Day 1 of Moray 2023 begins with a long distance event for your fresh legs. Lossie Forest, to the east of Lossiemouth town offers technical orienteering and is the most easterly of the areas to be used for this 6 Days event. Parking and access to the forest has been arranged with kind permission of Innes Estate and Forestry and Land Scotland.
The north-western and northern part of the mapped forest consist of intricate open dunes with marram grass and pine forested dunes, together with new pine tree growth and denser gorse sections in part. The main pine forest area has an extensive path and track network.
Mapping updates were undertaken during summer 2022 to take account of damage from Storm Arwen (thankfully not extensive) as well as recent felling in the northern forested dune area which resulted in the thinning of trees and a number of new extraction lanes.
Lossie Forest was last used by the 6 Days for the opening day of Moray 2013 and the most recent large event was a SOL (Scottish O League) event in October 2021.
Location
Preliminary Details
Thanks to the landowners who have made today’s event possible…
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| Forestry and Land Scotland | Innes Estate, Elgin |
Important Information
- Organising clubs:
- Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) supported by Roxburgh Reivers (RR), Solway Orienteers (SOLWAY) and St. Andrew’s Orienteering Club Glasgow (STAG)
- Organisers:
- John Tullie (RR) & Marsela McLeod (INVOC)
- Planners:
- Iain Shepherd (INVOC) & Jon Shepherd (INVOC)
- Controllers:
- Clive Masson (TAY) & Graham McFadyen (STAG)
- Maps:
- Deeside Orienteering and Leisure Maps (Jon Musgrave)
- Directions:
- Follow the A96 east out of Forres to Elgin and then through Elgin as if travelling towards Aberdeen. On leaving Elgin at Barmuckity roundabout take the first left onto unclassified road towards Elginshill. At the next junction turn left onto the B9103. After 0.5 miles turn right onto an unclassified road (Urquhart / Milltown / HGV Test Centre). After 0.4 miles turn left into Milltown Airfield. If travelling west on A96, carry on to roundabout at Barmuickty and turn right.
- Parking:
- Milltown Airfield, Lossiemouth, IV30 8NE
- Arena:
- Adjacent to parking with a 1.5km walk to the forest edge.
- Starts:
- Red, Blue and Green starts are co-located 1.5km from the edge of the forest (3.0km in total).
White start is 800m from the edge of the forest (2.3km in total).
- Terrain:
- Open and forested dunes
- Finish:
- There is a single finish is at the edge of the forest which is 1.5km from the arena.
- Dogs:
- Dogs are permitted in the parking areas only provided they are under control, on a lead and cleared up after.
- BOF Registration Number: 81094
Estimated Course Lengths
| Course | Class | Length (km) | Climb (m) | Start |
| 1 | M10B W10B | 2.0 | 20 | White |
| 2 | M10A M12B W10A W12B | 2.7 | 25 | White |
| 3 | W12A W14B | 3.4 | 40 | White |
| 4 | M12A M14B | 3.9 | 45 | White |
| 5 | W75S W85 | 2.0 | 25 | White |
| 6 | M85 W70S W80 | 2.4 | 30 | White |
| 7 | M75S M80 W65S W75L | 2.6 | 30 | White |
| 8 | White | 2.0 | 20 | White |
| 9 | Yellow | 2.7 | 25 | White |
| 10 | Orange | 3.4 | 40 | White |
| 14 | Light Green | 3.8 | 45 | Green |
| 15 | Green | 4.7 | 55 | Green |
| 16 | W14A W16B | 3.8 | 45 | Green |
| 17 | M14A M16B | 4.8 | 60 | Green |
| 18 | M70S W55S W60S W70L | 2.5 | 40 | Green |
| 19 | M65S W50S | 4.0 | 50 | Green |
| 20 | M75L W45S W65L | 4.2 | 50 | Green |
| 21 | M60S W40S | 4.5 | 55 | Green |
| 22 | W18S W20S W35S | 4.7 | 55 | Green |
| 23 | M55S W60L | 5.1 | 60 | Blue |
| 24 | M70L W55L | 5.4 | 65 | Blue |
| 25 | M18S W16A W21S | 5.5 | 65 | Blue |
| 26 | M50S | 5.8 | 70 | Blue |
| 27 | M45S W50L | 6.0 | 70 | Blue |
| 28 | M40S M65L | 6.0 | 70 | Blue |
| 29 | M20S M35S W45L | 6.3 | 75 | Blue |
| 30 | M60L W40L | 6.7 | 80 | Blue |
| 31 | M21S W18L W20L W35L | 7.1 | 85 | Blue |
| 34 | M16A W21L | 7.3 | 90 | Red |
| 35 | M55L | 7.6 | 90 | Red |
| 36 | M18L M50L | 8.5 | 100 | Red |
| 37 | M45L | 9.0 | 105 | Red |
| 38 | M40L | 9.2 | 110 | Red |
| 39 | M20L M21L M35L | 9.2 | 110 | Red |
| 40 | W21E | 9.3 | 110 | Red |
| 41 | M21E | 11.8 | 140 | Red |