Ajax Orienteering & Hill Running Club

Event Location: The next Leinster League event will be held on Sunday 26 March 2017 on Bull Island, Dublin. (Grid Reference: O 234 370).

Event Directions and Parking: Signposted from the coast road (James Larkin Road).  Parking, registration, start and finish are near the interpretive center at the end of the causeway.

Terrain: Grass-covered sand dunes with many small paths, isolated trees and man-made features. Marshes are currently quite dry.

Map: Maps are printed on water resistant material at a scale of 1:5,000 for all courses. The map shows the island in two sections laid out side-by-side on an A3 sheet. Contour interval is 2.5 meters. Power lines are not displayed and the magnetic grid lines run 45 degrees to the edge of the map. The Brown course uses a modified map with only contour and marsh detail displayed. Control descriptions for all courses will be available at registration and will also be printed on the map. The Yellow course has a taped route on one leg. 

Registration and Entry Fees:  Enter at the event.  If you are new to orienteering please let the organisers know and they will show you what to do.

Adult: €8 
Junior/Full-time Student/OAP/Concession: €5 
Family: €20

There will be a €2 surcharge for anyone not already a member of an orienteering club. The surcharge will be waived if the participant registers with Ajax Orienteers at the event. (Membership is free for the first year).

Timing: SportIdent (SI) timing will be used. SI cards are available for hire at event registration for €2. You must download your SI card after orienteering, whether you complete the course or not. Otherwise we will not know if you have finished.

Start-times: 11:00 – 13:00.
Courses close: 15:00.

Event Officials:
Controller: Denis Reidy
Organiser: Donal Wickham
Planner: Aonghus O’Cleirigh

Course Details:
Brown – 8.7 k, 30 controls, (contours/marsh only)
Blue - 7.1 k, 30 controls
Green – 5.3 k, 29 controls
Light Green – 3.3 k, 26 controls
Red – 3.4 k, 25 controls
Orange - 2.6 k, 22 controls
Yellow - 1.5 k, 14 controls

Important: Bull Island is an EU designated Special Area of Conservation. Please do not cause damage or litter.  Thanks to Dublin City Council for granting permission to hold the event.