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Event Summary

Welcome to event #4 of this year's Northern Urban League, kindly sponsored by YourOMaps.  We would also like to extend a special welcome to the Sapper Games community, who will be competing in this event as part of that competition.  The Sapper Games community will compete in a 60-minute score event.  The Northern Orienteering Urban League will have two courses: long and short.  The current league standings after three events are linked here: invoc.org.uk/results/2024/NUL_League.htm.

This event will be held across the centre of Elgin, Cooper Park and Elgin East.  Some of the area was last used competitively in September 2022, as part of the Scottish Orienteering Urban League.  The routegadget is attached here: 2022-09-24 Elgin Cooper Park SOUL (routegadget.co.uk).

This year's Series has five events, organised by BASOC, INVOC and MOR.  The event dates and locations are as follows:

  • Event #1 - Grantown - Wednesday 29 May 2024 - BASOC.
  • Event #2 - Milton & Drakies - Friday 07 June 2024 - INVOC.
  • Event #3 - Forres - Wednesday 19 June 2024 - MOR
  • Event #4 - Elgin - Wednesday 3 July 2024 - MOR
  • Event #5 - Lochardil - Friday 23 August 2024 - INVOC

 

Urban
Level D Local
SI AIR
1745-1845 hours
1800-1900 hours
2000 hours
84954
On Leads
Online
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Directions and Parking

Directions.  Event registration and assembly will be from the rear of a car located in the Lossie Wynd car park adjacent to the Cooper Park boating lake (W3Ws:///safe.gear.holly).

Parking.  Elgin has plenty of available parking.  However, to avoid the competition area, please park in the Lossie Wynd car park or the Lossie Green car park (W3Ws:///desks.signal.voices), both of which are adjacent to Cooper park.

Toilets.  To avoid the competition area, please use the toilets in Tesco.

Start and Finish

The start and finish will be adjacent to each other and located approximately 20m east of the Lossie Wynd car park in Cooper Park. 

At registration

Courses

Northern Orienteering Urban League:

  • Long - 4.7 km, 29 controls, 10m climb.
  • Short - 2.9 km, 20 controls, 5m climb.

Course lengths are straight line.  The optimum route is likely to be up to 20% more.  SI Air will be enabled.  Loose control descriptions will be available.

Sapper Games Only:

  • 60-min Score Event, 33 controls.  Each control will score 10 points.  For each whole minute over the 60-min time limit, 10 points will be deducted.  So, please manage your time carefully to avoid any unnecessary penalties.  Loose control descriptions will be available.

All courses will encounter parkland, with path options available.  Shorts are permitted.  If the weather leading up to the event has been very wet, shoes with grip are recommended.  There are various road crossings - some of which are busy.  Please be observant of traffic and other road users and cross any roads with care.  The main A96 road through Elgin and the A941 Elgin to Lossiemouth road are strictly out of bounds.    

Terrain

Elgin boasts some intricate alleyways between older buildings and some newer estate housing, together with Cooper Park.

1:4000m, with 2.5m contours.

Entry Details

Entries:

  • Open online, via SI Entries, from Monday 6 May and will close at 2359 hours on Sunday 30 June. 
  • Entries can also be edited/changed/cancelled until this closure again subject to map availability.
  • There will be limited entry on the day, subject to an extra £1 and map availability.

Entry Fees:

  • Senior Member - £5.00
  • Senior Non-Member - £6.00
  • Junior / Student Member - £2
  • Junior / Student Non-Member - £3

Sign up to all five events and receive a 10% discount:

  • Senior Non-member: £30 down to £27.
  • Senior Member: £25 down to £22.50.
  • Junior/Student Non-member: £15 down to £13.50.
  • Junior/Student Member: £10 down to £9.

Dibber Hire available - £1 (non-SI Air)

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Final Details

Safety Information

  • Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.
  • Juniors aged under 16 on the day of the event must be accompanied (rather than merely shadowed) by a responsible adult.
  • Participants are advised that the main A96 road through Elgin and the A941 Elgin to Lossiemouth road are strictly out of bounds.
  • Participants are advised of the water hazard (boating lake) within Cooper Park and the River Lossie which flows around Cooper Park.  These water hazards are strictly out of bounds and must not be entered or crossed.
  • Participants are advised to be mindful of other competitors and users in narrow passageways (particularly entering them via a blind corner).
  • Participants are advised of potential trip hazards, including tree roots, stony and broken ground, litter, kerbs and steps.
  • Participants are advised that a waterproof may be made compulsory if inclement weather.  The organiser will update the event webpage and place a sign at the start and at registration, as required.

Event Officials

Laurie Parmenter
Andrew Campbell
laurieparmenter@btinternet.com
07954207741

COVID-19

COVID-19 Guidance (Updated March 2025)

If you have symptoms of COVID or have tested positive to COVID, then do not attend the event or activity to help avoid spreading infection.  

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