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43. Wawel Cup

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Merry Christmas!

We would like to wish you Merry Christmas – a lot of health, happiness and… to appearance all of you in the New Year!

IV stage – Grochowiec

FOUR HILLS 

4th day of Wawel Cup will be about yet another middle run. The competition will be held on four hills and what you will find there is… a lot of rocky formations! Some of them will be placed on half-opened terrains, the rest will be hiddened in Jura’s vegetation. Please expect a challenging rocky middle!

III stage – Świniuszka

FUN IN THE ROCKS

Next stage is yet another day with rocky fun! Following Wikipedia: Świniuszka is a hill, covered by loads of rocks and caves”. You will experience a short stage with a map with enlarged scale… and control points nearly almost every feature!

Trail Orienteering

Similarly to last year, we are planning a few additional events during 40. edition of Wawel Cup. Along with “Na Ratunek” (“To the Rescue”) Foundation we decided to organize a Trail Orienteering during stage IV. It is mainly addressed to competitors with disabilities, but we encourage every Wawel Cup participant to give it a try!

Trail Orienteering

Model Event – Żelazko

Our come back to Jura means come back to Żelazko which is like Polish Orienteering “Mecca”. This is the place when we organise training field, available to you as of Monday. Rocky terrains with diverse runnability might be a good warm-up before the Polish Orienteering feast.

Similarly to last years, we will prepare two trainings for you (Monday, Tuesday) in the form of Model Event. You will get to familiarize yourself with the map paper and print. At the finish line you will get a printout with split times. The Model Event results will be published on our website. What is ahead of you are two stages in the different parts of the forest. You can choose from 3 courses with differentiated level of length/difficulty.

Model Event – here

II stage – Rodaki

WELL-ROUNDED LONG DISTANCE

After a 9 year-long gap, we are coming back to Jura, to one of the most interesting and most diversified terrains. Rodaki is about the large number of rocky formations, half-opened terrains, as well as diversified forms of the terrain. Long distance run during second day will be the icing on the cake of next Wawel Cup!

I stage – Bledowska Desert

Same as last year, we would like to share with you information about each stage . It’s time for the first one!

AN IMPRESSIVE BEGINNING

At the very beginning, Wawel Cup 2021 competition comes back to Błędów Desert. This time in a form of mass start with many control points. Our cherry on the top is the location of competition center – one of the most attractive location in the history. The compass rose located in desert will stay in every participant’s memory for long!

Location

One more time, we would like to present competition location maps. Everything (apart from 1st stage) will be placed in one locality. Let these five days be full of great holiday and sportive mood!

 

40. Wawel Cup – tip

2021 Żelazko – ???
2020 Podlesice – 756
2019 Kraków – 890
2018 Podlesice – 1099
2017 Klucze – 816
2016 Kraków – 526
2015 Kraków – 523
2014 Złoty Potok – 561

Look at the last 8 years attendance. And (similar as 3 years ago), we have a small contest! Try to guess how many participants will be present on 40. Wawel Cup. Type in comments – winner will start in 41. Wawel Cup for FREE! You can pick out till the end of the month, the edited comments won’t be taken into account.