Vale of Clara
| Date | Sunday, 23/02/2025 |
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| Venue | Vale of Clara |
| Address | Rathdrum, Co.Dublin |
| League | Leinster Championships |
| Club Website | AJAX |
| Start Times | 10:30 - 12:30 |
| Contact | donal.wickham@gmail.com |
| Grid reference | T 184 896 |
| Latitude/Longitude | 52.944316, -6.2395236 |
| Google Maps | Click here |
| Pricing |
Adults: €22 / personChildren: €11 / childStudent: €16.50 / studentUnwaged: €16.50 / personOAP: €16.50 / personFamily Discount: €55 (Maximum of 2 Adults and no more than 5 family members / family) |
| Summary | The Vale of Clara Nature Reserve contains one of the largest stands of semi-natural native hardwoods in the country. The area has many paths and is rich in rock and contour detail. The nature reserve is bisected by a tributary of the Avonmore river. The stream has a steep slope on the southern side. The terrain and path network give many route-choice options. Runability underfoot in ‘white’ forest is generally fast. In places, bilberry bushes can impede running speed. Where running speed is significantly impacted by bilberry growth the ‘undergrowth – slow running’ screen is used to indicate this. Where bilberry growth is particularly dense the ‘undergrowth – walk’ screen is used. There are virtually no brambles in the forest. |
| Notes |
Full details of the event will be published closer to the 23rd. Start times will be pre-allocated to all competitors - if you require parental splits etc please email the organiser using the contact email above. Entry prices will increase by 10% from 3 February. Entries are now closed and no more can be accepted. The event Bulletin was issued by email last night (17 Feb) - it gives full details of the event. Please pay particular attention to the instructions re. parking. If you did not recieve an email please check your spam. The start times were emailed to all competitors this evening (19 Feb). Course No-Classes-Length(km)-Climb(m) 1 M21E 12.23 465 2 M18E, M20E, W21E 8.07 275 3 W18E, W20E 5.49 200 4 M35, M40, M45 8.07 275 5 M21L, M50 6.14 250 6 M16, W21L, W35 5.55 190 7 M55, M60, W16, W40 4.97 130 8 M65, W45, W50 4.38 75 9 M21S, M70, W55, W60, W65 4.06 75 10 M75, M80, M85, W21S, W70 3.16 55 11 M90, W75, W80, W85, W90 2.00 25 12 M14, W14 4.06 75 13 M12, W12 2.32 45 14 M10, W10 1.78 30 |
| Difficulty rating | 5/10 Paths through mostly runnable forest with some rough parts |
| PreEntry |
Enter online on orienteering.ie |
| Entries open on | 01/01/2025 @ 01:00 AM |
| Entries End | 16/02/2025 @ 23:00 PM |
| Participants limit | 200 |
| Remaining Entries | 22 |
