Sunday 1st August 2021

Today is a long distance event

Ardchattan is the area of fast open moorland used for the last day of Oban 2011 and offers fine views over Loch Etive down to Connel Bridge and the Falls of Lora.

The attractive resort town of Oban is a short drive away, the usual departure point for ferries to Mull and other small islands.

Location


Gallery

A selection of images from the race area…

Image Caption: Looking towards the race arena in Ardchatten - credit Dave Peel

Image Caption: Typical terrain in Ardchatten - credit Dave Peel

Image Caption: Ardchatten from Airds Bay

Image Caption: Extract of the map from Ardchatten

Final Details

Important Information

Organising clubs
INT, TAY, EUOC
Organisers
Max Carcas (INT)
Planners
Graham McIntyre & Mike Stewart (INT)
Controllers
Brian Bullen (FVO), Ross Lilley (ECKO)
Directions
A82 & A828 to Barcaldine (37 miles) (GR NM959415). Turn left onto B845 to Inveresragan (4.5 miles). Turn right onto minor road to field entrance at Ardachy (2.5 miles) (GR NM954353)
Parking (P)
Large sloping field off minor road
Event Services (ES)
adjacent to parking. Call-up area at eastern edge.
Starts
White along farm tracks (allow 20 mins). Green/Blue/Red along tracks and open ground (allow 20 mins to Green and 30 mins to Blue/Red).
Maps
SS PG plot, survey by Peel Land Surveys (2020). 1:10000 for courses 1-11, 1:7500 for courses 12-22
Terrain
Open moorland with moderate contour and rock detail.  Many unmapped smaller boulders and extensive marshy areas between hills.  Generally good runnability and limited line features.
String course
in rough field adjacent to finish
Safety
crag close to junior course marked by black/yellow tape. Cagoules may be mandatory if bad weather, whistles advised.
Courses may be changed if heavy rain
Junior courses
white tape used where routes are unclear

Course Details

Course Class Length Climb Scale Start
1 M21E 10.2 395 1:10000 Red
2 M21L M20L M35L W21E 7.8 310 1:10000 Red
3 M40L M45L 7.9 335 1:10000 Red
4 M18L M50L 7.3 280 1:10000 Red
5 M16A M55L W21L 6.0 295 1:10000 Red
6 M21S W18L W20L W35L 6.3 305 1:10000 Blue
7 M60L M20S M35S W40L W45L 5.8 255 1:10000 Blue
8 M65L M45S M40S W50L 4.8 220 1:10000 Blue
9 M50S M18S W16A W21S 4.7 230 1:10000 Blue
10 M70L W55L 4.3 210 1:10000 Blue
11 M55S W60L 3.9 195 1:10000 Blue
12 W18S W20S W35S Green 4.1 205 1:7500 Green
13 M75L M60S W65L W45S W40S 3.7 145 1:7500 Green
14 M65S W50S 3.5 145 1:7500 Green
15 M70S W70L W60S W55S 3.0 130 1:7500 Green
16 M80 M85 M90 M75S W80 W75L W70S W65S 2.0 105 1:7500 Green
17 W75S  W85 W90 1.5 85 1:7500 Green
18 M14A M16B 4.3 200 1:7500 Green
19 W14A W16B Light Green 3.4 165 1:7500 Green
20 M12A M14B W12A W14B Orange 2.9 120 1:7500 White
21 M10A M12B W10A W12B Yellow 1.8 80 1:7500 White
22 M10B W10B White 1.5 65 1:7500 White