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Race the Castles Balmoral

Competition nameRace the Castles Balmoral
Start date20141018
End date20141019
CountryGreat Britain
Race typeInternational
Nearest place or cityAberdeen
Club/organizerMAROC / GRAMP
Region of countryDeeside, Scotland
Number of competition days2
Expected number of runners1000
WRE event?Yes
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Event descriptionUnique opportunity to orienteer in the Queen's own private Highland Estate. WRE and public forest racing in all age classes. Saturday long courses, Sunday relay or middle distance.
Terrain descriptionSaturday: Forest, classic Scottish forest never previously accessible for orienteering. Sunday: Open Sand dunes. The finest area of dunes left in Scotland, not turned into a links golf course.
Training possibilitiesRace in cities Edinburgh & Stirling, Oct 11-12 Train with the stars! join in with the WOC2015 training camp on Deeside Oct 13-17. Courses open to all, see http://www.woc2015.org/info/training-areas
Holiday activities,nature,hiking etc.Mountains, fishing, whisky, golf. And castles of course! http://www.royal-deeside.org.uk/‎
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Live results available?Yes
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