lossiemouth

Event Summary

Moravian Orienteers welcome you back to The Moray Mix with an urban SOUL event in the town of Lossiemouth on Saturday 23rd October and a forest (SOL 4) event in Lossie Forest on Sunday 24th October.

What a great way to end an orienteering weekend running around a pine clad forest with hidden military defences dating  from WWII.

Pre entries only.  No entry on the day.  

Cross country
National
SI AIR
10:00 to 12:00
10:30 to 13:00
15:00
79156
On Leads
Online
SI Entries

Directions and Parking

Directions

Nearest postcode IV31 6RU.  Signed from Inchbroom Farm, Lossiemouth on B9103 between Lossiemouth and A96.

Approach from Lossiemouth follow B9103 towards A96.  On crossing Arthurs Bridge over Lossie River the entrance into Lossie Forest will be signed at Inchbroom Farm following a non classified road east into Lossie Forest.

What Three Words:

https://w3w.co/presuming.chucked.whisk

Parking

Parking will be along the forest road within Lossie Forest following a one way system.  For those bringing camper vans larger than a VW camper van please contact the organiser before the event to ensure that there is sufficient parking available.

Toilets will be located at assembly

Start and Finish

The Start is approximately 300m from Assembly – please allow no more than 5 minutes to get there from Assembly and don’t arrive more than 10 minutes before your start time.

The Finish is approximately 200m from Assembly.  Please ensure you report to Download after your run, even if you don’t complete your course, so we can confirm everyone is out of the forest.

At registration

Courses

Black              11.0 Km, 140m Climb.

Brown              9.1 Km, 110m Climb.

Short Brown    8.0 Km, 105m Climb.

Blue                 6.2 Km, 80m Climb.

Short Blue       5.3 Km, 75m Climb.

Green              4.6 Km, 70m Climb.

Short Green    3.9 Km, 55m Climb.

Light Green     3.9 Km, 40m Climb.

Orange            3.0 Km, 25m Climb.

Yellow              3.0 Km, 10m Climb.

White               2.0 Km, 10m Climb.

Guidance on which course to enter to be found in SOL Competition Rules and Guidance at https://www.scottish-orienteering.org.sol/

Loose control descriptions will be available at the start.

Terrain

Lossie Forest offers fast and technical orienteering in a fantastic part of Moray to the east of Lossiemouth.  The north western and northern part of the mapped forest consist of intricate open dunes with marram grass and pine forested dunes, together with new pine tree growth and denser gorse sections in part. The main pine forest area has an extensive path and track network. 

Recent felling in the northern forested dune area has resulted in the thinning of trees and a number of new extraction lanes which have not been mapped.  Some parts of the dunes are mapped as semi-open.  These have young trees of varying density, but visibility in these areas is generally low.

Entry Details

Junior £6 (plus £1 for non members and £1 for SI dibber hire) Seniors £14 (plus £1 for non members and £1 for SI dibber hire)
SI Entries

Final Details

Start List (94.69 KB)
Final Details (212.35 KB)

Safety Information

Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.  Whistles should be carried.  Six short blasts indicate a competitor in trouble, anyone hearing this signal is asked to offer assistance.

• All TD5 and TD4 courses cross the main forest access road (which will be used for car parking).  'Caution runner' signs will be displayed on the track to warn drivers.  Competitors may cross the access road and are advised to check for vehicles before doing so. Competitors are not permitted to run along the access road.  Drivers are requested to drive with caution on the main forest access road and look out for orienteers crossing the road.

• The mapped area has a water hazard, which is deep and steep sided and must not be crossed or entered.

• The safety bearing for all courses is to head due north, where competitors will either meet a main forest track or path or the sea.

Please dress appropriately for an Event with an outdoor assembly in the North of Scotland in late October!  Please note that Lossie Forest is a popular venue for walkers, and cyclists. 

The area could have ticks which may cause Lyme Disease, if not promptly removed.  Competitors are strongly advised to check themselves afterwards for ticks and remove them ASAP.

Event Officials

Morag Mcluckie
Andrew Campbell
Nikki Howard
secretary@mor.scot
07974320106
David Summers

COVID-19

COVID-19 Guidance (Updated March 2025)

If you have symptoms of COVID or have tested positive to COVID, then do not attend the event or activity to help avoid spreading infection.  

Controllers Comments

I hope you all enjoyed your day in Lossie. It's a good forest with plenty variety and challenge. Andrew put a lot of thought and work in as planner and came up with great courses, and Morag was a superbly efficient organiser.

A number of people queried the position of Control 161. Although we had no formal complaint, I decided to revisit it along with another experienced controller, and we judged that in relation to the path to the north and the open depression to the north-west, it was correct. However, there is another unmapped clearing to the east of it, and the contours do appear to need some revision. I have also analysed the split times and any time lost on a leg going to it hasn't affected first places on any course, and relatively little effect on other positions. All in all, I have decided to let the results stand.

Andrew and I also debated whether to mark the main forest roads used for parking with red X's, to keep competitors separated from cars and people walking to the start or back from the finish, but decided against it, as it seems that some people had misinterpreted that symbol in the past. Part of the road was a possible route on some courses, but was not an optimum route choice for any leg. For future reference, a row of X's on the overprint means that competitors are not allowed to run along the road, but may cross it at any point.

David Summers

Lost Property

1 Base Plate compass "Karrimor" please contact paul furness paul@mor.scot if you wish to claim it.

Compass

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