Important Information

Organising clubs

MOR, INVOC

Organisers

Andrew Campbell & Nikki Howard (MOR)

Planners

Eddie Harwood (MOR), Dave Summers (INVOC)

Controllers

Jon Musgrave (MAROC), Roo Hornby (MOR)

Directions

A82 toward Inverness (2 miles) & A830 towards Mallaig (37 miles). Turn right onto farm road 0.6miles beyond turn off to Arisaig village (GR NM659872).

Parking (P)

Flat fields accessed via minor road from A830 (1 mile). No entry after 1230.

Event Services (ES)

Help Point (HP) located within car park area. Call-up (CU), Download (DL) and First Aid Tent N of railway underpass. Main toilet grouping adjacent to car park 2 (P2). Two competitor toilets located near CU and DL.

Starts

Steep hill track which is stony but good underfoot (allow 30 mins for the 1-1.1Km from Call Up).

Maps

PG plot (Stirling Surveys), previous map (DOLM), survey by Peel Land Surveys (2020). 1:10000 for courses 1-6, 1:7500 for courses 7-22.

Terrain

Open moorland, with complex contours, rock detail and areas of marshland, generally easy to cross on foot. Western part is crossed by fences with crossing points (C16 & C17 maps show easiest points). Eastern part crossed by streams/ditches and small lochans. Terrain steep and rocky in areas, including some large crags. Fast running but rough under foot in places. One small power line crosses the area.

Finishes

2 finishes. F1 used by courses 1-5 and 16-22. F2 used by all other courses. Routes from both finishes are downhill all the way.

String

Adjacent to car parks.

Safety

Take great care and drive slowly on event access road and in car parking area. Competitors routed to avoid cars to start but will cross road N of railway underpass, which will be marshalled. Cagoules may be mandatory if bad weather, whistles advised.

Departure

No exit before 1300

Special information

Shorts may be worn during the event.