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Event Summary

Moravian Orienteers welcome you to the iconic Culbin Forest for our last Saturday Local event of 2023.  This event will be held in Culbin East, which was last used as part of this year's Scottish 6 Days.  

Special thanks go to Forestry Land Scotland for granting permission and to Malcolm Middleton of Wellside Farm for allowing us to park vehicles and set up registration at his farm.  There will be a £1 charge per vehicle, so please bring change with you on the day. 

Litter - All competitors are asked to take their litter home with them.

Dogs are welcome (on leads on the course).

We look forward to welcoming you to this Moravian event!

Cross country
Level D Local
SI AIR
1000-1130 hours
1030-1200 hours
1330 hours
83952
On Leads
Online
SiEntries Link

Directions and Parking

Directions and Parking.   From the West, please take the left turn off the A96 immediately before the Findhorn Bridge (west of Forres) and then immediately right towards Culbin.  Continue for approximately 3 km, through Mains of Moy, to the sharp 135 degree bend immediately before Earnhill Farm.  At that bend, continue straight for approximately 1 km.  Parking will be at Wellside Farm on the left side (w3w: ///collected.resist.enough).  Marshalls will direct you to a parking space.  There will be a £1 charge.

From the East, please take the right turn off the A96 immediately after the Findhorn Bridge and follow the directions above.

The event will be signposted at the 135 degree bend immediately before Earnhill Farm.

Registration.  Registration will be at Wellside Farm (w3w: ///collected.resist.enough).  At Registration, there will be:

  • Hired dibbers ready for collection.
  • Maps for participants on the yellow course – please make sure you collect your yellow course map before going to the Start.
  • Limited entry on the day.  
The nearest public toilets are at Wellhill Car Park

Start and Finish

Starts.  From registration, starts will be approximately 800m.  Please continue north east along the Farm Road and follow the tapes into Culbin Forest.

Finish.  The Finish will be approximately 300m from registration.  Please follow the taped route out of the forest and then South West along the Farm Road to Wellside Farm.  The courses close at 13:30 hours.  All competitors must report to download by that time.

At registration

Courses

Four courses:

  • Green, 4.4km, 73m climb, 11 controls.
  • Light Green, 3.4km, 61m climb, 10 controls.
  • Orange, 2.3km, 29m climb, 9 controls.
  • Yellow, 2.0km, 28m climb, 9 controls

Terrain

Culbin was planted between the wars to stabilise shifting sand dunes; the resulting open pine forest on complex topography is perfect for orienteering. The forest is mainly runnable with good visibility though some pockets of gorse and deeper heather do exist. There is very little bracken, or water, and no rock. Hills are not high, but can have short steep faces. Some rides are reasonably clear to follow, but easy to miss on crossing. Some are revealed by having more ground vegetation, so it can be faster to run through the forest beside them.

The area also has a number of extraction lanes, but these are well mapped.

 

Scale will be 1:7500 with 2.5m Contours.

Entry Details

Entries are online via SI Entries. 

  • Online entries open until Wednesday 22nd November at normal prices.
  • Late entries and Limited EOD until 11:30 am on the day subject to an additional £1 and subject to map availability.  Entries can also be edited/changed/cancelled until this closure again subject to map availability.

Entry Fees:

  • Senior Member - £5.00
  • Senior Non-Member - £6.00
  • Junior / Student Member - £3.50
  • Junior / Student Non-Member - £4.50
  • £1 discount if using own SI-Card 
SiEntries Link

Final Details

Safety Information

  • Other Forest Users - Please respect other users of the Forest (dog walkers, dogs, horse riders, horses and cyclists).
  • Log stacks – As tempting as it may be, they must not be climbed on as they could fall and injure you or someone else.
  • Trip Hazards - Please note that Culbin has potential trip hazards, including tree roots, stony and broken ground and litter.
  • Ticks - Culbin Forest has ticks.  Though they may not be too active at this time of year, please check yourself for ticks and remove them ideally within 48 hours of the event.
  • Farm Track.  The route to the start and from the finish will use the farm track.  The track has very low traffic density.  Participants are advised to be mindful of vehicles using the track and that 'caution runner' signs will be displayed to warn drivers of participants using the track.
  • Weather.  Though the weather for Saturday looks fine, participants are advised that a waterproof may be made compulsory if inclement weather.  Participants will be advised by a sign at the start and at registration, as required.
  • Dis-orientation.  Participants are advised that the safety bearing is to head due south until they meet a main forest track or exit the forest. 

Event Officials

Andrew Campbell
Karen Fraser
Andrew Campbell
andrewandlizcampbell@outlook.com
Elizabeth Furness
07951628600

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.  

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