Join the Stanford Orienteering Club for a spring-time frolic through scenic Stanford University, where there are no steep hills or poison oak. SUOC has reserved a beautiful spring day for our meet, so this will be an ideal family outing.
Registration will be open from 9:00 am to noon in front of Tresidder Student Union. Beginner's clinics will be offered on request from 9:30 to 10:30. Starts will be available from 10:00 until 12:30. All participants must check in at the finish by 2:00 pm, whether or not they have finished their course. (Even if you decide not to finish your course, we want to know that you have gone home safely.)
White 9 Controls 2.5 Km Beginners
Yellow 11 Controls 4.25 Km Advanced beginners
Orange 10 Controls 4.75 Km Intermediate
Long Orange 15 Controls 7.5 Km Intermediate
In addition, we hope to have a Start-O' for young children (with
parental supervision).
The White and Yellow courses might be slightly trickier than usual, given the high level of detail of the map and the occasional need to be aware of multi-level mapping (building overhangs, porches, bridges, etc.). The Orange courses are probably easier than a typical Orange course, but do take advantage of some natural features. Advanced orienteers will be able to practice a lot of fine navigation.
MAP NOTES: It is important on all courses to be aware that a grey area on the map indicates a building overhang, passage, or elevated walkway that can be passed under, through or over. Also, note that you must not cross an "uncrossable level change" (indicated in the map by a black line with two dots) even if you think you see a way to cross.
SAFETY NOTES: Please be aware that there will be automobile traffic on the roads. Please keep a careful eye out for traffic. Your safety is more important than your orienteering time. Also, observe all out-of- bounds areas (red lines) and construction areas (red crosshatching), and make sure you stay out of them. Be aware that the open fields are populated by ground squirrels, and thus there are lots of holes in the ground. Runners on the Long Orange course should be wary of barbed-wire fences on the west side of the lake.
Also, BAOC will hold its annual general meeting and club elections in conjunction with this event.
Stanford Orienteering Club thanks the following BAOC members for their organizational help: Dwight Freund, course-setter; Mike Fleishman (650-851-5688); and Chuck Spalding (650-321-6216).
From Highway I-280, exit at Page Mill Road and drive northeast to Foothill Expressway/Junipero Serra Blvd. Turn left onto Junipero Serra and follow the common directions below.
Common to both routes: Drive on Junipero Serra to Campus Drive East. Turn right and drive to Mayfield Avenue. Turn left and follow Mayfield around a 90-degree left turn. Park in the first parking lot on your right. Registration will be in front of the large building just north of the parking lot.