Highest Permanent Orienteering Course in the UK

[andy L]

I'm currently co-ordinating the install of a new permanent orienteering course at the Nevis Range top gondola station.

I'm proposing to claim this as the highest permanent orienteering course in the UK once opened, assuming this is true! The course will start at the gondola station at c650m and provisionally the highest control will be at c790m.

Can anyone think of a higher course / control? The other candidate I'd looked at was the Windy ridge perm course over at Cairngorm, but the start for that c640m and highest control c765m, so think I'm clear of that.

Any higher offers? Else I will get it painted on the side of the promotional bus

thanks

[yted]

Not much competition from here in York... we may go for the lowest though.

[buzz]

I doubt anyone can beat the Nevis Range or Windy Ridge, but how about bids for the third highest or maybe highest in England?

This course near Sheffield rises to 430m at control 10
http://www.cognitocoaching.com/maps/WendysChallenge.pdf

[DJM]

Why not allow Wales in on the act too?

SWOC have regular events on Fan Fawr (the map is called "Storey Arms SW") which is on the other side of the A470 from Pen y Fan. The car park is at about 420 m and the highest control site I've found is at about 650 m.

[andy L]

thanks everyone for the replies... I will notch up the plaque to affix to the control then

[graeme]

we may go for the lowest though.

Not a permanent course, but we have had to adjust the start times at Gullane to make sure the controls are in before the tide.

[Excelman]

Could you take the permanet course to the top of Ben Nevis? There's a linear feature to follow along the Carn Mor Dearg Arete

[yted]

Above the waves? What about the British Sprint Champs in Scarbrough where the first two finishers in men's elite ran through the waves?

[andy L]

opening on Saturday (29th) late afternoon with entry details here https://www.goorienteering.org.uk/cours ... n-the-uk-o if anyone is in the vicinity...

I have indeed staked claim to the highest course with maximum control sited at 793m, complete with plaque