Quarry Wood

Event Summary

Welcome to the fifth event of this season's Northern Night Cup which will be held at Quarry Wood, near Elgin.  The event centre will be in the Westray Suite at the Eight Acres Hotel, Morriston Road, Elgin, IV30 6UL.  Please park around the rear of the hotel.  Remember to remove any muddy shoes before entering.

Please note that there will be no food served at the event.  You are welcome to bring any hot drinks or snacks of your own, but please take any litter home with you.

As with all NNC events, carrying a whistle and a spare head torch is required.

The courses close at 20:00 hours.  You must report to download by this time even if you retire.

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Level D Local
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Directions and Parking

Directions.  Registration will be at the Eight Acres Hotel & Leisure Club (NJ196629; w3w:turned.live.skin) which is on the corner of the A96 and Morriston Rd, on the western edge of Elgin.  Special thanks to the Eight Acres who have kindly agreed to host us in the Westray Suite, one of their function rooms. 

If you are arriving by public transport, the hotel is about 2.6 km walk from the railway station and about 2.1 km from the bus station. 

If arriving by car, once in the hotel grounds, take the road which goes around to the right of the building to the back of the hotel, where there is a large parking area. The Entrance to the Westray Suite is directly from this area of the carpark.  Please remove muddy footwear before entering the building. 

There are toilets in the hotel. No muddy footwear please.

Start and Finish

Start and Finish.  The Start and Finish are around 500m from the Eight Acres and the routes will be clearly marked. 

At registration

Courses

Three Courses:  

  • Long (NNC) 5.1km; Climb 180m; 15 controls. 
  • Short (NNC) 3.2km; Climb 125m; 10 controls. 
  • Junior (Non-NNC) (TD2/3) - 2.6km; Climb 120m; 9 Controls. 

Shadowing and Juniors.  Note that anyone under the age of 14 MUST be accompanied on the course by an adult, unless the parent/guardian can convince the organizer of the young orienteer's proven competence at night orienteering.  If you shadow a junior on any course, you must declare yourself non-competitive to the organiser if later running one of the courses.  

Terrain

Quarry Wood is a steep sided forested hill with pockets of very complex terrain due to old quarry workings. Runnability varies from very fast to some rough sections with heather underfoot.  There is an extensive path network.  

The quarries in this forest contain tall cliffs and present a significant hazard at night.  Control legs have been planned to avoid the dangers and out of bounds lines mark uncrossable fences.  Competitors MUST NOT cross out of bounds lines on the map.  There is one fence crossing on the Long Course which is marked on the ground with hazard tapes which takes competitors over a collapsed fence near a control.  Please take care at this crossing. 

1:7500, 5m contours.

Entry Details

Entries open via SIEntries from Thursday 16 January 2025 and will close at 23:59 hours on Monday 27 January 2025.  Entries can be edited/changed/cancelled until this closure again, subject to map availability.

Sorry, there will be no entries on the day or substitutions.  

Entry Fees: 

  • Senior (21 and older) BOF Member - £6.00.
  • Senior SOA-only Member - £7.00.
  • Senior Non-Member - £8.00 
  • Junior (20 and younger) and Student BOF/SOA Members - £4 
  • Junior/Student Non-Member - £5 
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Final Details

Safety Information

  • Competitors take part in this event at their own risk.  Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a forest in northern Scotland in January.  Full leg cover is compulsory.  Waterproofs may be made compulsory if the weather is particularly bad.  Carrying a spare head torch and a whistle are compulsory.  Please see notices at registration. 
  • Competitors must be aware of, and take care to avoid other path users on the courses e.g. walkers, cyclists, horse riders and other competitors.  
  • Please be aware of trip and slip hazards such as steep slopes, slippery paths, uneven surfaces, litter and dog fouling.  Beware of steep quarry cliffs inside fenced areas.  Courses have been planned to avoid these areas.  
  • Participants are advised that the quarries in this forest contain tall cliffs and present a significant hazard at night.  Control legs have been planned to avoid the dangers and out of bounds lines mark uncrossable fences.  Competitors MUST NOT cross out of bounds lines on the map.  There is one fence crossing on the Long Course which is marked on the ground with hazard tapes which takes competitors over a collapsed fence near a control.  Please take care at this crossing. 
  • Participants are advised that the main A96 road which runs along the south side of the map is out of bounds. 
  • Although ticks are unlikely in the forest at this time of year, competitors are advised to check themselves and their children for ticks after competing. 
  • Safety bearing - if disorientated, go East until meeting a road or edge of the woods, then down the hill to Morriston Road to return to the hotel. 

Event Officials

Peter McLuckie
Finlay McLuckie
pamcluckie@yahoo.co.uk
Peter McLuckie
07813948295

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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