Donadea - Jan 2026
Local Event
Local Event
Entries will open soon . Starts available from 11.00 to 13.00. The forest barrier will be open to facilitate free entry to the park.
Location on Google Maps: Click Here!
The park has Composting toilets available near the carpark.
Whether you are a complete novice, a family, or a seasoned veteran, there is a course to suit:
The Adventure Course is suitable for families or beginners.
The Medium course is suitable for experienced orienteers and adult beginners and improvers who can cope with some off-track forest running/walking.
The Long course is suitable for adult improvers and experienced people who are good at map reading and compass skills.
Three (3) courses are planned as follows:
Adventure 2.8k 11 Controls
Medium 4.8k 16 Controls
Long 7.5k 23 Controls
Climb is negligible on all courses. Adventure 1:7,500 Others 1:10,000.
Full leg cover recommended on the Long and Medium. Some brambles mostly avoidable. Quite a number of fallen trees.
Entry fees are the usual:
Adults: €8 / person
Children: €4 / child
Student: €5 / student
Unwaged: €5 / person
OAP: €5 / person
Family Discount: €20 (Maximum of 2 Adults and no more than 8 family members / family)
If you're not a member of a club, and would like to join CNOC on the day, we're offering free membership for the first year (see more on cnoc.ie)
As with all recent events, we prefer pre-entry via the online entry system.
There will be limited entry on the day (by the number of spare maps we print).
Groups should pre-enter to ensure maps are available.
If you need to hire an SI card, we also rent them for €2, to be returned at the finish. Lost cards cost €40 to replace!