Climb (m):
787
Distance (km):
9.70
Event Difficulty:
8 (2,3,3) – Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
Race Marking:
– Only major junctions marked
Course Record:
Shortened route: Men – 40:53 (Colin Donnelly, Lochaber AC) Women – 53:55 (Aisling Coppinger, Clonliffe Harriers)
Leagues:
Leinster Championship
Route Description:
Short race is 9.7 km with around 500m climb. Junior men do short route. Junior women and athletes born in 1993 or later turn back at forest stile onto the open mountain.
Getting There:
Leave the M1 motorway at the Ballymascanlon roundabout. Take the road towards Carlingford. Pass the Ballymascanlon hotel and turn a sharp left at a white painted wall (see photos). Turn right at a t-junction at the end of this road and the pub is on your left after around 1200m.
Organisers Instructions:
Course photos Registration opens at 11:00, closes at 11:45 sharp.
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
