Beecraigs West Local Event

Date Start Place OS Grid ref Type Organiser
30 Sep 2018 11 a.m. Beecraigs, Linlithgow NS 998 741 Local Chris Smithard
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Local event

Signups for all events can be made on our entry system

Further Information

Ideal for all ages and abilities, families, children and runners welcome. Loads of help is available and no experience is necessary.

If you're a regular orienteer please pre enter at nav.run to guarantee a map. New to orienteering? Don't worry about doing this!

Travel / Car parking

Balvormie car park. Follow our signs as you come up the hill from Linlithgow.

Times

Start from 11.00-12.00 (everyone starts at a different time so you can't follow!)

Courses

  • Yellow: Ideal for under 16s. Approx 1.5km.

  • Orange: Perfect if you haven't done any/much before. Approx 2.5km, allow up to an hour to complete!

  • Green: Harder navigation, for those who have done it before or who are in search of a challenge! Approx 3.5km with hills.

  • Blue: Harder navigation, for those who have done it before or who are in search of a challenge! Approx 5km with hills.

New to orienteering?

It's a trail run (and often an off-trail run!) with a difference - an orienteering race doesn't follow a set route. Instead you have to visit a series of checkpoints and register each one with an electronic timing chip. The checkpoints are marked by flags on the ground and may be along paths, earth banks, streams or anywhere around the area. The challenge is to race between each one, choosing your own route between the checkpoints, using a special orienteering map (which you get to keep too). Why not come and give it a go?

What do I need?

It's an outdoor sport, dress for the weather conditions. You may encounter mud and bushy vegetation so please don't bring your designer clothes... We'll give you a map, compass and an electronic card for recording your time.

Cost

  • Adult/Group £6
  • Under 20s £4

Need more info?

Send us a message via our page or email Chris on developmentofficer@fvo.org.uk