Church Mountain
- Description:
- Race to top of Church Mountain and loop on open mountain and forest trails.
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Wednesday 31st July, 2024
- Time:
- 19:30
- Climb (m):
- 545
- Distance (km):
- 9.55
- Event Difficulty:
- 7 (2,3,2) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Leinster League
- Mandatory Kit:
- Level B - Standard
- Waterproof jacket
- Hat or buff
- Gloves
- Whistle
- Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
- Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent
All runners must bring the above items to the race. The actual kit to be carried during the race will be finalised on the day, depending on conditions etc., and clearly advised at Registration.
You should also have the means to carry all the kit in case required.
Failure to have the required items may lead to you being denied entry to the race, or disqualification. Random checks may be carried out.
- Getting There:
- The race start/finish is at the Church Mountain Parking at Drumreagh on the Hollywood Glen road.
Race parking and registration is about 700m before the race start in a field in Dunboyke (53.074749, -6.608841).
Please approach from the Hollywood side (North). The turn off the N81 is 500m past Hollywood Cross when coming South from Dublin.
Standard IMRA parking charges are in effect for those without a full car:
€4 for a single person car
€3 for two people
€2 for three people
FREE for a full car (4+).
The landowner has kindly requested that all proceeds taken at the gate are donated to Friends of St. Lukes Hospital to support Cancer Care & Research - Organisers Instructions:
- N.B. The race crosses several private landowners lands. The route for the long race will pass through three sets of kissing gates. Runners MUST pass through the kissing gates.
****Under no circumstances are runners to climb over any fences or gates. This will result in automatic disqualification.****
Route map for Church Mtn - IMRA Race Route 2024 by Liam Mooney on plotaroute.com
There will be an early start, heading off at 7pm and a junior course with a start time of 7.35pm. The junior route , which will be approximately 5km and will start approximately 300m up the track from the main start location . There will be a marshal at turnaround point at the kissing gate before the summit. Please note U10s must be accompanied on the race route by a guardian or parent. For more information on Updated Junior runners policies, copy this link to your browser: https://www.imra.ie/forum/topic/id/5487
Route map for IMRA Church Mountain 2024 - Junior / Short Course by Liam Mooney on plotaroute.com
