SOUL 5 Westhill25.6.16 Grampian orienteers.
Final details
Registration and download are at the premises of Technip UK Ltd, Enterprise Drive, Westhill, AB32 6TQ. Parking is in the multi-storey car park to the rear of the building, please follow any directions from marshalls.Site rules to be adhered to including reverse parking, obey the speed limit and one way traffic system. PLEASE REMOVE ALL MUDDY FOOTWEAR before entering the building, no spikes or studs to be worn in the building.
The location for registration can be viewed at
All competitors must attend registration. Back up cards will be used, please collect one even if you have your own Brikke. Your start number should be written on the back up card. Tape will be supplied to fasten these securely to the Brikke, this is the competitor’s responsibility.
Toilet facilities available at registration.
If all goes to plan there should be a rolling display of results and wifi to access these. Please see the Grampian Orienteers website for further details, instructions to access wifi results will be available at download.
STARTS Start times will run from 12.00-14.00.There is a 250m walk from registration to the start, and a similar distance from the finish to download. The route to and from the start/finish crosses the busy A944. There is an island in the road at the crossing point to facilitate safe crossing. This will not have marshalls present for the entire time of the race.
Once over the A944 there is no area available to warm up in. The roads in the industrial estate to the South of the A944 can be used as a warm up area for those wishing to do so.
MAPSMaps are at a scale of 1:4000, printed on waterproof paper. All maps will be at the start with the exception of course 7 (M/W 12 and under) which will be issued at registration.
TERRAINThis brand new map covers almost all of the residential area of Westhill resulting in a map area of 2km x 1km at 1:4,000 scale. Longer courses will have A3 back-to-back maps. The terrain will be a mixture of suburban housing types of varying complexity giving courses with route choice as the main challenge of the day. Most courses cross small areas of parkland, woodland and grass recreation grounds but with less than 10% of optimum route off tarmac.
Course Length (km)Climb (m)Classes
18150Men Open (M18-35)
26.5120Veteran Men (M40+)
Women Open (W18-35)
35.3100Super Veteran Men (M55+)
Veteran Women (W40+)
43.955Ultra Veteran Men (M65+)
Super Veteran Women (W55+)
53.340Ultra Veteran Women (W65+)
6435Junior Men (M16-)
Junior Women (W16-)
72.420Young Junior Men (M12-)
Young Junior Women (W12-)
PUNCH TYPE
Emit
ENTRY FEES
Seniors: £8 (£10 if not BOF registered)
Juniors (U21): £4
Students: £4
EVENT OFFICIALS
Organiser: Adrian Will
Planner: Pete Lawrence
Controller: Tim Griffin
ENTRY
Enter online at Oentries
DIRECTIONS
FROM THE SOUTH
Follow the A90 through Aberdeen until you reach the B9119 Queens Road. Take the first left at the roundabout Signed for Westhill. Heading West follow the signs for Westhill leading out of Aberdeen and onto the A944. As you enter Westhill you will arrive at a roundabout beside Tesco. Follow the A944 straight over the roundabout. Take the first left turn after the Tesco roundabout into enterprise drive. The event centre will be signposted from this turn
FROM THE NORTH WEST
Follow the A96 South East to Kintore. Take the second exit ramp at Kintore. Turn right onto the B977 and follow this road for approximately 7KM to Dunecht. At Dunecht turn left onto the A944 for approximately 7km to Westhill. Follow the A944 through Westhill. Straight over two roundabouts. Once you pass the BP garage take the 2nd right turn and follow the signs to the event centre.