Getting There

The easiest approach is to follow the road signs to Park from the A6 dual carriageway. Park is signposted off the A6 at the first junction west of Dungiven where it crosses under the B74.

Parking

Parking will be behind Learmount Coumminity where we have accees to additional overflow hard standing. Please leave the spaces in front of the centre for local people and park as directed.

Venue 

Learmount Wood is located adjacent to Park village which nestles at the foot of Sawel Mountain. The forest boasts a mixture of pine and deciduous trees, including a lovely section of Beech and a wide variety of habitats. The paths in and around the forest are not overly manicured which does tend to present the forest in a more rugged and natural light. Other interesting features of the forest, apart from the beauty and tranquillity of the woods, are the Castle and The River Faughan.

Storm Damage

Despite extensive storm damage the wood is generally runnable. Courses have been planned to skirt the worst areas of damage. Where runners have to pass between felled areas red and white tape have been use to mark the best path. These points will be shown on courses using the optional crossing point symbol.

There are many individual trees down and runners will need to negotiate these on most woodland sections.

Solid areas of storm damage are indicated with a dark green hatch overprint and should be considered totally impassible.

Should there be a Met Office yellow warning or above for wind on the day of the event – the event will be postponed.

Entry Fees

	Member	Non-Member
Senior (aged 21 or over)	£12	£16
Junior or Student	£6	£8
Maximum charge for a family*	£30	£40

Member means you are a member of a BOF, IOA or IOF Orienteering Club.

*For beginner groups doing a course together, you only need to enter one name per map and SI Card. You can amend the “group name” at Registration on the day if you want.

**If you are entering a family members in multiple classes and it comes to more than £25 (£30 for non-member) then please contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying children go free.

Entries

Pre-entries only.

• Enter Online
• Edit your Entry
• View Entry Lists

NB Entries close Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 21:30

Starts and Finish

Starts from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

There is a 3 minute walk from the forest car park to the start. The finish is adjacent to the parking.

All competitors must download even if they do not complete their courses.

Courses Close at 3.00pm.

Electronic Punching

Sportident Electronic punching with beacon mode enabled for SI Air on all controls but not on the start and finish boxes which must be “dipped” in the traditional manner. Ordinary SI cards will work on all controls as normal.

Passive SI dippers will be available to borrow at enquiries for those who do not have their own.

Course Details

	Controls	Distance (km)	Climb (m)
Brown	26	6.0	250
Blue	24	5.2	195
Green	16	3.6	110
Short Green	15	2.8	100
Light Green	11	2.4	70
Orange	9	2.3	65
Yellow	7	1.6	50
White	8	1.4	30

Map

The map has had a major update in November 2022 to reflect the forest’s maturity and increased runnability. It also has been updated in February this year to reflect the damage from the winter storms.

The scale for all courses will be 1:7500.

Hazards

• Storm damage – see section above.
• Parents should be aware the area is bounded by a river which flows very powerfully in flood. All course will have sections along this river.
• Green and Short Green runners have a 30m route along the grass verge of a public road (facing oncoming traffic),
• Courses from Light Green upward will cross an small un-bridged stream.
• Brown and Blue runners will cross public roads on their course. Traffic will be light but some vehicles may be travelling at speed.