Course Details
For the main 6 Days, a full range of age classes is available, from M/W10 to M/W85. White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, and Green courses are also available for less experienced or casual orienteers.
Quick link to Provisional Course Lengths & Climbs – as of 24th June 2019.
Please Note: The starts locations are referred to by colour, these have nothing to do with the colour of courses. See the table of classes below for details
Details of start, class, length and climb for all courses...
Day 1
* White & Green starts: 1.0km / 70m climb along good tracks
* Blue, Red & Yellow: 1.0km / 70m along good tracks
Day 2
* White start: 2.0km / 90m of climb along metalled roads and good tracks
* Green, Red, Blue & Yellow: 1.8km / 90m climb along metalled roads, good tracks and a short section of the grassed field
The GRBY start is 0.65km from the White start for those adults who wish to drop children before going on to their own. All routes will pass the Finish field about 1.4km from Assembly. We hope to have clothes drop near the Finish field.
Day 3
* White start: 0.65km / 5m climb along good track
* Green, Red & Blue: 0.65km / 30m climb along good tracks, then rougher ground and forest
* Yellow start: 0.75km / 30m climb along good tracks then rougher ground and forest
Note: Courses 5-7 have been moved from the White start to the GRB start on this day to allow good TD5 courses. On the way to their Yellow start, the Elites will pass a short practice course.
Day 4
* White start: 1.6km / 90m climb along paths and rougher ground.
* Green, Blue, Red & Yellow starts: 1.8km / 120m climb along paths and rougher ground.
Day 5
* White & Green starts: 1.5km / 75m along rough vehicle tracks.
* Blue & Red starts: 2.2km / 160m along rough vehicle tracks, ride and paths.
* Yellow start: 2.2km / 175m along rough vehicle tracks, ride, paths and runnable forest.
Day 6
* White & Green: 1.8km / 90m climb along paths and rougher ground
* Blue, Red & Yellow: 1.8km / 90m climb along paths and rougher ground
Distances to the Start Diagram:
| Classes | |||
| Course | M | W | Start |
|
1 |
M10B | W10B | White |
| 2 | M10A, M12B | W10A, W12B |
White |
| 3 | W12A, W14B |
White |
|
| 4 | M12A, M14B |
White |
|
| 5 | W75S, W85 |
White* except for Day 3 |
|
| 6 | M85 | W70S, W80 | White* except for Day 3 |
| 7 | M75S, M80 | W65S, W75L | White* except for Day 3 |
| 8 | White | White | |
| 9 | Yellow | White | |
| 10 | Orange | White | |
| 14 | Light Green | Green | |
| 15 | Green |
Green |
|
| 16 | W14A, W16B |
Green |
|
| 17 | M14A, M16B |
Green |
|
| 18 | M70S | W55S, W60S, W70L |
Green |
| 19 | M65S | W50S |
Green |
| 20 | M75L | W45S, W65L |
Green |
| 21 | M60S | W40S |
Green |
| 22 | W18S, W20S, W35S |
Green |
|
| 23 | M55S | W60L | Blue |
| 24 | M70L | W55L | Blue |
| 25 | M18S | W16A, W21S | Blue |
| 26 | M50S | Blue | |
| 27 | M45S | W50L | Blue |
| 28 | M40S, M65L | Blue | |
| 29 | M20S, M35S | W45L | Blue |
| 30 | M60L | W40L | Blue |
| 31 | M21S | W18L, W20L, W35L | Blue |
| 34 | M16A | W21L | Red |
| 35 | M55L | Red | |
| 36 | M18L, M50L | Red | |
| 37 | M45L | Red | |
| 38 | M40L | Red | |
| 39 | M20L, M21L, M35L | Red | |
| 40 | W21E | Yellow | |
| 41 | M21E | Yellow | |
(*) except on Day 3. Green start that day.
These will provide a choice of courses at Technical Difficulty (TD) levels 1 - 5, where TD1 is the easiest and TD5 is the most difficult.
- TD1 - M/W10B, White
- TD2 - M/W10A, M/W12B, Yellow
- TD3 - M/W12A, M/W14B, Orange
- TD4 - M/W14A, M/W16B, Light Green
- TD5 - M/W16A, Green
- TD5 - M/W18, M/W20 - Long and Short
- TD5 - M/W21 - Elite, Long and Short
- TD5 - M/W35, M/W40, M/W45, M/W50, M/W55 - Long and Short
- TD5 - M/W60, M/W65, M/W70, M/W75 - Long and Short
- TD5 - M/W80, M/W85
The following is an explanation of the colour coded courses:
- White – Technically easy with most controls on paths. Where paths don’t exist, a taped route may be necessary. Mainly used by 6-10-year-olds and family groups.
- Yellow - Uses linear features like paths, walls, and streams. Mainly used by under 12s and family groups.
- Orange - Involves basic use of the compass and route choice. Ideal for competent youngsters or novice adults.
- Light Green - Uses simple contour and point features. Ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase.
- Green - Very hard navigational difficulty. Mostly used by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course.
Course Information
Course lengths will vary from day to day, depending on the area. We are planning courses as follows:
|
Day & Date |
Venue |
Format |
ELT Elites |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1-Sunday 28th July |
Auchingarrich |
Standard |
50 > 60 mins |
|
2-Monday 29th July |
Edinchip |
Standard |
50 > 60 mins |
|
3-Tuesday 30st July |
Dundurn & Cnoc a’Mhadaidh |
Middle Distance |
Middle Distance |
|
4-Thursday 1st Aug |
Culteuchar & Dron |
Standard |
50 > 60 mins |
|
5-Friday 2nd Aug |
Craig a’ barns |
Standard |
Full Classic |
|
6-Saturday 3rd Aug |
Grandtully |
Middle Distance |
Middle Distance |
The following table provides information about the expected leading times which are valid for the ‘Standard’ days. For the two days labelled as ‘middle distance,’ the course lengths and winning times will be shorter on the TD5 course. The other courses will not be shortened.
|
Expected Leading Times-Standard Days |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Junior |
Senior |
||
|
M/W10A |
20 minutes |
M80L+, W70L+ |
40 minutes |
|
M/W12A |
25 minutes |
M75L, W65L |
45 minutes |
|
M/W14A |
30 minutes |
M55-70L, W35-60L |
50 minutes |
|
M/W16A |
45 minutes |
M18L, W18L, W20L |
50 minutes |
|
|
|
M20L, M35-50L |
55 minutes |
Except for M/W21, the course lengths for Senior Short (S) classes are approximately 2/3 of those for Long (L) classes.
For M/W21L the course length is set at 80% of the length of a 60-minute Elite course.
For M/W21S the course length is set at 60% of the length of a 60-minute Elite course.
For Junior B classes, the course is the same as the A course for the age class below (e.g. M14B will run the same course as M12A).
Provisional Course Lengths & Climbs
Strathearn 2019 - Provisional course lengths and climbs as of 24th of June can be found on the following downloadable link: Course Details
World Ranking Event
WRE status has been granted for the events on Day 3 at Dundurn & Cnoc a’Mhadaidh and for Day 5 at Craig a’ barns.
UK Orienteering League
The events on Day 1 at Auchingarrich and Day 6 at Grandtully both count towards the UK Orienteering League.
Reversed Seeded Start
For the M & W21 E competitors, a Reversed Seeded Start shall be used on Day 6 at Grandtully. See Day 6 for more information.