Schedule Detail

Sat - May 25, 2013 - Hickory Run Sand Spring: Navigate → 🌎   Relay
Event Director: James McGrath
Course Setter: James McGrath

Notes: DVOA Picnic, Summer Meeting and Relay

ED/CS Notes:

The Hickory Hop will get started in grand fashion, as we welcome everyone to the relay excitement of the 2013 DVOA Vice President's Cup.

The Point System and Courses

As in previous years, it will be a relay, inspired by the rules for the US Relay Championships. That means that there is a handicapping system, designed to enhance the overall level of competitiveness and excitement.

There are a few small deviations with respect to point values, indicated in bold, below.

Ages 17-20 or 40-49 receives 1 point

Ages 15, 16 or 50-59 receives 2 points

Under 15 years of age or 60 and older receives 3 points

A female orienteer receives 2 points, in addition to any age points.

A team can contain at most 1 person between ages 21 and 39 (inclusive).

Another deviation: there are 3 divisions: 3, 6, and 9 point teams. Each team must have 3 runners (and no one can run more than one leg.)

The total distance converged in the 3 divisions is as follows:

3 point: 12.9K

6 point: 10.4K

9 point: 7.9K

The different divisions will run the following legs:

3 Point

1) Blue

2) Green

3) Orange

6 Point

1) Red

2) Brown

3) Yellow

9 Point

1) Brown

2) Orange

3) Yellow

(The correspondence with color-coded courses is not exact. However, these courses would tend to correspond with longish middle courses of their respective difficulties.)

Event Logistics

Registration will open at 10:30 AM on Saturday at the Sand Spring Lake pavilion. (We’ll have orienteering signs to direct you there.) The total cost is $20 per team. Registration closes at 11:30 AM, allowing enough time to hand out maps.

There will be a mass start for all teams at high noon.

Unlike some relays, there will be no forking, catch-up mass starts, or other complications. This will be a barebones event (albeit one with great map, terrain, and we hope, good courses) that will be a perfect way to ease into the weekend's festivities.

The map is 1:10,000 with 5 meter contours. It features recent updates by Tom Overbaugh. Maps will be laser-printed on 8.5 x 11 paper, with clues on the maps and separate clues available. (Again, no forking.) The map may not have a legend, but some free legends will be available at registration.

Feel free to use this thread to advertise for teammates, and consult the Hickory Hop Rogaine pre-registration list to see other folks who will be there for the weekend.

https://www.orienteeringusa.org/eventregister/c21/reglist/?event_id=47

Map Location:

Previous Results from this Map:
  Sep 14, 2025
  Sep 15, 2024
  Sep 14, 2024
  Sep 14, 2024
  Sep 17, 2023

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.

Legend
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
	E-Punching
	Confirmed Event
	Special Event
Example O-Signs: