Oban 2011

31st July - 6th August, 2011

Oban & Lorn, Gateway to the Isles

This part of the West coast of Scotland is a popular holiday destination that has something to offer for everyone.
Mountains - Lochs - Sea - Islands - Wildlife - History
The forests and moorland near Oban offer a fantastic variety of terrain that will appeal to all orienteers.

Mature oak woodland
Younger birch thickets
Wild open moorland
Intricate contour detail

Join us in 2011 for some top quality orienteering and get an outstanding holiday location included free!

The planned locations of the events are:

Ardnaskie
Ardchattan
Creag Mhic
Dunollie and Ganavan
Lochnell (new area)
Torinturk (new area)

You can see previous maps of 4 of the areas to be used on the right.

Accommodation

The Event Centre is Benderloch School (Grid Reference NM 906 386) which is north of the Connel Bridge, near Oban.
The plan is to have the event campsite in fields nearby the event centre.

Self catering accommodation

The town of Oban can be very busy in July and August. If you are looking for self catering accommodation out with Oban, then try many of the small villages surrounding Oban to the north. Be careful when checking your search results as there are many places in Scotland with the same name. Always check the location on a map!
In your search engine, type in any of the following village names and then self catering accommodation.
Villages north of the Connel Bridge:

North Connel
Ledaig
Benderloch
Tralee Bay Holiday Park
Barcaldine
Appin
Port Appin
And a bit further away, Duror

Villages south of the Connel Bridge:

Connel
Taynuilt
Glen Lonan
Inverawe

Coaching & Training

Coaching & training areas will be available during the week of 25th - 29th July 2011. It is likely that the following areas will be used:

Kerrera, nr Oban
Sutherland’s Grove, Barcaldine
Inverawe, nr Taynuilt
Inveraray