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Description:
Willamette Park is a nice-sized park for some longer courses. It’s
a mixture of developed park, open grassland and dense valley-bottom woodland,
with a good trail network and lots of detail (ponds, old river channels, gravel
bars). Best routes will keep to trails and open areas, which will make for
interesting orienteering with some fun control sites. The newest area of the park
is included on this year's map.
Courses offered:
We will offer three courses—from beginner to intermediate/advanced, ranging
between 2 and 6 km.
Costs:
$5.00 for juniors (17 and under), $7.00 for adults, $2.00 discount for any
orienteering club members.
Registration
and Start Times:
Registration: 9:30am to 11:30am. Start times: 10:00am-12:00 noon. Note that
all start times are individually assigned so you don't have to be there right
at 9:30!
Beginner Clinics:
Clinics will be offered from 9:30am to 12:00 noon. Just ask and we will show
you how it is done!
Directions:
Registration will be under
the awning at the south end of the park. Follow the orange and white signs!
From Corvallis: Take Hwy 99W (4th Street) south. About 1.5 miles south of downtown,
turn left on Goodnight Ave (signed to Willamette Park). Follow this
until it becomes a gravel road and enters the park. Follow orienteering signs
to registration area. From I-5: head for Corvallis
on Hwy 34, turn left on 99W (OSU and beaches) before crossing the Willamette
into town. Take the exit for south Hwy 99W (Junction City). Follow directions
above.
Meet Directors:
Jeff Watson, send
email