Black Mountain

Description:

Race in Louth starting on good forest trail before moving onto boggy open mountain

County:

Louth

Date:

Sunday 5th April, 2009

Time:

12:00

Climb (m):

787

Distance (km):

14.80

Event Difficulty:

8 (2,3,3) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

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 1992 or later turn back at forest stile onto the open mountain.

Getting There:

Leave the 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.

Volunteers (Non-Running)

You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize

Current Volunteers

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Director	Gerry Brady		No
First Aid Officer	Dermot Murphy		No
Laptop Operator	Sinéad Roche		No

Volunteers (Running)

Check with race director if they have a need for people volunteering and running. Race directors need a minimum number of people available throughout the race to make the race work so non-running volunteers are preferable. While it can be helpful, volunteering in a volunteer and race capacity does not count towards qualifying for end of year prize

Current Volunteers

Carpool