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IMRA: Carlingford Slieve Foye
September 3, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
DESCRIPTION: Carlingford, Slieve Foye
COUNTY: Louth
DATE: Sunday 3 September, 2023
TIME: 12:00
CLIMB (M): 540
DISTANCE (KM): 8.50
EVENT DIFFICULTY: 6 (2,2,2) – Moderate Terrain, 200M – 500M ascent, 6Km – 10Km
RACE MARKING:
– Only major junctions marked
GPS ALLOWED: Yes
ENTRY DETAILS: please see here for more information
ROUTE DESCRIPTION: Starts just past first walking gate on trail up to famine village. Climb up and over Barnavave (past trig point). Continue and descend to ridge that leads to Slieve Foye. Ascent to trig point there and descent retracing route back over Barnavave past trig and down to Start/Finish area. Short Course is to Trig point at Summit of Barnavave and back.
GETTING THERE: Coming from Dublin/Belfast Direction: Drive north on M1: Take the N52 exit toward Dundalk North/Carlingford/R173/Ballymascanlan Follow R173 and follow signs for Carlingford. Take left at ‘The Bush’ (also R173). Drive about 1.5km before taking a left at Grange onto Rooskey Road. Take second left. Parking is after a couple of hundred metres on your right. https://goo.gl/maps/yqYJmGkJgNDSb2aL7 (SEE LINK)
ORGANISERS INSTRUCTIONS:
Pre-race Information:
Race registration is opening at 11am and will close at 11:45 am.
There will be no sign in sheet. Your name will be ticked off the list at the registration tables.
If you need to pick up a race number for 2023, please do so at the registration tables.
Mandatory kit: Waterproof rain jacket, IMRA race No.
Parking and Registration is at open area on road about 100m south of trail head. Room for about 30 cars here and about 10 or so more near trail head. If running late consider parking in Bush or near Grange Church and jogging up. https://www.google.ie/maps/@54.0212997,-6.1877733,324m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m2!1e4!1e3 (SEE LINK)
PRIZEGIVING LOCATION: At Race Finish
Further Information:
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