Plean Country ParkWed 29 Apr
Essential Info
FVO Wednesday Evening Series
Local series of forest orienteering events running from Easter until the summer holidays.
Four courses offered:
- Yellow - (1.5km to 2km). Relatively simple navigation, mostly on paths. Searching for obvious features like path junctions and stream crossings.
- Orange - (2km to 3km). Slightly tougher navigation, which may take you off paths. Searching for features like boulders and tree stumps.
- Green - (3.5km to 5km). Tough navigation, off path and searching for more obscure features, such as depressions and re-entrants.
- Short Green - (3km to 4km). A shortened version of the Green course - just as tough, but less distance.
Start times: 1730-1900
Local event
Local events are competitive but low key and in the 'localised' area, often on a Wednesday evening or a weekend morning. Try O events are local events tailored to anyone new to the sport, with coaches on hand for advice and tips. Open to all ages, abilities and fitness levels, learn to use a map and compass to navigate round short courses.
Training events are non-competitive and used for training and coaching. These are aimed at members of the club, but non-members and newcomers are also welcome. Social events are non-orienteering activities, with the annual highlight being our Awards Evening and ceilidh!
Regional events attract participants from around the local region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, and Major events are large competitions such as a British Championships or the JK.
Terrain: Parkland
Results
League tables (after 4 rounds)
Pre-event Information
Location Info
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Near: Plean Lat,Lng: 56.0598,-3.8844 Postcode: FK7 8AX What3Words: waving.foal.framework
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Directions & Parking
Parking is in the visitor car park at Plean Country Park, FK7 8FD, Grid ref NS827867, What3Words waving.foal.framework. There is plenty of parking and parking is free, but note that the park closes at 9pm.
Please note that there is currently no access to the country park from the A9 in Plean village due to road works. The access to Plean is either to go through Plean village on the A9 and then turn right onto a minor road at the edge of the village and then right again, or from the large roundabout at Junction 9 on the M9, head south on the A872 and then after 1/2km turn east onto a minor road, signposted Plean. After 3km turn left at the crossroads signposted Plean (or right if approaching from the village) onto a new section of road that takes you to the park entrance.
Buses run every 15 minutes from Stirling to Plean village, where it is a short walk to the country park.
Map & Terrain
Map: 1:7,500, 5m contour interval, by Chris Smithard. Last updated Jan 2025.
Terrain: Generally fairly fast, open runnable forest, with a network of paths and tracks.
Course Information
Green: 5.2km 150m
Short Green: 3.7km, 100m
Orange: 2.8km 65m
Yellow: 1.9km 60m
Timing: SPORTIdent will be used. Touch free punching will be activated but the start and finish must be dibbed manually.
Control Descriptions: These are printed on the front of the map. There are no loose descriptions at the event, however they will be available via the web site for you to print off and bring with you, once the control codes have been finalised.
Entry Details
Available on FVO website (https://fvo.eu.pythonanywhere.com)
Registration & Start times
Registration, start and finish are all close together at the northeastern part of the car park. Start times can be reserved through the entry system.
Facilities
There are public toilets at the edge of the car park, which are open until 9pm.
Safety Notes
Plean country park is very popular with dog walkers, runners and the geral public, so please watch for other users of the area and be considerate towards them.
Underfoot conditions are generally good, however there is still some debris on the ground, some brambles and some paths are still muddy in places, so please watch your footing.
Participants take part at their own risk: Any participants with relevant pre-existing medical conditions which might affect their participation should disclose them to the race organisers before they start.
The nearest medical facility is the hospital at Larbert, FK5 4WR, about 10 miles away.
Dog restrictions
There are no dog restrictions, although there are generally quite a few dog walkers around, so please keep your dog under control.
Contacts & Officials
Please contact Rhys Stanwix at rhys.stanwix@hotmail.com if you have any questions.