Scottish 6 days Film footage is now available! Fantastic footage of the day's events filmed by Karel Jonák of Gearbox Production.

Visit the Scottish 6 days YouTube Channel to re-live the best 6 days of orienteering ever!

The following local businesses are supporting Scottish 6 Days 2019 in Strathearn and offering discounts to participants.

During Strathearn 2019 Scottish 6 Days the organising committee introduced Spot prizes and 114 lucky competitors were winners. We want to thank the companies that donated spot prizes. All listed below.

View the full list of winners 

All of the final details of the event wrapped it up in a handy programme. A printed copy will be given to you at registration.

Please note the following changes:
Map Collection: Maps for courses 1,2, 8 & 9 should be uplifted each day from Enquires in the Arena, and NOT at the starts. Course 7 should not uplift their maps at Registration.

View PDF of the programme

Strathearn 2019 Scottish 6 Days 

Cloth Points Award Badges

Gold, Silver and Bronze badges are gained by competitors who obtain an overall score equal to or less than the numbers shown on the table which depend on the class size.

The badges cost £4 and can be paid for by going to:

https://www.fabian4.co.uk/adhoc/payment.aspx

There will be no charge for posting. 

Please contact Rona Molloy with details of what badge you would like and an address to post it to.

Rona Molloy – molloys@blueyonder.co.uk

The team at Scottish 6 days have collated a list of the 'LOST PROPERTY' Items, we have a detailed list below. If this belongs to you or your family can you please contact Rona and Jonathan:

molloys@blueyonder.co.uk

Rona Molloy 07745 957326

Jonathan Molloy 07803 616471

We have had a great response regarding photography of each day, view the selection below:

Oscar Worth
Day 1 & 2

Andrew Johnson
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Crieff Sprint, Trail-O, Day 4, Day 6

Wendy Carlyle
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6 & Prize Giving

Steve Rush:
Auchingarrich
Day 1 part 1, Day 1 part 2  
Edinchip
Day 2 part 1, Day 2 part 2, Day 2 part 3 
Dundurn
Day 3 part 1, Day 3 part 2  
Day 3 Elites WRE  
Rest Day - Crieff Sprint MaCrosty Park
Sprint  
Drummond Castle Estate & Torlum Wood
Rest Day Trail O  

Today counts towards the UK Orienteering League 

Reversed Seeded Start for M21E and W21E only.

Today is a reversed seeded start for the two elite classes based upon the performance of the first five days:
 

Men

Women

The Livestream today is focused on the M/W 20L but not exclusively.

Livestream Selected Athletes M20L Tracking W20L Tracking

Grandtully (pronounced Grantly) is well known for white-water canoeing, including sections of grade 3 water. Grandtully is on the River Tay rather than Strathearn, but this area has long been seen as a possible orienteering venue by Event Coordinator Terry O’Brien of St Andrew's (Glasgow) Orienteers or STAG. In 2017 they celebrated their 35th Anniversary at Grandtully, using a very small part of the mapped area. Since then the area has been extended further to the north.

Travel Route:

The A822 from Crieff passes through the Sma’ Glen – for those unable to venture further into the Highlands this is like some of the more mountainous areas of Scotland in miniature. Access up and down the A9 is also possible, but exploratory works for the dualling (upgrade) of the A9 are still expected to be in progress.

The area is close to the A9, allowing an easy departure at the end of what will be a great week of orienteering in some very different terrain.

Day 6 Overview - Grandtully - Final Edition

Grandtully has previously been connected with canoeing the rapids but there was a new type of downhill race with the final day of Strathearn 2019 in close proximity to the river. For yet another day the weather held out and the Middle Distance race was a fantastic finale to what has been a hugely successful Scottish 6 Days.

The Day 2 Organiser has received 4 protests about the decision to void the legs across the river. The Day Organiser and Controller decided that they did not agree with the protests and convened the jury who have now reached the following decision:

Overview - Day 5 - Craig a Barns

Craig a Barns was the birthplace of Scottish orienteering and has seen many excellent events since 1962.  The map extract and control description from 1968 (extracted from a recent article at https://www.scottish-orienteering.org/membership/score-magazine/ shows that we have made some progress in mapping since the year I started orienteering and it was great to see a top-level World Ranking Event won by two of our GB athletes who are Norway-bound for WOC 2019.

Today is a World Ranking Event.

The birthplace of Scottish orienteering, and widely regarded as one of the best orienteering areas in the country. Craig a Barns was used for the Scottish Championships in 1962 and was the first specially mapped area for orienteering in Scotland. The area has played host to various events, including the Jan Kjellstrom 1990 and more recently JK2012.

The Livestream today is focused on the M/W 21 Elite but not exclusively.

Livestream Selected Athletes M21E Tracking W21E Tracking

PLEASE NOTE:
Within the competition area, there has been an occurrence of pythopthera ramorum, a deadly pathogen causing major problems in parts of Scotland.

See https://forestry.gov.scot/sustainable-forestry/tree-health/phytophthora-ramorum 

To help contain the possible spread of this pathogen we request that all competitors thoroughly wash their boots/shoes with water prior to leaving the event area at Craig a Barns. All soil and needle remains are to be cleaned from footwear and clothing. An area to do so will be provided at the end of the course.

This is the fastest and most open area being used for Strathearn 2019.  There is a mix of open grazed moorland and some areas of heather with only the longest courses reaching the more dense conifer plantations with their intricate ride systems.  There are numerous line features (ruined walls, fences, footpaths and ditches) and some fields with sheep and cattle (out of bounds) as well as enclosures for rearing birds (to be avoided).  All courses finish through a mixed area of woodland.

The Livestream today is focused on the M/W 65L but not exclusively.

Livestream Selected Athletes M65L Tracking W65L Tracking

For those who don't want to "Rest" we have a range of activities to keep you occupied.

Overview - Day 4 - Culteuchar and Dron

We promised a variety of terrain types and a few surprises.  Culteuchar & Dron was very different from the past few days and offered fast running over closely cropped grassland before descending into the woods.  And what a finish – who would believe 2,500 orienteers would end up in someone’s back garden? 

Orienteers enjoyed a day of Munro bagging/golf/mountain biking/visiting distilleries/souvenir shopping/castles/Sprint Orienteering and Trail O (delete as appropriate).  For others it was a case of setting up for the next few days – expect a surprise with the Day 4 race arena.

Congratulations to all who took part in the Rest Day TrailO and many thanks to the volunteers who made it happen.  There were some strong performances and the winners were:

Seniors:  1. Matthew Pickering (UBOC),  2. Ian Ditchfield (MV),  3. Chris Embrey (MDOC)
Juniors:  1. River Edis-Smith (MDOC),  2. Samuel Leitch (SO),  3. Anna Harris (DEE)
Special mention goes to Matthew who completed a clean sheet of correct answers on both the TempO and Pre-O courses.

Full results will be on the web.
Prizes for the top 3 seniors and juniors will be presented at the 6 Day prizegiving on Day 6.  If any of the winners are unable to be there, leave a message at registration and we'll arrange for you to collect your prize from there.

The other end of the loch from Edinchip! Dundurn & Cnoc a'Mhadaidh is another new area for orienteering, with a very technical and mixed forest including oak woodland, beech and conifer plantations and virtually no paths or tracks. Less technical courses are likely to take in parts of the adjacent St Fillans Golf Course. The course is surprisingly level but is surrounded by towering and craggy hills and the imposing St Fillan’s Hill – a must for a control site.

The Livestream today is focused on the M/W 21 Elite but not exclusively.

Livestream Selected Athletes M21E Tracking W21E Tracking

Beautiful weather, a stunning race arena and some of the best orienteering terrain in Scotland.  Today’s event near St Fillans had it all, with the added attraction of a World Ranking Event Middle Distance race (and Middle Distance for us all which was a welcome relief after two tough days).

Edinchip is a brand new area to orienteering and credit goes to Allan Downie  (Tayside Orienteers) and Terry O’Brien (Event Coordinator) for their exploratory efforts finding new terrain that was under everyone’s noses all the time.  Edinchip was technically less demanding than Auchingarrich, but instead offered a variety of different terrain types from sheep grazed moorland, birch forest, marsh, ancient oak woodland and more marsh!

Edinchip is a new area for orienteering, adjacent to the small village of Lochearnhead at the western end of Loch Earn. The village is popular for a wide range of watersports including sailing, water-skiing, wake-boarding and canoeing.

Please note this is a Remote Finish Area. The Race Arena is co-located with parking in Lochearnhead.

The Livestream today is focused on the M/W 18L but not exclusively.

Livestream Selected Athletes M18L Tracking W18L Tracking