- Sun - Sep 15, 2024 - Hickory Run Sand Spring
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Map & Directions
W Y O Br G R
Event Director: Mary Frank 16103104675
Course Setter: Rob Wilkison Co-Setter: Samuel Kolins
Pre-register Here (recommended) or Check Who's Registered 👥
Notes: Last Start is at Noon. Controls to be picked up starting 2 pm. Details
ED/CS Notes:
All starts will be about 100 m. from the campground dining hall and all finishes will be at the front of the dining hall.
Dark green on the map is usually rhododendron and the medium green is usually mountain laurel. Getting through dark green may require some crawling. There are sometimes deer trails through the laurel. The green vegetation boundaries have expanded a bit in places but can still be used as rough navigational aids.
As of one week before the event, most water features (ponds and marshes) had some water but they can dry up quickly. Even without water they are distinguishable from the surrounding terrain.
WHITE course: A couple of trails have become somewhat overgrown and there will be orange streamers marking them. The course does require a 100 m. walk along the edge of a park road. Most of the traffic on the road will be people coming to the event. Take care.
The blue course is the only one crossing (and recrossing) a major park road. All courses, except white and yellow, will cross a narrow park road that parallels Hickory Run. There is a pedestrian bridge crossing Hickory Run at a location where a water stop will be located. Advanced courses will have one or two other water stops at control locations. There are no water stops on the white and yellow courses as they remain in the campground area.Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls White 2.10km 70.0m 13 Yellow 2.40km 65.0m 11 Orange 4.50km 135.0m 13 Brown 4.10km 125.0m 11 Green 5.50km 180.0m 13 Red 6.80km 205.0m 13 Blue 8.40km 230.0m 15
Full Schedule (old style)
PDF Schedule
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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