 PM |
