Update
*** Courses are Now Closed ***
We hope that you found the park welcoming, and the courses challenging and fun! At this time, there were 22 participants, based on results that have been reported. If you still have results to report, please do so within the next few days.
We hope to see you at our next event on Sunday, May 23 at Stark Parks’ Quail Hollow Park.
*** High Water Warning ***
After some very heavy rains yesterday, the pool level above Dover Dam on the Tuscarawas River was near flood stage. We don’t believe that any controls are under water, however if you are running the Orange, Green or Red courses and encounter high water levels in the drainage streams where you would like to cross, please consider turning around and looking for alternate routes to the next control.
Course Designer’s Notes
Please remember to sign in (and out) at the kiosk between the parking lot and Stockade!
It’s Spring and the vegetation is getting heavier rapidly. There has been a dramatic change just in the past week. Expect a big difference between this weekend and next.
It’s rained a bit this week. When there yesterday, it wasn’t too muddy, though, except for some places on the equestrian trails and in areas of drainage. Watch your footing on worn trails, particularly if you’re in areas with exposed roots and elevation change.
While on or crossing trails, watch out for mountain bikers and horseback riders, particularly on the weekends!
Thanks to the ongoing efforts of Bob Boltz, the map has been updated with some features for this event. It is very accurate, however it’s clear that the mountain biking and equestrian communities have been active in creating new trails. Orange, Green and Red runners may encounter some new trails that haven’t made it to the map yet. This should not be a problem; just be aware of the possibility.
Overview
NEOOC, in partnership with Camp Tuscazoar Foundation, are pleased to offer another “self-serve / no touch” orienteering event for your enjoyment. Similar to the previous events of this type, we will be using the iOrienteering and UsynligO apps for electronic timing on your smart phone, with logging of key words on the marker flags as a backup for the apps. There is no need to have to touch the control flags.
Please note that on May 8th, this event is running in parallel with our live event at Fry Family Park, 15 minutes North of Camp Tuscazoar on Route 800. If possible, please consider planning your weekend to take advantage of the close proximity of these two parks and run both events!
Details
- Place: Camp Tuscazoar, 6066 Boy Scout Rd NE, Dover, OH 44622
- Dates and Times:
- Saturday May 8th thru Sunday, May 16th
- 9 Days – Dawn to Dusk
- For practice, we encourage participants to use any or all of the Courses listed at the Map Download page!
NEOOC will setup a set of Self Serve, Classic Orienteering courses at Camp Tuscazoar. FULL SIZE control flags are in use and the courses are intended for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced skill level Orienteers.
PLEASE REVIEW THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANY COURSE MAP FROM THIS WEBPAGE. BY DOWNLOADING A MAP YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THIS WAIVER AND ARE ABSOLVING NEOOC AND ORIENTEERING USA , ET AL OF LIABILITY RESULTING FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ASSOCIATED ORIENTEERING ACTIVITY.
The map used for these courses is a 1 : 8,500 scale Orienteering map and was created by NEOOC’s Bob Boltz.
Four courses will be available:
- Novice (Yellow Course skill level* – 1.9 km / 100 m climb)
- Orange (Intermediate skill level – 3.7 km / 305 m climb)
- Green (Advanced skill level – mid-length – 4.6 km / 420 m climb)
- Red (Advanced skill level – longer length – 6.4 km / 590 m climb)
*A Yellow Course follows the trails in the park, but requires short off-trail excursions to find many of the controls.
Park Usage and Guidelines
TELL SOMEONE WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO RETURN. SAFETY FIRST! (see Sanae’s location sharing idea below)
Here are our thoughts and guidelines for these Classic-O courses:
- Following a heavy rain, please use this link to find the current water level information on the Tuscarawas River: Water Management – Huntington District – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (See Dover Dam, Current Pool Tab, Lake Elevation value). Our past experience is that water levels above 875 feet is reason for caution in some areas of the park, particularly North and West of the old Upper Railroad Bed.
- Do this as individuals only or in your cohort. As part of your essential exercise program, while maintaining social distancing
- At your option, you can use the iOrienteering Phone App, UsynligO Phone App, or record your own time for later self reporting on the webpage
- The Start (QR code for iOrienteering) to be located at the bottom of the amphitheater behind Hoover Lodge, at the end of the drive going northwest from the parking lot through the Stockade
- The Finish (QR code for iOrienteering) is at the building about 100m southeast from Hoover Lodge.
- For these Classic-O courses, the idea is to find them in the specified order (Start -> 1 -> 2 -> … -> Finish).
- But plan a specific amount of time for your course. Find as many control flags-markers as you can, in the time that you have planned. It can be one hour or up to three hours. Its’ up to you.
- If you are having trouble finding a particular control flag, skip it. No problem.
- Have fun and get some exercise. Do not over do it. Know your limits. Consult your Healthcare provider for guidance as needed.
- Time limit of 3 hours. Once the clock starts, it keeps going, no time off for breaks. Come back well before dark.
- Timing Options
- Use the iOrienteering Phone App to scan the control flags as they are found. This app uses the QR codes attached to each flag and at the Start/Finish areas, see the details in this document: iOrienteering Instructions. – “No-Touch”
- Use the UsynligO app to automatically record the controls as you get close to them, using the GPS on your smartphone. Send your splits and/or track to contact@neooc.com via the App’s sharing functions
- For self timing, record the Key word from each control flag-marker you find. Use the sheet included on the map. Bring your own pen! – “No-Touch”
- AND, if you are interested in replaying your run after the event – very useful for run analysis and identifying opportunities for improvement – in Livelox by
- recording your run directly to your Livelox account in the Livelox app on your smartphone, or
- uploading your GPS file from your Garmin (or other GPS tracker) to the event on the Livelox server, or
- email your GPS file as an attachment to: contact@neooc.com and we will upload it to Livelox for this Event!
- Pack a lunch, snacks, and plenty of water. Make a day of it. Email questions to contact@neooc.com.
Fee for Self-serve Event
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- For this self-serve event we will need to charge a fee of $11 for each group or individual participating via PayPal.
- Did you know that for each start that we provided FREE last year, the club had to pay for insurance as a fee to the national O-USA organization? Also, sometimes we have to pay a facility or permitting fee for the club’s use of the particular park.
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** PayPal closed for this event **
Maps
Map Links to PDF files with Waiver attached to each. Click the link to download the desired map.
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Novice (Yellow Course skill level* – 10 controls / 1.9 km / 100 m climb)(QR code on map or event code: 8lGoHv (second character is a lowercase L))Orange (Intermediate skill level – 10 controls / 3.7 km / 305 m climb)(QR code on map or event code: keg7cz)Green (Advanced skill level – 11 controls / 4.6 km / 420 m climb)(QR code on map or event code: 3x0rHm (third character is a zero))Red (Advanced skill level – 14 controls / 6.4 km / 590 m climb)(QR code on map or event code: lerLU3 (first character is a lowercase L)- Map Legend
*A Yellow Course follows the trails in the park, but requires short off-trail excursions to find many of the controls.
For the map page included in each download, use portrait mode for the printout on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. We added the separate Map Legend PDF file because we needed to allow for overlays (like QR codes, clues, etc.) which were written over the legend OR cropping that may have eliminated the legend.
For the map page included in each download, use portrait mode for the printout on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.
Phone App
The iOrienteering Phone App uses QR codes mounted on the control flags and at the Start and Finish. This strives to make the course completely “no-touch”. Here is an example of the setup QR code on the map from an earlier event that must be scanned first:
Volunteers
A big thanks to our volunteers:
- Event Director: NEOOC Registrar
- Course design: Mike Avery
- Course setting: Mike and Justine Avery
- Park liaison: Howard Montgomery
- Web page / PayPal / Results: Fred Mailey, Mike Avery
- Control collection: TBD
- iOrienteering help: Mike Avery (see contact info here)
Results
NEOOC has setup a webpage to self report your results:
Link to Self Report Your Results
Or send an email to mike@neooc.com indicating your team name, course, number of controls found and total time. This is completely on the honor system. Have fun!
If you used the iOrienteering App, just upload when you are finished and we will process your results into the Results list below.
We encourage you to report your results, even if you did not get all of the controls! (Just enter your team name, the number of controls found, and approximate time taken to complete your course, all on the webpage. Easy!)
Your results will be added to the Results list below once we have transferred the information properly. It may take a little while.
Seeing the Overall Results
Link to Overall Results so far
Location
Notes, Tips, Photos, etc.
Sanae’s location sharing idea:
I found neat function in Google Map. It’s called “location sharing”. You can turn the function on with your family or friend and let them know you will be in the woods and approx. how long, or by when you will be back.
If something happens on you, they will know your location and call rescue or come find you ☺
