Event Details
- Date: Sunday 21st July 2024
- Format: Long
- Map: Merthyr Mawr [Old Map]
- Organising Club: North Gloucestershire Orienteering Club (NGOC)
Overview
Day 1 of CROESO 2024 will host a long distance event.
Merthyr Mawr has previously been used for many high-level events including the British Night Championships in 2018. It was re-mapped as a potential area for JK 2022 and will be revised for this event.
Officials
- Organiser: Gary Wakerley (NGOC)
- Planner: Andy Stott (NGOC)
- Controller: Charles Daniel (BOK) and Roger Stein (SBOC)
- Map Maker: Peel Land Surveys
Arena Location
- Ogmore Farm, adjacent to Ogmore Castle, Ogmore-by-Sea
- Postcode: CF32 0QP
- w3w: ///vines.riches.slug
- OS Grid:
- GPS:
Parking
Ogmore Farm, adjacent to Ogmore Castle, Ogmore-by-Sea
- Postcode: CF32 0QP
- w3w: ///vines.riches.slug
- OS Grid: SS882768
- GPS: 51.47918, -3.611248
Event Layout (tbc)
Arena
- Facilities, toilets, string course, catering, and traders available.
Start
Note: There will be a -4-minute call up. Control descriptions available on the lanes.
Finish
Remote Finish.
Terrain
Large area of complex rough open dunes. There are pockets of woodland and areas of dense vegetation. The area features the “Big Dipper” which is the biggest in Wales and the second-largest in Europe, about 60m high!
Map Sample
Post-race recommendations
- Local Castle: Ogmore Castle - Be enchanted
- Local Beach: Rest Bay - Go Surfing
- Local Food: Bridgend - Discover
