Three-Rock Ticknock

Description:

The classical route taking in Three-Rock and a loop around Fairy Castle mountain

County:

Dublin

Date:

Wednesday 13th May, 2009

Time:

19:30

Climb (m):

376

Distance (km):

8.60

Event Difficulty:

6 (2,2,2) - Moderate Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Leinster League 

Getting There:

Please car pool from Taylors 3 Rock

Organisers Instructions:

UPDATE - Monday 11th May, 2009. Coillte have granted us extended opening at Ticknock, until 9:30pm. For those who feel they may not complete the course and exit within this time, can you consider doing the short course. All cars must be out by 9:30pm at the latest,

UPDATE - Sunday 10th May, 2009. The Route will be as depicted on the map, and as described below.

It is a challenging course, with 3 separate rocky ascents & fast decents (only 1 short rocky decent, all others are very fast).

Route Description:

Starts at Ticknock lower carpark and has an instant sharp climb directly up to the upper carpark. Here the route swings slightly to the left and take the muddy relatively flat path along the outskirts of the forest to the bottom of the Boneshaker. The route swings right and takes the rocky Boneshaker path all the way up to the masts at Three Rock.

From here you will be directed by a marshall left down a fire road. After about 1km (about 100m AFTER the left hairpin band) you take sharp right cutting into the forest. This path will continuously veer right and lead you up a rocky path. As you approach the top of this path watch for a sharp left that takes you to another fire road. Take a right here along fireroad back to the Three Rock masts.

At the masts a marshall will direct you left, directly up the rocky path all the way to the Fairy Castle cairn. You touch the pile of rocks and swing to the left down a very muddy section to a path T-junction. You take the sharp left, which will take you down a fast rocky path. To avoid runners bashing into each other, the downhill runners will take a right before the main Fairy Castle track, running parallel to the main track. After about 50m you turn left to join up with again with the main track and follow it all the way back to the Three Rock masts.

From here a marshall will lead you down the tarmac road. After about 500m the route takes a very sharp left down a narrow steep path. At the bottom of the steep section, the route swings right all the way down through the forest to the start/finish area.

There will be marshalls at Three Rock and Fairy Castle. Apart from that you will be looking out for small flags, red/white safety tape and some small signs to find your way. Do NOT run over safety tape - safety tape will be used to block paths not on the race route. This area is very heavily used by walkers and mountain bikers, so please be aware that you are not the only people on this mountain. It is advised to know the route as markers have been known to be moved ...

The short course will ignore the Fairy Castle loop (6km, 500m).

Route map provided by 3Roc Orienteering Club.

Prizegiving Location:

Taylors 3 Rock

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	Brendan O'Connor		No
Race Director		Brendan O'Connor	No
First Aid Officer		Dermot Murphy	No
Race Marker	Jacqueline O'Hagan		No
Race Marker		Jacqueline O'Hagan	No
Race Marker		Mike Long	No
Race Marker		Henny Brandsma	No
Laptop Operator		Grainne Connor	No
Helper		Vivian O'Gorman	No
Helper		Conor Brangan	No
Helper		Ronan Hickey	No
Helper		Donna Mahon	No
Helper		Patrick Ryan	No
Helper		Berndt Heim	No
Helper		Ciaran Duggan	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

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Marker		Mike Long	Yes
Helper		Paul O'Grady	Yes
Helper		Greg Byrne	Yes
Helper		Peter Cannon	Yes
Helper		Ger Power	Yes
Helper		Paul Duffy	Yes
Helper		Ben Moore	Yes
Helper		Hazel Thompson	Yes
Helper		Deirdre O'Neill	Yes

Carpool