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Orienteering Corrin Hill Wood, Fermoy Sunday November 8th
The next CorkO event will take place on Sunday November 8th at Corrin Hill Wood, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Corrin Hill Wood is well renowned for it's distinctive Cross at the summit and the Stations of Cross which line the road on the way to the top. There is also a large cairn at the top which was much bigger in antiquity but was much diminished in 1800s by removal of stone to build barony boundary wall. The cairn also contained a cyst burial and incorporates a second world war concrete observation bunker. This historic hill top also affords fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. So be sure to take the time to appreciate them if your course takes you to the summit on Sunday. This wood also contains a hill fort, an area of 7-8 acres enclosed by a dumped stone rampart.
COURSE INFO
Short Course: 2km, 7 controls, 60m climb
Medium Long: 3.2km, 12 controls, 100m climb
Long Course: 4km, 16 controls, 200m climb
ONLINE ENTRY
Enter online here:
https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/corrin-hill/
Online entries close on November 6th at 9pm. We would encourage participants to enter online to guarantee a map on the day.
START TIMES
Start, finish and registration will be in the main Corrin Hill Wood car park.
Start anytime from 11am to 1pm
DIRECTIONS
Directions from Cork city are as follows:
Take the N8 Dublin road northbound out of Cork city. If you wish to avoid the toll, take the Watergrasshill slip road off the dual carriageway, then follow the signposts for Fermoy along the R639. Pass through Rathcormac. The turn for Corrin is on the Rathcormac-Fermoy road, about 1km North of the Cork Mart Roundabout, follow signs for Fermoy Golf Club. The forest car park is on your right hand side after 1km.
Alternately, if you wish to pay the toll, carry on to the M8 motorway, exit the motorway at the Fermoy exit (adjacent to Corrin) and turn back south along the R639 to reach the access road and the right turn for Corrin.
A loction is available at the following link:
Hope you can join us at Corrin.
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