SOL 7 Glenmount and Glessel Hills,West Loch Doon

Glenmount and Glessel Hills

Glenmount and Glessel Hills

Results

Event on Sun 23rd Oct 2022

We hope everybody enjoyed this tough physical challenge! 

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23rd Oct 22

Results

Location

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Nearest town: Dalmellington

Event Details

Compass Point Scottish Orienteering League 7 Glenmount & Glessel Hills, West Loch Doon.

NS 475 005

23rd October 2022

 

Planners – Jane & Bob Cherry

Controller – Tim O’Donoghue (SOLWAY)

Organiser – Phil Smith, with a little help here and there!

 

 

 

 

Parking & Directions

Please share vehicles wherever possible. Parking will be at :- https://www.lochdooncaravanandcampingpark.com/

Loch Doon Dalmellington KA6 7QE

The event will be signposted from the A713 approximately 2km South of Dalmellington and can be approached from either direction.

Turn onto the minor road signposted “Galloway Forest Park, Loch Doon & Castle, Ness Glen & Carrick Forest Drive”. Please note the Carrick Forest Drive is closed for the winter, so approach or departure via this route is not possible.

Follow this road for just under 5km. Please take care, the road is narrow in places and verges soft. Please use passing places, give way if necessary and look out for the many blind corners! Turn right into the caravan park.

Please follow Parking Marshalls guidance and park considerately. There will be a one-way system in operation with entry via the top gate and exit via the lower one. If the Parking area becomes full, please park considerately on the minor road running alongside Loch Doon.

Please be aware parking space here is limited.

Please drop £1 in the bucket at registration for the caravan park parking.

The site have kindly offered the use of their facilities free of charge, including the opportunity for campervans/motorhomes to stay overnight on Saturday prior to the event.

If you wish to do so, please email the Organiser, Phil Smith, in advance. A £5 donation is suggested which will go to this small Community run facility. There should be electric hook up with two Portaloos but come prepared to be self sufficient. Please be prepared to make space for car parking the following day by parking sensibly on your pitch.

 

Enquiries / Registration / Download

Located just beyond the entrance to the Campsite.

Hired SI Cards and Yellow course maps must be collected here prior to heading to the start.

There will be room for clothing/bags to be left here at your own risk.

 

Toilets

There will be two Portaloos at the campsite. There are also public Toilets available at the Roundhouse Café immediately on the right after you cross the Dam. There are no toilets at the start.

 

Entry on the day

Colour-coded classes may be entered on the day, subject to availability of maps. Registration opens at 10.30am. There were no pre-entries for the White course so this course will not be put out and there will be no entries on the day for it. (There is a Halloween themed string course)

 

Entry on the day Prices

Seniors TD5/long courses £15

Seniors TD4 and below/short courses ( yellow, orange, long orange, light green) £8 Students/Juniors £6

 

Refreshments

The SCOTJOS cake stall will be in attendance with home baking and a selection of hot & cold drinks. Please help support our junior orienteers!

The Roundhouse Café is also located a short distance away very close to the Finish (opening times variable over the winter period).

 

Safety, Clothing & First Aid

A comprehensive risk assessment has been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Wearing full leg covering and carrying a safety whistle are strongly recommended. If the weather forecast for the event is poor bringing a lightweight waterproof jacket for running in is strongly recommended. If you have personal medical concerns carry information about your medical condition and identity on your person in such a way as can be easily found by a First Aider."There will be a First Aid Tent at Registration along with qualified First Aiders at the main start. . There is a Defibrillator available at the Public Toilets next to the Roundhouse Café (helpers at the finish are there to assist with its deployment if necessary.)

There are steep crags above Ness Glen and competitors on the Orange and Light Green Courses should not stray from the obvious path above them on the latter part of their course.

The Yellow course has white stakes with red tape between controls 4 to 6.

The route back from the finish follows a minor road running alongside Loch Doon. Traffic is generally light but may be travelling quite fast. Please keep to the right thus avoiding the need to cross the road. Please either supervise young children or make them aware of this important safety information.

Please be considerate of other users - the area is a popular recreation area for walkers/cyclists etc.

 

Start Times

Available at https://www.sientries.co.uk/list.php?event_id=10487

11.00 am – 13.00 pm

Route to Start

Roughly 850m with 80m climb from assembly.

Please allow 25 minutes to walk to the Start from registration.

Exit the Caravan Park via the stile in the top fence near the cabins and  follow the orange stakes.

 

Finish

There will be one Finish for all courses . Please download as soon as possible to enable us to account for any missing competitors as soon as possible.

 

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on a lead, there are sheep grazing unfenced in the competition area. Please clean up after your dog.

 

Shadowing of Juniors

Seniors should compete prior to accompanying Juniors.

 

Start Procedure

Please clear and check prior to call up.

Call Up - 4    Name & Start Time check

Call Up - 3  Loose Control Descriptions available Call Up - 2 Blank maps on display.

Call Up - 1 Start Line – Don’t forget to punch! Control Descriptions

On the front of the map and available loose within the -3 Start Box

 

Map

Scale: 1:10,000

Maps for the Yellow course should be collected from Registration.

 

Terrain

Please be aware that the terrain and ground vegetation is hard going in places.

Open hillside with intricate contours and wonderful views, Loch Doon has been used for the Scottish Championships in the past. This event includes a fabulous area to the West (Glenmount Hill) which has only been visited by the longest courses in past events, so will be entirely new to most competitors.

For route choice decision making, competitors should note that the flatter areas with networks of drainage ditches are particularly slow and tussocky whilst the raised parts, knolls and hills generally offer easier running.

Some of the more frequently used quad bike tracks are shown on the map as intermittent tracks. There are other less distinct quad bike tracks on the hills which are not shown on the map. Care should be taken when using these tracks as navigational aids.

 

Control Sites & Electronic Punching

Timing will be by SI Card/SIAC. Standard equipment in the form of T-Bars with SI unit & IOF Control Flag attached.

T Bars have backup punches. Code Number is displayed on a vertical plate and on the SI Unit.

 

Course Information– as per SOL Guidelines

Black                10.8 km      350 m              M Elite

Brown                9.2 km      285 m               M18, 20, 21, 35, 40                W Elite, 

Short Brown     7.7 km   195 m                   M45, 50, 21S                          W 21

Blue                  6.5 km    190 m                  M55, 60, 35S, 40S, 16         W35, 40, 18, 20

Short Blue        5.4 km    160 m                  M65, 45S, 50S                     W45, 50, 21S

                                                                    M18S, M20S

Green               4.8 km    155 m                  M70, 60S, 55S                 W55, 60, 35S, 40S, 16

Short Green       4.0 km      115 m             M75, 80, 70S, 65S             W65, 70, 75, 80, 50S

                                                                                                        W55S, 60S, 45S, 18S, 20S

Light Green        3.7 km        90 m             M14, M16B                   W14, W16B

Orange               3.4 km       65 m              M12, M14B                    W12, W14B

Yellow                1.7 km        45 m              M10, M12B                    W10, W12B

 

String course:  There will be a Halloween themed Course in the wooded area next to the parking.

 

Finish Procedure

Navigate to the Finish from the last control – don’t forget to punch the Finish!

From the Finish, all competitors on all courses should return to Registration. Please take care following the minor road.

Please remember to Download, even if you have not completed your course.

 

Results

Splits print outs will be provided on download. Hopefully live results will be available subject to mobile coverage at the event. Full results will be available as soon after the event as possible. Links available via www.ayroc.co.uk

 

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Acknowledgements

The Welsh Family, Lochurr Farm

Tim O’Donoghue (Controller)

CompassPoint

ScotJos

Loch Doon Caravan & Camping

 

Welfare and Child Protection


AYROC is committed to ensuring that orienteering is enjoyable and safe for everyone. We fully endorse Scottish Orienteering Association’s policy on protection of children and vulnerable adults. If you are concerned about the safety of a child or vulnerable adult, you can report your concern to a club official who will introduce you to our Welfare Officer. Alternatively, you can contact SOA’s Child Protection & Welfare Officer through the contact details published on their website, or contact the NSPCC through their website ( https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/ ), or speak to Police Scotland.

Photography

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COVID statement

There is no longer a requirement for social distancing however the Scottish Government are advising us to give each other space.  This is encouraged at registration, the start and finish of events. Good hygiene remains important so hand sanitising is advised and will be available.  The Scottish Government have advised that Levels of restrictions may change at short notice and that all clubs need to be prepared to respond to this, so activities and events may need to be changed or cancelled at short notice.  Sheelagh Nichol, Covid Officer of AYROC will coordinate this.().  
                                                     
Please do not attend if you are suffering from the symptoms of Covid.