- Sun - Dec 01, 2013 - Ridley Creek State Park
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Event Director: Ann Grace MacMullan
Co-Director: Daria Babushok
Course Setter: Hugh III MacMullan and see choices to Volunteer to help at this event 🙏
Notes: Ridley Fox Trot
ED/CS Notes:
The Ridley Foxtrot and Riddle is the capstone event of DVOA’s orienteering season. This year we will have a wonderful slate of orienteering courses set by veteran course setter Hugh MacMullan III; as well as the fantastic Riddle set by US Trail-O team member Karl Ahslwede. Stick around for hot refreshments, and the chance to win the Ridley Raffle! And, don’t forget to collect your award - there will be special awards given to the top male and female of each course as well as the top 3 finishers of the Riddle.
Location: (Intersection of Gradyville Rd and Providence Rd in Glen Mills, PA) - follow orange and white O signs once inside the park – Pavilion 17. There are bathroom facilities on site.
Schedule:
- Registration / Courses Start: 10am-1pm
- Ridley Riddle: 12pm to 2:30pm
- Ridley Raffle Drawing: 2:45pm
- Ridley Riddle course solutions: 3pm
- Courses Close: 3pm
- Award Ceremony: 3:05pm
- Riddle Course Review w/Karl: 3:15pm
We still need volunteers! Please send an email to Ann MacMullan (ann@macmullan.org) or Dasha Babushok (dbabusho@gmail.com) if you would like to join the 2013 Ridley FoxTrot Volunteer Team -- the Rousing Ridley Rangers!
Course Setter’s Notes: The Ridley Creek courses enable orienteers to avoid the worst of Ridley’s briars.
Note the greater than usual number of controls on the advanced courses. This is due in large part to clusters of short legs – forcing orienteers to concentrate while “control picking” and avoiding possible thorny route choices. Route choice will largely be on longer legs, with the usual Ridley “which road, which trail, how can I avoid climb” options.
There are numerous controls in some areas, some common to more than one course. They are all on different features, but pay particular attention to the control code. Anyone following someone on a different course will have problems.
Finally, the Red Course (only) crosses Ridley Creek twice, at ankle to mid-calf crossings. Orienteers willing to get wet feet will be rewarded with some of the Park’s nicest woods.
Map Location:
Previous Results from this Map:
Dec 01, 2024
Aug 12, 2023
Nov 27, 2022
Apr 03, 2021
Jun 05, 2019
Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls White 2.10km 105.0m 14 Yellow 3.50km 155.0m 14 Orange 4.90km 210.0m 10 Brown 3.20km 140.0m 16 Green 5.00km 265.0m 19 Red 6.70km 305.0m 28
Full Schedule (old style)
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Unless otherwise noted:
- Pre-registration is recommended, discounted, and open until Thursday night, before the event.
- Day-of-registration is available, at $10 for beginners, and $20 for other courses.
All starts are from 10:00am until 1:00pm unless otherwise noted. Follow the text directions and look for Orienteering road signs as you near the park.
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| W | White, beginner level 3km or less |
| Y | Yellow, advanced beginner 2.5 to 4km |
| O | Orange, intermediate 3.5 to 5.5km |
| Br | Brown, Short Advanced 3 to 5km |
| G | Green, Advanced 4.5 - 7km |
| R | Red, Longer Advanced 6 - 10km |
| Bl | Blue, Long Advanced 8 - 14kms |
| Sc | Score-O |
| Sp | Sprint-O |
| Adv | Advanced |
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