Rochester Orienteering Club

Rochester Map Adventure - Saturday, August 24, 2024
Abundance Co-Op, 571 South Avenue, Rochester, NY

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Description

Bring your friends, bring your family, and explore Rochester for an afternoon on foot or on bike. Use a detailed map to search for clues revealing the city’s hidden treasures.

Compete or just come to learn in this fun introduction to the sport of orienteering.

Event Information

This is an orienteering event in an urban setting. The start and finish are at Abundance Food Co-op, 571 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620  The area covered includes Highland Park, Cobbs Hill Park, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Corn Hill, downtown, the Neighborhood of the Arts, Park Avenue, and other city neighborhoods.

Detailed event information: Two time categories: Three hour and five hour time limits. Two divisions within each time limit, one for people traveling on foot, the other for bikers. There will be a 30-minute period to study maps and plan strategy before the start. Mass start at 10 am for 5-hr category, and 11 am for 3-hr category.  Each team member, individuals and adult members of family groups will receive map packets with maps, instructions, pencils and answer sheets. All control points will be based on questions to be answered at each control circle, with no actual flags or markers. Most points visited in the shortest amount of time wins. 

Register on-line

Entry fees:

Pre-registration (Online Entries close Noon on Friday 8/23)

• Individuals: $15
• Teams of 2-4 people: $25

Day of meet

• Individuals: $20
• Teams of 2-4 people: $30

 

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