Course Brief

Race Distance: 6.2 Miles (10k)
The minimum age for this race is 15 years old on race day

Course Description

Runners that are transported to the start by coach will disembark at Ty Gwyn and walk the short distance to the start. If you want to travel on the race train you can buy a train ticket with your entry. The train has a capacity of about 240 so tickets for runners are in short supply. Descending at Quarry Siding there is no platform so please take care; you then walk a few hundred yards down a lane to the starts. Once again there will be clothes collection point and toilets facilities available although only a limited number of toilets. The start is by train whistle and instructions about this will be given by the marshals in charge. Following the start the course runs across a field to turn and join a rough mountain road that ascends steeply crosses the railway at Quarry Sidings (the train has now begun its journey back to Tywyn) for over a 1/3 mile. On reaching the brow of the hill as you look towards the coast and Tywyn the course now levels off for a short way before leaving the road and plunging down a very narrow path (take care). Running over very rough terrain crossing a small stream the Railway and Dolgoch Station can be seen on your right. After descending a short incline the course turns abruptly right (if you had the time Dolgoch Falls are just a few yards on the left as you turn) running beside the river which is the continuation of the falls you then cross over the narrow footbridge just before the viaduct which carries the railway high above you and turn left to run back along the other side of the river. Climbing up uneven and steep steps the course now crosses very boggy terrain and a small stream to join a very narrow path that follows the railway through trees for what seems an eternity before reaching open fields again. Crossing these you climb to the highest point on this section of the course before descending towards Brynglas where you merge with the shorter races and so that description should now be read to indicate the route you follow back to Tywyn and the finish line.

Disgrifiad o'r Cwrs

Fydd rhai rhedwyr yn cael eu cludo i'r cychwyn gan y bws ag yn cael ei disgyn wrth Ty Gwyn gan cerdded y bellder byr I’r llinell dechrau. Os ydych am deithio ar y trên y ras allwch brynu tocyn trên pam rydach yn cofrestru. Mae gan y trên tua 240 o seddi felly mae tocynnau ar gyfer rhedwyr yn brin. Os am trafeilio ar y tren fyddach yn dymchwel ar gorsaf Quarry Sidings, does dim llwyfan felly cymerwch ofal; fydd angen cerdded ychydig gannoedd o lathenni i lawr lôn i'r cychwyn. Unwaith eto fydd cyflusterau i casglu dillad a thoiledau ar gael er mai dim ond nifer fach o toiledau fydd ar gael. Mae,r ras yn cychwyn dan chwiban y trên a bydd cyfarwyddiadau am hyn yn cael eu rhoi gan y marsialiaid sydd wrth y llyw.

Yn dilyn y cychwyn mae'r cwrs yn rhedeg ar draws cae i droi ac ymuno â ffordd fynyddig garw sy'n dringo'n serth ag yn croesi'r rheilffordd wrth Quarry Sidings (mae'r trên bellach wedi cychwyn ar ei daith yn ôl i Dywyn) am dros 1/3 milltir. Wrth gyrraedd pen y bryn rydach yn edrych tuag at yr arfordir a Tywyn mae'r cwrs bellach yn lefelu am ychydig cyn gadael y ffordd a phlymio i lawr llwybr cul iawn (cymerwch ofal). Gan redeg dros dir garw iawn sy'n croesi nant fach gellir gweld y Rheilffordd a Gorsaf Dolgoch ar eich dde. Ar ôl dod i lawr rhiw fer mae'r cwrs yn troi'n sydyn i'r dde (os oes yr amser dim ond ychydig lathenni ar y chwith wrth i chi droi mi welwch rheadr Dolgoch are I’ch chwyth fel rydach yn troi i’r dde) yn rhedeg wrth ochr yr afon sef parhad y rheadr yna ychydig cyn y draphont sy'n cario'r rheilffordd yn uchel uwch eich pen trowch i'r chwith dros bont droed gul sy'n croesi'r afon i redeg yn ôl ar yr ochr arall. Wrth ddringo i fyny grisiau anwastad a serth mae'r cwrs bellach yn croesi tir corslyd iawn a nant fechan i ymuno â llwybr cul iawn sy'n dilyn y rheilffordd trwy goed am oesoedd cyn cyrraedd caeau agored eto. Wrth groesi'r rhain, byddwch yn dringo i'r pwynt uchaf ar y rhan hon o'r cwrs cyn disgyn tuag at Brynglas lle rydych yn uno â'r rasys byrrach ag felly fydd rhaid darllen y disgrifiad yna I cael canlyn y cwrs yn ol I Tywyn ar llinell diwedd .