Djouce (New Route from Djouce Woods)

Description:

Djouce woods car park to Djouce

County:

Wicklow

Date:

Wednesday 14th May, 2014

Time:

19:30

Climb (m):

580

Distance (km):

9.80

Event Difficulty:

7 (2,3,2) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Leinster League 

Route Description:

A new route has been finalised. Both long and short courses follow a clockwise loop within Djouce Woods. The full course breaks off approx half way for an out-and-back up Djouce Mountain. (9.8km, 580m) Short course is the loop, without any of the out-and-back to Djouce mountain. (5.2 km, 300 m) There is some steep climbing and some steeper descending. Almost all the course is on trails and open mountain. Start and finish is at the big junction approx 1km down the fire road from the car park.

Getting There:

Turn off N11 at Kilmacanogue onto R755. Turn off onto R760 after 1.7km Sharp left after 1.4km(signs for An Tóchar/Roundwood/Gleann Dá Loch/Glendalough) Race parking after 1.5km at Lower Djouce Woods car park. Parking will limited and very tight. Please carpool from the Glencormac Inn, Kilmacanogue (prize-giving location).

Organisers Instructions:

There will be an early start at 7:00PM

Prizegiving Location:

Glencormac Inn, Kilmacanogue

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		Eoghan Carton	No
Deputy Race Director		Justin O'Keeffe	No
First Aid Officer		James Sharkey	No
Laptop Operator		Peter Cannon	No
Shadow laptop operator		Jesko Zimmerman	No
Helper		Pat Foley	No
Helper		Anthony O'Reilly	No
Helper		Niamh Carton	No
Helper		Seamus Kilcullen RIP	No
Helper		Geraldine Maguire	No
Helper		Paula Keohan	No
Helper		Ronan Hickey	No
Helper		Mike Whitfield	No
Helper		Brian Leonard	No
Helper		Tiarnan Johnston	No
Helper		Shay Cleary	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
Race Marker		Alan Ayling	Yes
Helper		Daniel Morrogh	Yes
Helper		Ger Power	Yes

Carpool