Course Details

For the main forest days, a full range of age classes is available, from M/W10 to M/W85. White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, and Green courses are also available for less experienced or casual orienteers.

We will provide a choice of courses at various Technical Difficulties (TD) levels…

◪ TD1: White colour-coded courses & M/W10B

Technically easy with most controls on paths. Where paths don’t exist, a taped route may be necessary. Mainly used by 6-10-year-olds and family groups.

◪ TD2: Yellow colour-coded courses,  M/W10A & M/W12B

Uses linear features like paths, walls, and streams. Mainly used by under 12s and family groups.

◪ TD3: Orange colour-coded courses, M/W12A & M/W14B

Involves basic use of the compass and route choice. Ideal for competent youngsters or novice adults.

◪ TD4: Light Green colour-coded courses, M/W14A & M/W16B

Uses simple contour and point features. Ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase.

◪ TD5: Green colour-coded courses & all other age-based courses

Very hard navigational difficulty. Green colour-coded courses are mostly used by experienced under 18s and adults wanting a short but challenging course. Age-based classes are either short (S), Long (L) or Elite (E) within each age group.

Final Course Lengths

 

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Course Class Length (km) Climb (m) Length (km) Climb (m) Length (km) Climb (m) Length (km) Climb (m) Length (km) Climb (m) Map Scale Start
1 M10B W10B 2.5 15 1.0 15 2.1 40 1.7 20 1.6 5 1:7,500 White
2 M10A M12B W10A W12B 3.3 20 1.4 15 2.4 50 2.9 35 1.9 5 1:7,500 White
3 W12A W14B 3.3 30 2.3 20 2.6 55 3.3 50 1.8 10 1:7,500 White
4 M12A M14B 3.7 40 2.2 20 3.4 65 3.6 50 2.0 15 1:7,500 White
5 W75S W85 2.0 20 2.3 25 1.6 50 2.1 40 1.4 30 1:7,500 White*
6 M85 W70S W80 2.4 30 2.3 25 2.0 55 2.2 40 1.5 25 1:7,500 White*
7 M75S M80 W65S W75L 2.7 30 2.5 30 2.2 60 2.4 40 1.7 25 1:7,500 White*
8 White 2.5 15 1.0 15 2.1 40 1.7 20 1.6 5 1:7,500 White
9 Yellow 3.3 20 1.4 15 2.4 50 2.9 35 1.9 5 1:7,500 White
10 Orange 3.3 30 2.2 25 2.6 55 3.3 50 1.8 10 1:7,500 White
14 Light Green 3.7 50 2.8 30 3.4 75 3.5 55 2.2 40 1:7,500 Green
15 Green 4.6 90 2.8 30 4.2 95 4.5 70 2.6 50 1:7,500 Green
16 W14A W16B 3.7 50 2.8 30 3.4 75 3.5 50 2.2 40 1:7,500 Green
17 M14A M16B 4.9 90 2.8 30 4.4 80 4.5 75 2.9 70 1:7,500 Green
18 M70S W55S W60S W70L 3.5 70 2.4 25 3.2 80 3.4 70 2.2 40 1:7,500 Green
19 M65S W50S 4.0 70 2.4 25 3.4 90 3.7 65 2.4 35 1:7,500 Green
20 M75L W45S W65L 4.3 80 2.8 30 3.6 90 4.2 80 2.4 50 1:7,500 Green
21 M60S W40S 4.7 90 2.9 30 3.9 80 4.3 70 2.4 35 1:7,500 Green
22 W18S W20S W35S 4.6 90 2.8 30 4.2 95 4.5 70 2.6 50 mixture Green
23 M55S W60L 5.0 100 3.0 35 4.4 100 4.7 80 2.9 45 1:7,500 Blue
24 M70L W55L 5.4 130 3.3 35 4.7 100 5.2 110 3.0 50 1:7,500 Blue
25 M18S W16A W21S 5.6 150 3.3 35 4.9 100 5.2 75 3.1 60 mixture Blue
26 M50S 5.7 160 3.4 40 5.2 100 5.5 105 3.2 85 1:7,500 Blue
27 M45S W50L 6.0 155 4.0 45 5.5 100 5.6 90 3.4 40 1:7,500 Blue
28 M40S M65L 6.2 130 4.0 45 5.6 105 5.8 120 3.8 65 1:7,500 Blue
29 M20S M35S W45L 6.3 120 4.0 45 5.7 120 5.8 130 3.5 75 1:7,500 Blue
30 M60L W40L 6.9 150 4.6 50 6.0 110 6.4 125 3.9 100 1:7,500 Blue
31 M21S W18L W20L W35L 7.4 155 4.9 55 6.5 120 6.7 130 3.9 80 1:10,000 Blue
34 M16A W21L 7.5 205 4.1 45 6.6 125 6.8 130 4.2 90 mixture Red
35 M55L 7.6 180 4.5 50 7.1 120 7.1 125 4.1 110 1:7,500 Red
36 M18L M50L 8.9 220 4.7 50 7.9 130 7.9 140 4.6 65 1:7,500 Red
37 M45L 8.8 220 4.9 55 8.4 135 8.5 140 5.0 110 mixture Red
38 M40L 9.3 225 5.4 60 8.9 130 8.7 140 5.2 115 1:10,000 Red
39 M20L M21L M35L 9.5 265 5.4 60 8.9 145 8.8 140 5.2 115 1:10,000 Red
40 W21E 9.2 310 4.9 55 8.5 140 8.7 150 5.2 115 1:10,000 Red
41 M21E 11.8 350 6.1 70 11.2 155 10.9 190 6.6 145 1:10,000 Red

* Green start on Day 5

Embargoes

As of 29th July 2022 the following areas will be embargoed for the Scottish 6 Days Moray 2023 – Lossie Forest, Roseisle, Darnaway & Culbin.

The embargo applies to the specific areas shown on the Moray 2023 Embargoed Areas map:

Competitors shall declare themselves non-competitive if their acquaintance with the terrain would give them substantial advantage over other competitors.

Nothing that occurred more than 12 months before the date of the event shall be taken into account.