Course Details

This page provides more details on courses on offer at Tay 2009, including:

Provisional average course lengths, estimated leading times and technical difficulty (male classes and female classes);
Details of age class eligibility, based on year of birth;
Details of colour coded courses.

Course Lengths, technical difficulty and estimated leading times

Details are based on average course lengths at the Spey 2007 Scottish 6 Day Orienteering Event
Estimated Leading Time (ELT) is the expected average time of the leading 3 competitors on each course.
Courses marked * are not planned on the basis of estimated leading time.
M/W21E have middle distance courses (Estimated Leading Time 30 minutes) on Day 2; days 1 and 6 will have an ELT of 60 minutes; days 4 and 5 will have ELT of 45-50 minutes, while day 3 will be a classic race with ELT 90 minutes (M21E) and 75 minutes (W21E).

Course	Average Length (km)	Estimated Leading Time (minutes)	Technical Difficulty
M10A	2.3	20	TD2
M10B	1.9	*	TD1
M12A	3.0	25	TD3
M12B	2.3	20	TD2
M14A	3.8	30	TD4
M14B	3.0	25	TD3
M16A	5.9	45	TD5
M16B	3.8	30	TD4
M18L	6.9	50
M18S	5.9	45
M20L	8.0	55
M20S	5.4	*
M21E	9.4	60
M21L	8.0	*
M21S	6.0	*
M21V	4.3	*
M35L	8.0	55
M35S	5.4	*
M40L	7.7	55
M40S	5.3	50
M45L	7.2	55
M45S	5.1	50
M50L	6.4	50
M50S	4.3	50
M55L	6.1	50
M55S	4.0	50
M60L	5.6	50
M60S	3.5	50
M65L	4.9	50
M65S	3.1	50
M70L	4.3	50
M70S	2.7	50
M75L	3.5	50
M75S	2.7	50
M80	2.7	50
M85	2.7	50

Course	Average Length (km)	Estimated Leading Time (minutes)	Technical Difficulty (TD)
W10A	2.3	20	TD2
W10B	1.9	*	TD1
W12A	2.7	25	TD3
W12B	2.3	20	TD2
W14A	3.1	30	TD4
W14B	2.7	25	TD3
W16A	4.7	45	TD5
W16B	3.1	30	TD4
W18L	5.5	50	TD5
W18S	4.7	45
W20L	5.5	50
W20S	3.6	*
W21E	7.5	60
W21L	6.5	*
W21S	4.3	*
W21V	3.5	50
W35L	5.5	50
W35S	3.6	*
W40L	5.3	50
W40S	3.6	*
W45L	5.1	50
W45S	3.1	50
W50L	4.9	50
W50S	3.1	50
W55L	4.4	50
W55S	2.7	50
W60L	4.0	50
W60S	2.7	50
W65L	3.5	50
W65S	2.1	*
W70L	3.1	50
W70S	2.1	*
W75L	2.7	50
W75S	2.1	*
W80	2.1	*
W85	2.1	*

* M/W21 is open to anyone, regardless of age.

We will offer the following colour coded courses on each day:

Course	Technical Difficulty	Length	Suitability
White	Easy. Technical Difficulty 1. White courses are very easy with all controls on paths. They may have tapes routes to guide competitors if there is no path.	Approx. 2km	6-10 year olds and family groups.
Yellow	Easy. Technical Difficulty 2 . Yellow courses use simple line features such as paths, walls and streams.	Approx. 2.5km	Under 12s and families.
Orange	Slightly harder. Technical Difficulty 3. Orange courses progress to basic use of the compass and route choice.	Approx. 3k	Ideal for novice orienteers.
Light Green	More technical. Technical Difficulty 4. Light Green courses require more navigational technique using simple contour features and point features for navigation and controls.	Approx. 3k	For people more confident in their navigational skills.
Red	Technical Difficulty 3 Technically similar to orange courses, but longer.	Approx. 5k	Ideal for a fit runner who is still developing navigation skills.