Limerigg WestSun 16 Aug

Parking will be on the streets in Limerigg (Slammanan Road, Lochside Road). PLEASE be considerate to the locals - don't park across driveways etc, and please ensure your vehicle is not left on bends on other places that may cause a safety problem.

If at all possible then car share to minimise the number of vehicles as it is a very small village with limited space.

The map was made by Alistair Pedley in 2025, and has only been used once before.  This is its first outing at 1:7,500 scale.

We are staying west of the road where the forest is most runnable.  Its relatively flat so no evil climbs and although the forest areas may look impenetrable from the paths once you are in them they are actually rather nice mostly with one direction which is faster running than others.   The path network is constantly evolving including a number of "motorcross" trails over individual terrain features which have not been mapped.

The vegetation is good for this time of year in Scotland - but green hatching will be tough going.  There may be some unmapped undergrowth flourishing in other areas but all controls can be accessed without fighting through brambles or head high nettles.  Full leg cover is mandatory though - as with all British Forest Orienteering events.

The overprint does not use the ISOM standard circle size to help with clarity.  Control circles are 8mm diameter (60m on the ground).  Some lines linking controls on the yellow course have been bent for clarity.

The usual range of courses will be offered.  Note the distances are straight line distances and it is likely the fastest routes require longer runs, and many will opt for route choices which could add 30-40%.

Yellow and Orange

You will leave the path network: following ditches, fences, earth walls, very obvious vegetation boundaries etc.  These are actually more obvious than following the complex paths in places but parents will want to consider if shadowing is necessary.

Read more about Course lengths and Difficulty here

Enter here: https://fvo.eu.pythonanywhere.com/orienteering/signup?type=Limerigg%2016%20AUG%202026

Stars people will be training in the area before the event.  Starts are 11:00-13:00. The entry system allocated start blocks to spread people out, but they do not need to be stuck to religiously.  Please allow at least 1 minute between anyone else running the same course.  The courses quickly split up into different directions so you can start at the same time as people on other courses.

Courses close 15:00.

Toilets, changing (please remember there are young people around), first aid, download etc will be provided at the Village hall (until 2pm).  Refreshments may be provided by the village hall volunteers.

Other users

As always there may be dog walkers, runners, cyclists in the area.  The locality is popular with horse riders so please be aware of them both on your course and driving in.  Parts of the forest are used by motorcross riders - you can usually hear them before you see them - they may not be expecting people to run across paths etc.

Fences

Most of the fences are barbed wire.  Two protected crossing points [shown with purple )( on the map] have been provided, but you can cross the fence anywhere at your own discretion. 

Abandoned vehicle

There is an abandoned car with broken windows which competitors on Green, Blue and possibly Light Green may encounter.  Please give it a wide berth.