Description:
Race in Louth starting on good forest trail before moving onto boggy open mountain
County:
Louth
Climb (m):
787
Distance (km):
9.70
Event Difficulty:
7 (2,3,2) – Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, 6Km – 10Km
Race Marking:
– Route fully marked
Course Record:
Shortened route: Men – 40:53 (Colin Donnelly, Lochaber AC) Women – 53:55 (Aisling Coppinger, Clonliffe Harriers)
Leagues:
Leinster Championship, North/South Challenge
Organisers Instructions:
Scoring System. Seniors (6 points for 1st senior man/woman to finish, 5 points for 2nd,… and 1 point for 6th). For categories under 19 m/w, m/w 40, m/w 50, m/w 60, m/w 70+ (3 points for top finisher within category/sex down to 1 point for 3rd finisher).
Prizegiving Location:
Lumper’s Pub
Notes:
Start at the forest entrance near Lumpers and follow the Tain Way for around 2.5km. Leave the forest at a stile and head for the middle reentrant onto the ridge. Short course turns back at a large cairn. Long course goes to summit near mast.
