TAY Black Spout Wood
Seniors Juniors (18 years and under) Late entries/entry on the day an additional £2, subject to map availability. If you want to run as a pair or a family group, please email the organisers so that we know and can arrange suitable maps. |
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Tayside Orienteers would like to welcome you to our local event at Blackspout Wood in Pitlochry on Sunday the 25th of May. This is a lovely compact area of mature oak woodland surrounding a picturesque gorge. It is at its very best at this time of year with an abundance of wild flowers, before the undergrowth takes over in the summer.
There will be a range of suitable courses for all abilities. Newcomers are very welcome, and club members will be on hand to offer advice.
Course details (subject to final tweaking)
There will be three courses available: Yellow, Orange and Green. Further information on courses will follow.
Start times: These will be unallocated, so please turn up at the start whenever you choose between 11 and 12.30. You may have a short wait at busy times. Courses will close at 2.30pm, and you must check in at download even if you have not completed your course so that we know you are safe.
Directions: Registration will be at the Black Spout wood car park area at the south end of Pitlochry (NGR: NN 95059 57594 what3words: ///bubbles.archive.uncouth)
The start is a 5 minute walk away and can be found by heading South out of Pitlochry, crossing the river and heading back under the railway line. The route to the start will be taped.
The finish is in a small layby by the pitch and putt, close to registration.
As the car park at Blackspout is very small, please can we reserve this for those competitors joining us with small children, or who may struggle with the extra walk to and from the start? Car sharing is always advised...and generally much more sociable! We advise using the main Atholl Road car park in Pitlochry, PH16 5BX (what3words: ///dusted.shippers.insist) for the event, which is about a 15minute walk to registration and/or the start.
The event is easily accessible by public transport, via the train station or the main line bus stop in Pitlochry. These are a further 5min walk away.
Health and Safety: A risk assessment has been carried out by the organiser and is available at the registration tent. It is extremely important that competitors stay well away from the huge cliffs which surround the gorge. These are very dangerous and are marked out of bounds on all courses. Courses have been planned to keep routes away from the unfenced sections. The gorge must only be crossed using the bridge at the upper end.
Acknowledgments: We are very grateful to Perth and Kinross Council, Pitlochry Estates and the Atholl Palace Hotel for permission to use their land for the event. While you are in the area, why not make a day of it and visit the Atholl Palace after the event for afternoon tea?
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