2026 Summer League #6

Summer League #6 Ballyannon Wood, Midleton Tuesday June 30th

The sixth event in the CorkO Summer League will take place at Ballyannon Wood in Midleton on Tuesday June 30th.

Ballyannon Wood is a beautiful mature mixed woodland located at the end of Dyers Road in Midleton on the Owenacurra Estuary. It is a relatively small wood with a very extensive network of paths. The similarity between a number of these paths often causes confusion and one junction in the centre of the wood has six such paths off it. It might be beneficial to have a compass on hand to aid navigation and relocation!

COURSE INFO

Long Course: 4.6 km, 14 controls

Short Course: 2.0 km, 10 controls

The short course is buggy friendly but be prepared for some bumpy paths and a few climbs!  

Note that the undergrowth has grown significantly over the spring/summer and areas marked as such are best avoided as a result.

START TIMES

Competitors can start any time between 5.30pm and 6:45pm.

The start will be a 5 minute walk from parking/registration.

Controls will be collected at 7:30pm

ENTRY

Enter on line at:

https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/ballyannon-wood-25/

Online entries close at 6pm on Sunday 28th.

Entry on the day also available subject to map availability.

DIRECTIONS

From Cork take the first exit off the N25 and stay on the road towards Midleton Town Centre.

The event will be signposted from the top of Dwyer's Road (L3620) next to the Midleton Park Hotel.

IMPORTANT

There is no access via the old access route by the Gaelscoil, which is a green / walkway. There is strictly no parking on the green/walkway. Parking will be available near the event registration in a local estate. Please park responsibly.

Registration/Download will be near the parking area, near the green/walkway. There will be a 500m walk to the start/finish area at the entrance to the woods.