Summer League #2 Fota House and Gardens TUESDAY JUNE 7th Event Info

Post date: Jun 03, 2022 10:23:38 PM

The second event in the CorkO Summer League will take place on TUESDAY JUNE 7TH at Fota House and Gardens.

Fota's arboretum and gardens are internationally recognised and have the finest collections of rare and tender trees and shrubs grown outdoors in Ireland and Britain and I'm sure their colours will provide a stunning backdrop for Tuesday's orienteering event.

This beautiful parkland terrain provides an ideal location to commence our Summer League. With a good network of paths the area is very buggy friendly. This location always proves popular with families and is a delightful area for beginners and those new to the sport to embark on some orienteering adventures. The Sprint-O nature of the landscape will also provide several challenges for our experienced orienteers and the fast pace will mean that every second really will count.

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COURSE DETAILS

Long Course 4.3km, 20 controls

Short Course 2.2km, 15 controls

Shorts will be fine for the long course, although there is a little undergrowth in the forest section.

Short course is mostly buggy friendly but some steps beside Fota house will need to be negotiated.

The flat parkland terrain at Fota means the climb is negligible on both courses.

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GETTING THERE

Fota is one of the only orienteering events in the country that you can get to directly by train! Timetables on www.irishrail.ie. 

If travelling by car from Cork city take the N25 East and take the exit for Cobh. The entrance to the House and Gardens will be on your right as you travel along the R624. Take care with the bends on the road.

Further directions and area trivia are available here:

www.corko.net/calendar/fota-island

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START TIMES

Registration will be in near car park to vehicle entrance.and you can start anytime from 5.30pm - 6:45pm. 

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ENTRY FEES

Entry fees are €5 Juniors/Students/Seniors, €7 Adult and €15 Family.

Participants can entry online at Orienteering Ireland. The online entry will close 9pm the evening before each event 

Online entry is encouraged. Entry on the day/at the event is also accepted.

If you are bringing your car, bear in mind that there is a €3 charge to exit the car park, so remember to bring your €1 and €2 coins as these are all that are accepted. Car pool if you can. 

So why not encourage your family, friends or colleagues to take part and enjoy a fun evening in the outdoors. Beginners and families are always welcome, and we will have experienced club members on hand to explain things on the night and help get you started in the right direction.

Hope you can join us at Fota.