Northern Night Cup – Ord Hill

Inverness Orienteering Club welcomes you to Ord Hill for the third event of the Northern Night Cup series.

Terrain / Planner’s Comments: Ord Hill overlooks the Moray Firth just across the Kessock Bridge from Inverness. It has beautiful, open mixed forest with a good network of paths and tracks around the tumbled remains of an Iron Age Fort.

Ord Hill has varied terrain with a mix of open woodland and areas of dense forest. The summit of Ord Hill and the broad ridge leading to it lie along the centre of the woodland and so all courses will involve some ascent and descent.

Event Centre:  Registration and download will be located in the  Forestry Commission car park

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Parking: Parking will be in the Forestry Commission car park approx. 1.5km from North Kessock.

Registration: will be at the carpark. Open from 1745. All competitors must come to registration to register and collect your map before running, and must come back to download when finished, even if you do not complete your whole course.

Starts: 18:00 to 19:00

Courses close: 20:00

Toilets: There are no toilets available at Ord Hill. The nearest public toilets are at the Old Pier in North Kessock or the lower car park below Ord Hill on the southbound A9.

Courses:  Course details are as follows. 

Pre-entry Information: Please pre-enter here. Closing date: Sunday 14th December at 23:59hrs.

Event timing:  SI punching will be used, with SI Air enabled. SI timing chips will be available to hire for £1, with a limited number of SIAC Air for hire for £3

Safety:

• Courses close at 20:00.
  It is essential that you report to download after your run (even if you do not complete your course) so we know you are back safely!
  
  

• Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety at all times.

• Head torch, spare torch and whistle are required. Mobile phones are strongly recommended. Full leg cover is required. An extra top layer and high-vis reflective clothing may also be sensible choices. If the weather is inclement on the night, cagoules (hood & taped seams) will have to be carried - and this will be checked.

   

• Poor weather: Rain is forecast, so waterproof jackets may be made compulsory on the night – please bring one! The organiser will monitor the weather forecast and post any updates on the INVOC website and social media.

   

• Under-14s must be accompanied by an adult unless they have proven competence and confidence at night orienteering.

   

• One leg of the Long course runs parallel to the road to Kilmuir. The road is out of bounds to competitors as indicated on the map.

   

• Remember to check carefully for ticks after the event - they can be found even at this time of year.

   

First Aid cover is being provided by qualified members of INVOC. The first aid kit will be at registration. 

Organiser: Carolyn Cload

Planner: Evan Sime

SI Lead: Colin Simpson