Sunday, March 30, 2025

Welcome to Van Cortlandt Park, in NYC! We hope the weather will be better than last year - when we had all-day-long pouring rain. As before, this event will be on, rain or shine!

This year, besides the regular courses - White, Yellow and Green, we offer a Sprint course on the newly-added portion of the map. Beginner instruction will be available (please see more details under "Registration" section below).

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COURSES (by course setter: Stefan Slutsky)
 

• WHITE  (Beginners) - 1.4km, 10m, 7 controls 

• YELLOW (Intermediate)- 3.5km, 55m, 11 controls

  • this course can be considered a harder YELLOW and easier ORANGE and is good for more experienced beginners.​

• SPRINT (Intermediate) - 2.2km, 20m, 12 controls 

  • Electronic punching system (SportIdent) will be used for the Sprint course.

  • course difficulty is intermediate but participants are expected (not required) to be moving at a fast "sprinting" pace, which can make navigation more challenging.

• GREEN (Advanced) - 6.8km, 145m, 20 controls 

  • Electronic punching system (SportIdent) will be used for the Green course

  • this course could also be considered a harder GREEN and easier RED​

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MAPS

• WHITE: Scale - 1:3,000, contours - 2.5m. Paper size - 8.5x11".

• YELLOW: Scale - 1:5,000, contours - 2.5m. Paper size - 8.5x11".

• SPRINT: Scale - 1:3,000, contours - 2.5m. Paper size - 8.5x11".

• GREEN: Scale - 1:5,000, contours - 2.5m. Paper size - 11x17".

  • One has to flip the map after control #11.
     

Fieldwork: March-May 2023, April 2024 by Stefan Slutsky.
Basemap: USGS Lidar,  NYState Orthophoto.
 

REGISTRATION (please read, especially if this your first time)
Pre-registration is requested if you want to reserve a map, but on-site registration is also available on the day of the event.

Pre-registration is now OPEN and closes at 6pm, Thurs. Mar. 27. 
When pre-registering:

• if you are not a member of OUSA or an orienteering club, you may enter "none" to both.

• ​if you do not have an SI number, select "yes" to the question "E-punch rental"

• If would like to receive beginner instruction, please select one of the available time slot when pre-registering. The available time slots are:

  • 10:15 - 10:30 am​

  • 10:45 - 11:00 am

  • 11:50 - 11:30 am

  • 11:45 - 12:00 pm

  • 12:15 - 12:30 pm

 

On-site registration opens at 10am on the day of the event.​

 

FEES

No charge for participation. Suggested donations of $10 will be appreciated.
 

TERRAIN
The Park's terrain consists of two types. The first one is represented by large open fields, semi-open areas with multiple playgrounds and marshland.The second one is a typical hilly glacial erosion type of terrain - with plenty of knolls, bare rocks, boulders and cliffs. The forest is mainly open with patches of thickets and undergrowth. There are many paths and trails.

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DIRECTIONS
Registration location:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/V5Z2u4Eifie8VQzF6

Mass transportation: Take train 1 to the last stop (242 Street), walk north on Broadway 200m, turn right onto the service road into the park. The second building on your right will be the Nature Center (the first one is Van Cortlandt Museum with Porter's statue). The registration is on the lawn behind it - at the south-west corner of the tennis courts. From subway to registration- 600m.

Main Parking lot:  40.887937,-73.894701
Alternative Parking lot (further down the road if the main parking is full)
From Main Parking Lot to Registration: From the northern end of the main parking lot walk under the blue bridge, after passing it, turn right onto the boarded path. At the path's split, walk onto a lawn, at the end of which the registration will be located. From parking to registration- 250m.

 

EVENT DIRECTOR

Ching-Hua Chen

 

CONTACT
askhvo@gmail.com