Rochester Orienteering Club

New issue of the ROC newsletter, The Wild Times, is available.

December 12, 2004

November 16, 2004

Results from the Cobbs Hill Night-O are available.

November 12, 2004

This Saturday night (November 13) there will be a night orienteering meet at Cobbs Hill Park with two courses: white and orange. Both will use the same map, which shows 24 controls. Participants on the white course will get up to 10 controls, taken in any order, with a time limit of one hour. Those on the orange course will get as many as possible, in any order, in one and a half hours (a standard score-o.) Both will have a mass start at 5:30 PM. Allow extra time to register beforehand, since everyone will be starting at the same time.

There will be about 12 controls at the white level of difficulty (trail junctions, etc.) but white course participants may choose any 10 controls. The rest are yellow to orange in difficulty, but everything is harder at night! Bring a flashlight or headlamp and compass. The controls will have reflecting tape which shows up clearly with a flashlight.

Most routes will involve road crossing, confusing woods, or both, so this course is probably not suitable for unaccompanied young children.

IMPORTANT: The open area around the reservoir is off limits for this meet! The area is now closed at night for security, and supposedly monitored by cameras. you are likely to get in trouble if you stray into this area. There should be no temptation to do this, and the restricted area is marked on the map.

Vegetarian chili and other refreshments will be available after the meet. The start and finish are at Tay House, up the hill from School #1 on Hillside Ave, which is just south of 490 and runs west from Winton Rd., merges with Norris Drive which runs west to Culver Rd.

November 7, 2004

Results of the 2004 Mendon Trail Run have been posted (Adobe PDF).

October 22, 2004

Online registration for the Annual Mendon Trail Run is available.

October 19, 2004

Results from the Oatka Creek meet are available.

October 15, 2004

Oatka Creek Park directions below have been updated: if you go from I-390 Exit 11, go WEST on Rt. 251.

October 11, 2004

The Club will host the next meet this coming Sunday, October 17. The site is a brand new area for our club, Oatka Creek Park, near Scottsville. The park offers some characteristics not generally found in other local parks, including probably the deepest pits (from earlier mining activity) you've seen around here; also stone walls, rock piles, and boulders (small to medium sized).

Courses offered will be as follows:
White: 2.6 km length, 50 meter climb
Yellow: 3.5 km, 85 meter climb
Brown: 4.1 km, 90 meter climb
Green: 5.4 km, 145 meter climb

Directions to the park:
Two sets of directions are given, one from I-490 exit 4 (near Chili), the other from I-390 exit 11 (near Rush). The park is approximately the same distance from I-490 exit 4 as it is from I-390 exit 11, so depending on what direction you're coming from, one way will probably be better than the other.
1. From I-490 exit 4: Go south on Rt. 259 (Union Street). Travel about 5 miles to where the road ends in a "T";. Turn left, then take first right (still Union St.). Proceed approximately 1 mile to park entrance on right (shortly past the bridge over Oatka Creek).
2. From I-390 exit 11: Go west on Rt. 251. Proceed approximately 6.3 miles, going straight at each intersection (do not follow Rt. 251 when it turns right). When you've gone as far as you can go, park your car because you're there.

October 2, 2004

Results from today's meet at Irondequoit Bay West are available.

October 1, 2004

There's an orienteering meet this Saturday at Irondequoit Bay Park West. Start times are between 12 and 2PM. Here's some information from the course setter and some logistical information.

The courses will be short but with plenty of climb.

White course - 1.1 Km (65 meters of climb)
Yellow course - 1.7 Km (100 meters of climb)
Orange course - 3.1 Km (225 meters of climb)

Parking is going to be an issue. We will not be allowed to use the Irondquoit Bay Fish and Game club upper lot as they have other activities that will use most of the lot. Cars will need to be parked along the road (PLEASE PARK ONLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING AWAY FROM THE START AREA - TO THE SOUTH PARK AWAY FROM THE BAY AND GOING NORTH PARK ON THE BAY SIDE.CARS ON BOTH SIDES WILL CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD) If possible, carpool to reduce the number of cars in the area.

DIRECTIONS to the park: Exit 590 at Empire Boulevard and head east (toward Irondequoit Bay). Turn left on Orchard Park (just after you start to go down Empire into the "dugway" or end of Irondequoit Bay). Follow Orchard Park to the park which will wind down to the bay and turn sharply left past a marina and then to the start area.

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