Glen Dye is a large classic Deeside forest, close to Aberdeen and is very popular for all scales of orienteering events. Surprisingly it has not been used for the Scottish 6 Days since 2005 but the last Major event was the Scottish Championships in 2022.
The area contains the full range of terrain one expects on Deeside. The valley floor comprises complex moraine contour detail in mature coniferous forest while the steep valley sides have abundant rock detail. Visibility and runnability varies greatly across the area adding to the complexity.
Clear felling and storm damage has reduced the area recently but there is still a bewildering variety of challenges in this quality orienteering terrain.
Glen Dye is used with the kind permission of Glen Dye Estate.
For the elite classes only, this will be a Long Distance World Ranking Event.
Location
Preliminary Details
Important Information
- Organising clubs
- Interlopers Orienteering Club (INT), Grampian Orienteers (GRAMP) & Badenoch and Strathspey Orienteering Club (BASOC)
- Organisers
- Colin Eades (INT) & Janette Macleod (BASOC)
- Planners
- Rob Hickling (BASOC) & Ian Hamilton (GRAMP)
- Controllers
- Trevor Hoey (FVO) & Paul Caban (INT)
- Arena
- Adjacent to parking.
- Starts
- Routes to all starts leave the arena together for 700m where the White, Blue and Red starts are located (total ascent 15m). The Green start is a further 300m (total ascent 25m). There will be a separate area for elite classes at the Red start.
- Maps
- Original map by Contours Orienteering and Survey Services and Stirling Surveys 1995. Resurvey by Deeside Orienteering and Leisure Maps (DOLM) 2004. Updates by DOLM 2018, 2022. Update and extension by DOLM 2024. © GRAMP.
- Terrain
- Large open conifer plantation with a variety of rock features, moraines, contour and water detail.
- Finishes
- The Finish is in the arena.
- BOF Registration No.: 84586
- Special Information
- Day 5 is a Long Distance World Ranking Event for elite classes.
Estimated Course Lengths
| Course | Class | Length (km) | Climb (m) | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | M21E | 13.7 | 465 | Red |
| 2E | W21E | 10.0 | 340 | Red |
| 2 | M20L M21L M35L | 7.5 | 215 | Red |
| 3 | M40L M45L | 7.3 | 210 | Red |
| 4 | M18L M50L | 6.9 | 195 | Red |
| 5 | M16A M55L W21L | 6.0 | 165 | Red |
| 6 | M20S M21S M35S W20L W18L W35L | 5.7 | 155 | Blue |
| 7 | M60L W40L W45L | 5.3 | 140 | Blue |
| 8 | M65L M40S W50L | 5.0 | 130 | Blue |
| 9 | M18S M45S M50S W16A W21S | 4.7 | 120 | Blue |
| 10 | M70L W55L | 4.6 | 120 | Blue |
| 11 | M55S W20S W18S W60L | 4.4 | 110 | Blue |
| 12 | Green W35S | 4.2 | 105 | Green |
| 13 | M75L W65L W40S | 4.0 | 100 | Green |
| 14 | M60S M65S W45S W50S | 3.8 | 95 | Green |
| 15 | M70S W70L W55S W60S | 3.5 | 85 | Green |
| 16 | M80 M75S W75L W65S | 2.9 | 65 | Green |
| 17 | M85 W80 W85 W70S W75S | 2.6 | 55 | Green |
| 18 | M14A M16B | 4.2 | 85 | Green |
| 19 | Light Green W14A W16B | 3.3 | 65 | Green |
| 20 | Red | 5.0 | 110 | White |
| 21 | Orange M12A M14B W12A W14B | 3.0 | 65 | White |
| 22 | Yellow M10A M12B W10A W12B | 3.0 | 35 | White |
| 23 | White M10B W10B | 2.4 | 30 | White |
