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Description:
Join us for National Orienteering Day on Oregon State University campus. This year's event is also part of OSU's new student orientation. All OSU students are free of charge and can compete individually or in groups representing their housing unit. The map has been updated to
include previously unmapped areas.
Courses:
White/Beginner: 1.7 km
Yellow/Intermediate Beginner: 2.4 km
OSU Student course: 3.0 km
Sprint: 4.5 km
We will have a special competition for OSU students. How well you know the campus? Can you beat your cross-campus rivals? You will get a map, a punch card and instructions prior to starting the competition. Non-competitive class is not timed.
You MUST check in at the finish regardless as to whether you complete the course or not.
Clinics
All orienteering events are open to the public. We welcome first-time orienteers, and offer free beginner orienteering clinics at all our meets.
Start Times
Start times for all courses are between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
Costs
Map costs are: OSU Students - No Charge; $7 adults, $5 juniors (17 and under), no charge for children under 8. ORCA club members get a $2 discount. Compass rental $1.00.
Directions:
From I-5, take Hwy 34 (exit 228) west to Corvallis, approximately 10 miles.
Cross the Willamette River into town, and continue west on Harrison to 9th Street. (4th stop light). Turn left on 9th Street, and continue straight to Monroe Street. Turn right (west) on Monroe. Turn left at light (14th/15th). Turn right on Jefferson. Park in in bookstore parking lot (parking permits and feeding the meters are not required on Sunday) and follow orienteering signs to the blue and white awning in the Library Quad.
Meet Director:
Paula Whipple, send
email