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NI Colour Series 5 (2024) Moydamlaght
31 August, 2024 @ 11:00 – 15:30
Travelling to Moydamlaght
Parking
Event parking will be in the small forest car park and along an adjacent forest track. Parking is very limited so please share a car if possible.
The official forest car park has been greatly reduced in size and is now very small. Once this is full we will direct cars up the forest track just south the car park entrance. Some cars can park on the hard standing / turning point area others will be able to turn and park along the track facing the exit.
Alternatively there is ample parking at the nearby community centre if you can park and share a single car to the forest.
Entries
The maps are printed but we have spares so if you missed the deadline contact us with the course(s) you are interested in and if we can we will send you a late entry link.
Closing Date for Entries Monday 26th August 22:30
Event Queries / Late Entry Requests
Event Fees
- Juniors £6 (NIOA members £5)
- Full-time Student £6 (NIOA /BOF/IOA members £5)
- Seniors £12 (NIOA /BOF/IOA members £10)
- Family Multiple Individual runs £30 (NIOA /BOF/IOA members £25)
- Group / Family Runs – Junior rate – please contact us before entering via the form below.
Starts and Finish
Starts from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
There is a 10-15 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.
Planner’s Notes
Moydamlaght Forest is definitely on a hillside but there are some really lovely areas of white forest with good contour detail, too good to miss before it gets the chop. The courses are slightly shorter than standard to take account of the hills, generally climbing in the first part before the slalom down, in mostly runnable forest. Areas of fallen trees which are skirted by the courses are denoted on the map by green “X”s, whilst individual fallen trees are not mapped. In the south eastern parts of the forest old lines of thinning extraction tracks introduce light with associated ground vegetation. These are visible on the ground, easily traversible, but only the most significant clearings have been indicated on the map.
The choice of map scale at 1:7500, though not as per guidelines, is to take account of low light levels in some areas of the forest combined with fine detail. Map symbol sizes are scaled accordingly. Control circle scaling has been slightly reduced to take account of the twisting nature of the courses, with circle diameter corresponding to 65m on the ground. It’s a privilege to be out there, so we hope you enjoy the event.
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.
Map
All courses will run on a new LIDAR based 1:7500 map
Course Details (provisional)
| Distance (km) | Climb (m) | |
| Brown | 6.6 | 270 |
| Blue | 5.4 | 200 |
| Green | 4.2 | 150 |
| Short Green | 3.0 | 145 |
| Light Green | 3.1 | 90 |
| Orange | 2.3 | 80 |
| Yellow | 1.5 | 20 |
| White | 1.1 | 10 |
Full leg cover recommended.
Toilets / Cafe
Toilets will be available at the nearby An Ráth Dubh Centre. There is also a cafe here. Please support this community enterprise if you can.
Dogs:
Dogs should be kept on a lead.
Hazards:
- The forest is steep in places – please take care, particularly when descending.
Officials
- Organiser: David Blair
- Controller: Anthony McGonigle
- Planner: Steven Linton