January 2019 – Setanta Orienteers

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Leinster League Oakwood

28/04/2019 (5km west of Wicklow Gap)

The next Setanta Leinster League Orienteering event will be on Sunday 28th April in Oakwood.

The usual 7 courses are on offer.

The terrain is mixed, semi-open and rough open, runable and slow forest, and open mountain side where there are many boulders and interesting contour detail. There has been some recent felling and the map has been updated to reflect this. Only the technical, longer courses will have controls on the open mountain.

For all courses, the underfoot conditions in the forest will probably be quite wet, with some debris from felled trees.

Courses Start times are from 11:00 to 13:00. Courses will close at 15:00. The courses are as approximately as follows:-

Course	Length-km	Climb-m	Controls
Yellow	1.0	25	8
Orange	2.0	65	10
Red	2.7	115	13
Light Green	2.3	85	13
Green	3.4	145	15
Blue	5.0	225	17
Brown	6.8	245	23

Fees

Adults	EUR 8.00
OAP/Unwaged/Student/Child	EUR 5.00
Family	EUR 20.00

SI Rental is EUR 2.00 for those who don’t already have one.

Parking Enter the forest road at O 036 022 and parking is about 2-3km in on the forest road.

Directions From Hollywood take the R755 towards the Wicklow Gap, the forest entrance is about 100m past Ballinagee Bridge.

From Laragh, take the R755 towards Hollywood, the forest entrance is 5km after the Wicklow Gap, just before Ballinagee Bridge.

We are all doing our bit for the environment and Setanta Orienteers encourage you to remember to bring your own reusable cup to the refreshment tent after the event.

Event Officials Organiser: Melanie Walsh Controller: Angus Tyner Planner: Eileen Walsh

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