Terrain
The 6 event areas are geographically spread across the area, from the North Sea coastline to Highland Perthshire. The range of forested and open areas - a combination of new and familiar areas - provide Tay 2009 with perhaps the widest range of orienteering challenges of any Six Day Competition so far.
The 6 areas are:
- Day 1: Dalrulzion.
- A brand new area for 2009 - plantation forest and moorland, and intricate rock and contour detail throughout.
- Day 2: Kinnoull and Deuchny.
- A well known local area, right on the edge of Perth and a real mixture of natural oak and birch and plantation forest; with a complex network of paths.
- Day 3: Tullochroisk.
- Returning to the venue of the Jan Kjellstrom 2000 Relays. Classic Highland Perthshire orienteering, technically and physically challenging.
- Day 4: Tentsmuir.
- Complex coastal pine forest, one of Lowland Scotland's finest areas.
- Day 5: Barry Buddon.
- A rare opportunity to visit an area of detailed duneland, next to the Carnoustie Championship golf course.
- Day 6: Loch Ordie.
- A new area of challenging navigation over Perthshire moorland.