Tayside Open Event and Junior Jamie Stevenson Trophy

Sun 15th Jun 2025

Last updated: 15th Jun
Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Moorland
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Info

Event overview: All are welcome to Tay's latest local event, which is arranged to tie in with the annual junior Jamie Stevenson Trophy competition. This is being run on the same day, so this is a good chance for everyone to try the courses out yourselves once the juniors have finished their race. Juniors who want to enter the JST should use a specific entry form directly via your club, who will have received details separately.

The Hill of Alyth is one of our best areas, with extensive views over Strathmore and north towards the Grampian hills. It was remapped in 2004 when is was used for the Scottish middle distance championships, and has a wealth of tricky contoured areas, and a labyrinth of thick gorse patches, giving a real navigation challenge in places. Courses will also make use of the extensive path network to give route choice, and offer suitable courses for newcomers and those wanting to avoid rougher running.

Location

Nearest town: Alyth

Grid Ref: NO23455108
Postcode: PH11 8LD
Latitude: 56.62578
Longitude: -3.22687
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Pre event information

Directions / Parking

Alyth is off the A926 some 10km east of Blairgowrie in Perthshire.

Parking is on the north side of the Hill of Alyth W3W /// activates.contoured.allies

Entrance to car parking field, north of Hill of Alyth is after Balwhyme Farm Newton of Bamff, Alyth. Please approach from the southwest.

The entrance into the field is awkward from the east.

Due to small unclassified roads in the area, everyone is requested to approach from Alyth and exit that way too.

Signage will be from Bamff Road in Alyth.

Heading west from Alyth on Bamff Road, turn right onto an unclassified road just before the Den of Alyth car park, follow this as signed to the parking on the right beyond the farm.

Please avoid turning up the road to the farm and don't enter the farm steading.

Facilities

Limited toilets at the event.

On the day results should be available (web contact permitting) at -

https://www.taysideorienteers.org.uk/latest-results/

Registration & Start Times

Start times for public courses 12:30 to 1:30 close at 3pm

Course Information

Courses (distances subject to final planning):
Yellow: 1.8 km
Orange: 2.5 km
Light Green: 3.1 km
Green: 4.2 km
Blue: 5.2 km
Courses close at 3.00 pm

Explanation of colour courses

White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Entry via Si entries online....... closing 9th June

https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=15763

Contacts / Officials

Organiser Alistair Duiguid

Planners Alistarir Duguid and Grant Carstairs

Controller Jason Inman FVO: assistant Lawrence Ward INT

Dogs allowed?

Sheep are in this area… dogs in carpark only on a lead. Not allowed in the competition area.

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

Keep It Clean campaign - Forestry Commission Scotland

Our forests are at risk from tree pests and diseases. These can dramatically affect the health of our trees, upsetting the delicate ecosystem balance and devastating large areas of woodland.
Pests and diseases hitch a ride in mud and debris on shoes, paws and tyres, ending up in new forests. Here, they can spread rapidly in environments with no natural resilience.
Read more about this on the FCS website.

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