History

Since 1977, the Scottish Orienteering Association has organised a biennial multi-day orienteering festival called the Scottish 6 Days. The festival takes place during the summer in various parts of Scotland. In the late 80s, the Welsh Orienteering Association proposed the idea of organising a similar event in Wales. Eventually, it was agreed that there should be alternating festivals every 4 years - one in Wales and the other in the Lake District. In 1988, the first CROESO 6 Day festival was organised in South Wales and has been held regularly since then, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival has been hosted in various locations throughout Wales, showcasing the beautiful and diverse landscapes of the country.

Year	Event Centre	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Results
1988	Lampeter	Ogof Fynnon Ddu	Pembrey Forest	Plynlimon	Glasfynydd Forest North	Halfway Forest	Crychan Forest South
1992	Lampeter	Craig Twrch	Pembrey	Mynydd Preseli	Cefn Coch	Coed Maenarthur	Plynlimon
1996	Llanfair Caereinion	Gwanas & Tyddyn Ddu	Cefndeuddwr	Pen-y-Stryd to Bwlch-y-Ffordd	Craig Garth Bwlch	Hafren Forest	Croes y Forwyn
2000	Dolgellau	Gwanas & Tyddyn Ddu	Pen-y-Stryd	Llechweddgain	Cwm Moch	Gorddinan	No event
2004	Brecon	Sennybridge Training Area 2	Sennybridge Training Area 1	Pwll Ddu	Carneddau	Ogof Fynnon Ddu	Sennybridge Training Area 3
2008	Tredegar	Mynydd Llangynidr	The Blorenge	Pwll Du	Wentwood	Mynydd y Garn	Clydach Terrace	Results
2012	Aberystwyth	Gwanas	Foel Goch	Hafod	Llynnoedd Teif	Llynnoedd Teif	Aberystwyth University	Results
2016	Margam	Kenfig Burrows	Kenfig Burrows	Margam Forest North	Llangynidr	Margam Country Park & Graig Fawr	No Event	Results
2020	~~North Wales~~
2024	Brecon	Merthyr Mawr	Cribarth The sleeping Giant	Carreg Goch	Pen Rhiw Wen	Mynydd Langynidr	Merthyr Common

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