Donadea - Jan 2025
Local Event
The first event of the new year is due to take place in Donadea Forest Park on Sunday 26th Janurary, with starts available from 11.00 to 13.00. The forest barrier will be open to facilitate free entry to the park. In the unlikely event that it is not open, you can pay for parking entry (€5) via any contactless card or device at the barrier.
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The park has Composting toilets available near the carpark.
Whether you are a complete novice, a family, or a seasoned veteran, there is a course to suit:
The Adventure Course is suitable for families or beginners.
The Medium course is suitable for experienced orienteers and adult beginners and improvers who can cope with some off-track forest running/walking.
The Long course is suitable for adult improvers and experienced people who are good at map reading and compass skills.
Three (3) courses are planned as follows:
Adventure 2.8k 11 Controls
Medium 4.8k 16 Controls
Long 7.5k 23 Controls
Climb is negligible on all courses. Adventure 1:7,500 Others 1:10,000.
Full leg cover recommended on the Long and Medium. Some brambles mostly avoidable. Quite a number of fallen trees.
Entry fees are the usual:
Adults: €8 / person
Children: €4 / child
Student: €5 / student
Unwaged: €5 / person
OAP: €5 / person
Family Discount: €20 (Maximum of 2 Adults and no more than 8 family members / family)
If you're not a member of a club, and would like to join CNOC on the day, we're offering free membership for the first year (see more on cnoc.ie)
As with all recent events, we prefer pre-entry via the online entry system.
There will be limited entry on the day (by the number of spare maps we print).
Groups should pre-enter to ensure maps are available.
If you need to hire an SI card, we also rent them for €2, to be returned at the finish. Lost cards cost €40 to replace!