EVENT LOCATIONS OVERVIEW

Training - Saturday 21st July - Esgair Gorlan

Day 1 - Sunday 22nd July - Gwanas (Long Distance)

Used for Croeso 1996 and 2000, Gwanas comprises the mid and lower slopes of Cribin Fawr with a wealth of rock and contour detail on its sides. The middle part of the area is forested and the majority of the terrain is open and generally runnable.

Grid Reference: SH771166 (Streetmap); Google Maps Organising Club: ERYRI & DEE Organiser: Mair Tomos and Sue Norris Planner: Katy Dyer Controller: Mark Dyer

Day 2: Monday 23rd July - Foel Goch (Long Distance)

New to orienteering, Foel Goch and its near neighbour, Moel y Llyn, comprise two hills, rising to around 500m. The terrain is generally runnable, with intricate rock and much contour detail. Photo gallery.

Day 3 - Tuesday 24th July - Hafod (Middle Distance) - UK Cup and UK Masters Cup

The Hafod Estate is recognised as one of the finest examples in Europe of a Picturesque landscape, and its forest provided an excellent venue for the Welsh Middle Distance Championships in 2010. Most of the competition will take place on a runnable plateau with good contour, rock and water feature detail. Photo gallery.

The event will also host the Welsh Middle Distance Championships again as well as UK Cup, FCC and UK Masters Cup races.

Rest Day - Wednesday 25th July - Have a look at our Social Programme and Things to Do pages

Day 4 - Thursday 26th July - Llynnoedd Teifi 1 (Long Distance) - UK Cup

A real gem of an area, Llynnoedd Teifi (Teifi Pools) is situated in a remote and wild upland plateau (the “green desert of Wales”) which contains a bewildering variety of small hills, lakes, streams and marshes. Generally very runnable, Teifi Pools will provide a superb orienteering experience. It has never been used before for orienteering. Photo gallery.

The event will also host a UK Cup race and a FCC race.

Day 5 - Friday 27th July - Llynnoedd Teifi 2 (Long Distance)

The mapped area of Teifi Pools is large enough to hold two full days of competition, and the quality of the terrain more than justifies this. A second opportunity to enjoy “wilderness orienteering” at its best!

Day 6 - Saturday 28th July - Aberystwyth (Urban) - UK Masters Cup

Croeso 2012 ends with a spectacular finale in the host town with an Urban race with Middle Distance winning times. The terrain is hugely varied - university campus, local woodland, irregular streets and parkland. (“It’s looking good!” says mapper Graham Gristwood). Another new area for orienteering.

The event will also host a UK Masters Cup race.