3 courses are available, a Short, a Medium, and a Long.
You may download and print the pdf file of the course. There are no flags at the control sites, your phone will beep when you are within 10 metres of the control site.
The MapRunF phone app may be used on the course. You can run the courses just using the map, but there's no confirmation that you are at a control.
MapRunF Instructions:
At home. The following is best done at home.
1. Print the Map from the links below. If no printer the map will be loaded on your phone on the App.
2. Download the 'Maprun F' app on your phone, then open it.
3. Put your name or family name and details in "Name"
4. If you live near Malahide select 'Events Near Me'
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Select Event - Ireland - Dublin. You will see all Dublin Events.
5. Select Malahide Castle Short, Malahide Castle Medium, or Malahide Castle Long Course.
(Long Course is for experienced orienteers)
It may take a little time to download the course. The screen then jumps back to main screen.
You can now head to Malahide Castle .
6. The start is the footpath juction in front of the main castle door, in this photo.
7. Hit the "Go to Start" button on MaprunF. It will beep once you are near the start location i.e. the triangle on the map.
8. You then follow the course in order i.e. control 1, 2, 3 .......Finish. The phone will beep when you get to each control.
The map is on both the phone and the print. Don't forget to finish.
If you pass another control the phone should beep but ignore the control till later.
Be careful not to run close to the Start/Finish point before registering the other points when using MapRunF.
Also be aware that the GPS on the phone may be affected by tree cover. This particularly affects some of the controls on the long course.
The app shows the orienteering map overlaid on Google aerial view.
Hope you enjoy. Email your time to fin@orienteering.ie or valjone@gmail.com and we will post it here.
This course is 2.6K and is suitable for juniors and relative beginners. It includes 7 control points as well as the start/finish. The start/finish is the path junction in front of the castle door.
Click here to open the pdf file, then print.
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This course is 3.9K and is suitable for anyone looking for a longer course than the short but does not require much navigation experience. It includes 11 control points as well as the start/finish. The start/finish is the path junction in front of the castle door.
Click here to open the pdf file, then print.
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This course is 7.7K. It is for experienced orienteers. It includes 14 control points some off paths in wooded sections. The start/finish is also the path junction in front of the castle door..
Click here to open the pdf file, then print.