Autumn League #2: James' Fort, Kinsale Tuesday September 5th Event Info

Post date: Sep 01, 2017 12:22:23 PM

The second event in the CorkO Autumn League will take place at James Fort, Kinsale on Tuesday September 5th

This historic fort is a very unique orienteering destination. The area is comprised of open hillside surrounding the pentagonal Fort with its spear shaped earthen Bastions. The earthen moat encircling the Fort can present some navigational challenges while other novel features on the map include the sandy beach and stone tunnels but don’t forget to duck when negotiating the latter. Given the compact nature of this area participants will no doubt cross paths many times over the duration of their course as they traverse the sloping hills around the fort.

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COURSE INFO

Long 4.2km 140m of climb, 24 controls. DOUBLE SIDED MAP: Controls 1 to 13 on the first side then flip the map over and controls 14 to 24 are on the second side.

Short 1.8km 50m of climb, 16 controls

Due to access at the start and end of the Short course unfortunately this course won't be buggy friendly.

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START TIMES

Start anytime from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.

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DIRECTIONS

The event will be signposted from the R600, on the road from Kinsale to Ballinspittle. As you leave Kinsale, on the south side of the bridge over the River Bandon, look for an orienteering sign pointing east towards Castlepark peninsula and James' Fort. A location map is available here:

http://www.corko.net/calendar/james-fort

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PARKING

The road approaching The Dock bar, Dock beach and Castlepark marina will be very busy at this time of the evening. Please park legally and with consideration.

Hope you can join us for some fun at the Fort.