Glengarra Wood - Sunday 16th March '14 - Munster League #3

Post date: Mar 12, 2014 10:16:55 PM

 The third event in the 2014 Munster League will take place this Sunday (16th March) in Glengarra Wood, near Cahir in Co. Tipperary.  This a very scenic forest with 2 areas of Millennium Forest planting!  Mixed forestry, good road/track network & open moorland for the longer courses.

Six courses will be on offer:

Yellow 2.8km,  9 controls, 75m climb

Orange 3.4km,  10 controls, 90m

Light Green 4.6km,  13 controls, 125m

Green 6.2km,  18 controls, 210m

Blue 7.4km,  17 controls,  275m

Brown 8.7km,  23 controls,  310m

Map scale 1:10000, contour interval 5m, SPORTIdent punching.       Starts: 11am - 12.30pm.      Courses close at 2.30pm.

Please let us know by w/e if you're bringing a group.

DIRECTIONS:

Glengarra Wood is very accessible from Cork and Dublin via the M8 motorway.  Parking is in the first car park on the right hand side, after you enter the woods.

* From Cork city, take the M8 northbound as far as Junction 12, signposted Mitchelstown/Kilbeheny.  Take the R639 through the villages of Kilbeheny and Skeheenarinky.  Glengarra Wood is on the left hand side of the road, approx. 3km from Skeheenarinky, and 500m after passing under a wide bridge.

* From Dublin/Waterford, take the M8 southbound and exit at Junction 11, signposted Kilbeheny/Skeheenarinky.  Follow the R639 south, passing Kilcoran Lodge on your right.  Once you pass a turn for Burncourt and Mitchelstown Caves on your left, the entrance to the woods is 500m on the right hand side of the road.

Entry Fees:

Prices: Senior e7; Student, over-65 e5; Junior e4; Family e16;  Groups by request.