Donadea - Jan 2026

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!