FOTA ARBORETUM

Sunday 2nd February 2014

 

FOTA ARBORETUM, HOUSE & GARDENS, Belvelly Bridge, on Cork / Cobh road

National Grid Reference W 791 708

Cork Winter Brass Monkey league (Round 6) & Family Day
Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Courses Close at 2 pm

BROWN COURSE (hardest)              8.5 km, 110 m, 29 c

BLUE COURSE                                  7.9 km, 080 m, 28 c
GREEN COURSE                              6.1 km, 060 m, 28 c
RED COURSE                                    4.0 km, 050 m, 22 c
ORANGE COURSE                           3.3 km, 040 m, 15 c
YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             2.2 km, 030 m, 13 c

BALLYMALOE ESTATE

Sunday 19th January 2014

BALLYMALOE ESTATE, on Cloyne / Ballycotton road

National Grid Reference W 949 680

Cork Winter Brass Monkey league (Round 4) & Family Day
Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Courses Close at 2 pm
Registration/start/finish/computer downloads in The Grain Store

No dogs (Wildlife Sanctuary area included)

Main road out-of-bounds (OOB).

Grain fields OOB but fodder beet field is not OOB

 

Sample Ballymaloe Relish afterwards!
Coffee Shop will open specially for the event.

BROWN COURSE (hardest)              9.0 km, 070 m, 29 c

BLUE COURSE                                  7.9 km, 060 m, 29 c
GREEN COURSE                              7.0 km, 050 m, 26 c
RED COURSE                                    5.6 km, 040 m, 21 c
ORANGE COURSE                           4.2 km, 030 m, 24 c
YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             2.6 km, 020 m, 16 c

BALLINORA WOOD

Sunday 12th January 2014

BALLINORA WOOD, Curraheen Grotto, Bishopstown

National Grid Reference W 610 689

Cork Winter Brass Monkey league (Round 3) & Family Day

Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.

Courses Close at 2 pm

BROWN COURSE (hardest)             6.6 km, 375 m, 22 c

BLUE COURSE                                  5.5 km, 300 m, 23 c

GREEN COURSE                              4.6 km, 250 m, 22 c

RED COURSE                                    3.6 km, 200 m, 17 c

ORANGE COURSE                           2.5 km, 115 m, 11 c

YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             2.0 km, 070 m, 08 c

GARRAVAGH & CURRABINNY

(1) Wednesday 1st January 2014

GARRAVAGH WOOD, Canon’s Cross [on road to Inniscarra Dam (north side of River Lee)]

With the kind permission of Blarney Castle Estates
National Grid Reference W 557 736
Cork Brass Monkey Winter league (Round 1) & New Year’s Day family event
Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Courses Close at 2 pm

BROWN COURSE (hardest)              9.9 km, 400 m, 24 c

BLUE COURSE                                  7.6 km, 300 m, 21 c
GREEN COURSE                              6.5 km, 265 m, 22 c
RED COURSE                                    5.1 km, 190 m, 19 c
ORANGE COURSE                            3.1 km, 135 m, 09 c
YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             2.4 km, 105 m, 08 c

(2) Saturday 4th January 2014

Basic map-reading & navigation for beginners

Bookings in advance to SC at 021-4546194 or bishopstownoc at gmail dot com

 

(3) Sunday 5th January 2014

CURRABINNY WOOD, off Ringaskiddy/Carrigaline road

National Grid Reference W 790 622
Cork Winter Brass Monkey league (Round 2) & Family Day
Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Courses Close at 2 pm

BROWN COURSE (hardest)              8.8 km, 560 m, 18 c

BLUE COURSE                                  6.5 km, 465 m, 16 c
GREEN COURSE                              4.8 km, 240 m, 13 c
RED COURSE                                    3.6 km, 200 m, 15 c
ORANGE COURSE                           3.7 km, 095 m, 14 c
YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             2.5 km, 045 m, 11 c

BALLINCOLLIG & HODDERSFIELD

(1) Friday 27th December 2013

BALLINCOLLIG REGIONAL PARK 

(Westernmost end….on road from The White Horse Inn to Cyclist’s Rest Pub)

National Grid Reference W 573 729

Christmas Medley & Family Day

Controls out from 9 am to 10 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.

Courses Close at 2 pm

NORWEGIAN COURSE (without map)        9.8 km, 30 m, 19 c

NORWEGIAN COURSE (with blank map)   9.8 km, 30 m, 19 c

LINE COURSE                                            5.7 km, 20 m, ?? c

POINT-TO-POINT COURSE                        6.8 km, 20 m, 17 c

SCORE COURSE                                         c. 4.5 km, 20 m, 19 c

ORANGE COURSE                                      4.3 km, 10 m, 11 c

STAR COURSE

(2) Sunday 29th December 2013

HODDERSFIELD WOOD & ESTATE, Crosshaven

Park in car park (about 1 km before Crosshaven) on the old railway line from Carrigaline to Crosshaven

National Grid Reference W 788 613

Cork County Leagues 9 & Family Day

Electronic punching for Red to Brown courses (hire of SI card eur 1)

Electric fences will be LIVE

Controls out from 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Start Times from 10.30 am to 1 pm.

Courses Close at 2 pm

BROWN COURSE (hardest)             To be confirmed (TBC)

BLUE COURSE                                 (TBC)

GREEN COURSE                               (TBC)

RED COURSE                                   (TBC)

ORANGE COURSE                            (TBC)

YELLOW COURSE (easiest)             (TBC)