Trooperstown Hill

Description:

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

County:

Wicklow

Date:

Wednesday 6th July, 2011

Time:

19:30

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:

Leinster League 

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 Leinster League race 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		Mick Hanney	No
Race Director		Ken McDonagh	No
First Aid Officer		Mick Hanney	No
Race Marker		Vivian O'Gorman	No
Laptop Operator		Kevin O'Riordan	No
Laptop Operator		Melanie Earwaker	No
Helper		Ruairí Short	No
Helper		Peter Cannon	No
Helper		Zuzana Pavlikova	No
Helper		Jean Bader	No
Helper		Amidou Dembele	No
Helper		Michael Conneally	No
Helper		Nigel Carroll	No
Helper		Charlie Lyons	No
Helper		Michael Galligan	No
Helper		Eamonn O'Neill	No
Helper		Gordon Douglas	No
Helper		Paddy Lord	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		Angus Tyner	Yes
Helper		Laurence Colleran	Yes
Helper		Niamh Hartnett	Yes
Helper		Liz Ryan	Yes
Helper		Ben Mooney	Yes
Helper		Jesko Zimmerman	Yes
Helper		Helen Dixon	Yes
Helper		Robert Moloney	Yes
Helper		John O'Regan	Yes
Helper		John Langan	Yes
Helper		Paul Steele	Yes

Carpool