- Sat - Mar 26, 2011 - Norristown Farm Park
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Event Director: Bob Fink
Course Setter: John De Wolf and see choices to Volunteer to help at this event 🙏
ED/CS Notes:
Map: This is NOT the Norristown State Hospital Sprint map that has been used a couple times already. This is the first time that a full complement of courses will be offered on the Norristown Farm Park map, so for most orienteers this is a new map.
Scale: 1:10,000 with THREE meter contour interval.
Course Length: Courses (Orange and up) are longer than average. This terrain is less technical than most, not particularly steep and runner-friendly.
Railroad tracks:
- ORANGE, GREEN, RED & BLUE courses will need to deal with the railroad which is still active.
- Two bridges across the RR are no longer useable and crossed out with red X’s on the map.
- The map will show where the tracks are more easily crossable.
- Orienteers may travel along the tracks, although there is really no good reason for them to do so.
Stream crossings:
- GREEN, RED & BLUE courses will require stream crossings.
- The streams should be safely crossable is several areas. These areas will be are marked on your map using the mandatory crossing symbol (outward facing parentheses). This symbol is NOT used to mark a mandatory crossing! It is only used to show the orienteer the area where (s)he should be able to cross safely, without getting into more than about a foot of water. Areas NOT marked with this symbol should be considered uncrossable.
- There will be a couple of maps showing these crossing areas available for preview at registration.
- There are also a couple of bridges that can be used.
General Notes:
- Check your control codes carefully. Some areas are fairly dense with controls.
- The longer courses feature legs which criss-cross, so please read your course carefully.
- Three small areas are marked on the map as out-of-bounds. Please respect them. These will also be shown on the preview maps.
- Due to the open nature of the park, you will likely see many runners running in various directions. It's probably best to try to ignore them
General notes:
I look forward to your feedback on the courses. Hope you have a fun run!
Map Location:
Previous Results from this Map:
Oct 18, 2024
Jun 29, 2024
Mar 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2016
May 10, 2015
Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls White 1.70km 27.0m 11 Yellow 3.30km 45.0m 11 Orange 6.70km 108.0m 11 Brown 4.90km 51.0m 12 Green 6.30km 84.0m 15 Red 8.60km 126.0m 18 Blue 12.00km 168.0m 24
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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