Trooperstown Hill

Description:

Long loop over unnamed "Boots" mountain and Trooperstown Hill itself

County:

Wicklow

Date:

Sunday 20th February, 2011

Time:

11:00

Climb (m):

380

Distance (km):

10.60

Event Difficulty:

6 (1,2,3) - Easy Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, >10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Winter League Leinster 

Route Description:

Avg Ascent/Descent Grade: 7.1%/-7.4% (be warned that final descent has a -26% descent grade)

Getting There:

Take the M50 Southbound, get off at the Roundwood exit (Kilmacanogue) and follow the signs towards Laragh, drive through Annemoe and follow the bend left. 1.5km further down (keep the River Inchavore on your left), youll see a brown sign saying "Trooperstown", turn in here and follow the minor road to the car park at the river before the stone bridge. There is limited parking at the prize-giving venue so please carpool to this race. Grid ref for parking: T 158 969.

Organisers Instructions:

There will be a short (junior) route: 4.5 km, ~ 150 m climb.

Prizegiving Location:

The Coach House Roundwood. Reserved section

Notes:

This is the longest of the Winter League races but takes place on very good trails. The course is boggy in a few places but otherwise very runnable and starts and finishes on fire road in Trooperstown Forest. One of the final descents is on scree.

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		Rachel Cinnsealach	No
Deputy Race Director	Billy Alexander		No
First Aid Officer		Mick Hanney	No
Race Marker		Conor O'Meara	No
Laptop Operator		Fergal Buckley	No
Helper		Eavan Casey	No
Helper		Stephen Brennan	No
Helper		Conor Brangan	No
Helper		Lindie Naughton	No
Helper		Lindie Naughton	No
Helper		Fiona Sheerin	No
Helper		Fiona Sheerin	No
Helper		Henny Brandsma	No
Helper	Brendan Pollard		No
Helper		Brendan Pollard	No
Helper	Melanie Earwaker		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
Helper		Barry Moore	Yes
Helper		John Greene	Yes
Helper		Donal Troddyn	Yes
Helper		Rosemary Monahan	Yes
Helper		Karen O'Hanlon	Yes

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