Coyote Hills Regional Park
Date: (Sat.) Sep. 15, 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
Event Director: 
- 408.313.3753
Course Setter: Jim Fish
Type: C; National Orienteering Day "Come and Try It" event for beginners
Course Setter's Notes
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NOTE: BICYCLISTS USE MAJOR TRAILS. BE ALERT FOR THEM.
It's likely to be a sunny summer day on Sept. 15th for the National Orienteering Day event at Coyote Hills Regional Park. Use lots of sun screen. The park is very dry. Recently planted tress have died. Lawn areas are brown. Marshes are dry.
Sheep "mowed" the grass and trimmed the tops of larger plants all 'round the park in July. Light green areas on the maps have been "removed" by the sheep. There should be good visibility and runnability. Also, there should be good views for miles around at the higher elevations. There are squirrels, rabbits, and water fowl, and a fox was spotted in July. There is one very short trail West of the Visitor's Center that is closed and posted "For the protection of Native Bees". This trail is easily avoided. The vetters were near this area and were not bothered by the bees.
The small green circles on the map indicate either lone trees or copses. Most light green areas on the maps have been "removed" by the sheep—that is, the map has not been updated.
There are small to very-large poison oak (PO) bushes throughout the park. They are easily spotted and avoided. Note, however, that some PO bushes near some controls are defoliated. Look here for more information about poison oak.
Cleats are advised on the Orange and Long Orange courses, because the grass may be slick, and there are loose rocks in a few areas.
For the first time at Coyote Hills, there will be seven courses: White, Yellow, Short Orange, Orange, Long Orange, and two Sprints. Beginners who do the on-trail White course may also choose to do the more strenuous Yellow course, which has a couple off-trail controls. The White though Long Orange map scales are 1:10,000. The Sprint maps are at 1:5,000.
Course Distance Climb Controls
White 2.1 km 35 m 12 Yellow 2.1 km 95 m 12 Sort Orange 4.3 km 195 m 18 Orange 4.7 km 220 m 21 Long Orange 5.9 km 250 m 25 South Sprint 2.6 km 120 m 14 North Sprint (*) 3.1 km 175 m 18
(*) Course suggested by Rex Winterbottom, with a remote start.
Thanks go to Nancy Lindeman and Dean French for vetting the courses.