SPIKE ISLAND

Sunday 12^th June 2016

**** NB re the ferries times and prices below ****

 

SPIKE ISLAND, Cork Harbour

National Grid Reference W 800 650
Cork Summer League (Round 9) & Family Day
Also Cork Harbour Festival event Introductory Course…..
Family €10, Adult €5, Junior €3
Free parking in Cobh on Sundays.

Ferry from Kennedy Pier in Cobh Square at 0930, with most returning on the 1130 boat. Spike Island will re-open to the public on Saturday 4^th June 2016. There is now a charge to visit the Fort itself & the café (Adults €10 pp, Juniors €5, Families ?). No orienteering within the Fort or Moat during the Summer months, as tourists have priority. The Ferry return fares for Sunday 12^th June 2016 are Adult €7 and Juniors € 4  for the 9.30 am ferry only.
You will have to pay the going rates for later ferries over to the island
(about € 8 or €13.50 adults and €5 or €8.50 juniors, with/without guides)

9.30 AM FERRY BOOKINGS:

BOC need to know as soon as possible the number of adults and also the number of juniors travelling to Spike that day for ferry purposes
(send names to bishopstownoc[at]gmail[dot]com).

Start Times from 0945 am

Courses Close at 1 pm

(km / climb / controls)

BROWN COURSE                             
6.4                   160                 19      
BLUE COURSE                                   
5.9                   150                 17       
GREEN COURSE                               
4.6                   140                 14       
RED COURSE                                     
3.5                   100                 12       
ORANGE COURSE                            
3.2                   050                 15
YELLOW COURSE                            
2.9                   040                 12
CORK HARBOUR FESTIVAL COURSE 
2.6           040                 08