One of the highlights of the Scottish 6 Days for families with younger children is the string course. These are free activities where children complete a small themed orienteering course, using a map and following the string between each numbered control. They are specifically targeted at the under 10s, but there is no minimum (or indeed maximum!) age limit. Many children will have experienced their first string courses before they could walk.
At Royal Deeside 2025 we have both string and off-string (where the controls are slightly away from the string) courses available each day. There are colourful maps with images from a different theme each day, a record card to fill with a sticker from each course that you do. Each day there will also be the all-important small prizes for getting round.
You will need to register your children once (for the whole week but only if they are not running competitively). Registration and participation is FREE (no matter what age you are).