ORIENTEERING | PERMANENT COURSE State Park Edgmont, Middletown and Upper Providence Townships, County, www.dvoa.org [email protected], 610.792.0502 14 LakeDrive,SpringCity, PA 19475 Delaware ValleyDelaware OrienteeringAssociation experience! complete orienteering weekend eventsfora please tryoneofourlocal After completingthiscourse, introduction tothesport. marked routeasan your leisure,apermanently or yourgrouptofollow, at self-guided courseallowsyou Orienteering onthis Association (DVOA). All rightsreserved. This mapisan original workproducedfromaerialandfieldsurveysmay only bereproducedforuseonthispermanentorienteering course. Portionsofthelanddepictedmaybeprivate,and possession ofthismapdoesnotimplyright ofaccess.Please respect therightsoflandowners. © Brochure Graphics& CourseRenovation Advisor: Bob Agosta Permanent CourseRenovation, 2020: Tyler Herzog, Troop 21,EastGoshen,PA Permanent CourseDesign: ErikEddy E. Weyman, D.Newell,P. Dickson P. Edwards,H.Karlsson, A. Merriam, B.Meyer, R.Oliver, E.Scott, T. Walsh, Previous versions:G. Ackland, R.Bohlin,J.Browne,Eagleton, J.Edwards, Photogrammetry: HarveyMapServices, Ltd, 1987 Fieldwork &Drafting:MarianCotirta,2013 Base map:EddieBergeron,2013(LIDAR andorthophotos) Copyright2021,DelawareValley Orienteering 1:10,000 SCALE Map scaleisaccuratewhen printedonan81/2"x11" sheet size. 5 CONTOURS 0 declination. correction requiredfor to MagneticNorth.No Blue meridianlinespoint meters meters 250 LEGEND 01/2021 ORIENTEERING | PERMANENT COURSE Ridley Creek State Park Edgmont, Middletown and Upper Providence Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania complete orienteeringexperience! one ofourlocalweekendevents fora After completingthiscourse,please try Please includeyourphone,email,ormailingaddressforareply. control sheetto:DVOA,14LakeDrive,SpringCity, PA 19475. To checkcontrollettercodes,mailacopyofyournotedcourse location 4ismeanttobeskippedonthelongcourse. are insertedbetweencontrols3and5.Pleasenotethatcontrol while thelongcourseincludesadditionalcontrolsAthroughDwhich long course.Theshortcourseincludescontrollocations1through 9 This orienteeringcourseofferstwovariations,ashortand a Note: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Control #/LetterCode Short Course S/F Permanent OrienteeringCourseControlSheet Ridley CreekStatePark s j r j t o o j † 230 m(755feet)toFinish Control Descriptions 2.5 kmdistance o o (1.55 miles) ’ ’ Ú Ë Î Í Ë Trail Junction Kiosk Bridge, NorthSide North Side Vegetation Boundary Fence, EastEnd Southeast Corner Vegetation Boundary Building, West Corner Trail Junction Southeast Corner Parking Lot Southwest Corner Vegetation Boundary Control Descriptions(Text) 75 mclimb (246 feet) D B A C 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 Control #/LetterCode Long Course S/F Permanent OrienteeringCourseControlSheet Ridley CreekStatePark s j r j t J j u o j † 230 m(755feet)toFinish Control Descriptions 4.4 kmdistance › o (2.73 miles) ’ Ú Ë Î Ë Í Ë Trail Junction Kiosk Bridge, NorthSide North Side Vegetation Boundry Fence, EastEnd Southeast Corner Vegetation Boundary Building, West Corner North Side Distinctive Tree Knoll North Side Vegetation Boundary Ruin, SoutheastCorner Southeast Corner Parking Lot Southwest Corner Vegetation Boundary Control Descriptions(Text) 110 mclimb (361 feet)

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Email Phone 01/2021 Date Course Completed Start Time: End Time: Congratulations and thankyouforparticipating! fees atallofourevents. www.dvoa.org. Membership entitlesyoutoreducedmap our localweekendevents.You can ndthescheduleat For acompleteorienteeringexperience, pleasetryoneof www.dvoa.org. [email protected], orvisitour web siteat 14 LakeDrive,SpringCity, PA 19475, 610.792.0502, Delaware Valley OrienteeringAssociation(DVOA), copies ofthisandotherorienteeringmaps,pleasecontact: Pennsylvania, southernNewJersey, andDelaware,orfor permanent courses,andclubmembershipineastern For informationaboutlocalorienteeringevents,otherarea PA 19063,610.892.3900. Creek StatePark,1023SycamoreMillsRoad,Media, For informationaboutparkactivities,contact:Ridley farmhouse thatformsthecoreofbuilding. mansion wasconstructedarounda1789stone Hill Mansion,builtbytheJeffordsfamilyin1915.The Mills. Theparkof ceislocatedinthehistoricHunting up aroundthesiteofamill,nowknownasSycamore boundaries wasasmall18thcenturyvillagethatgrew stocks andbisectedbyRidleyCreek.Withinthepark of gentlyrollingterrain,punctuatedbycolonial-eratree Ridley CreekStateParkencompassesover2,606acres INFORMATION family fare. attest, iswinningitself.Thesportprovidesexcellent savor nature’s beauty, which,asanyorienteerwill running orstrolling,towinthecontestmerely and gender. Participantscantravelaloneoringroups, Orienteering isasportforpeopleofallages,abilities, physical andmental tnessaswell. geography andpracticalnavigation,itenhances does orienteeringimproveyourknowledgeof controls) intheleastpossibletime.Atitsbest,notonly competitive form,in ndingallthesepoints(called best routesbetweentheselocationsand,inthesport’s markers’ locations.Thetestliesindeterminingthe from participants’notknowingaheadoftimethe like, acompass.Thechallengeoforienteeringresults markers inthewoodswithaidofamapand,ifyou game’s objectiveistolocatefairlyeasy-to- nd Orienteering isasportofScandinavianorigin.The ORIENTEERING -Whatisit? yourself fromstartto nish. illustrations totheright).You mayalsowanttotime code shownonthemarkerpostplacard(see record, onthecoursecontrolsheetprovided,letter towards control#1.Uponreachingeachcontrol, on themapstartingatstarttriangleandproceeding 3. Setouttovisitthecontrolsinsequenceoutlined enough thatyoumaynotneedoneonthiscourse. compass, butyouwill ndthatthemapisdetailed the terrain.MagneticNorthlineswillhelpifyouhavea at infrontofyouandrotateituntilis“oriented”to roads, andfeaturesshowniseasierifyouholdthemap NOTE: Familiarizationwiththemaprelativeto elds, 2. on themapwithadoublecirclesymbol. symbol. Thecourseendsatthestartlocation,indicated the parkinglot,indicatedonmapwithatriangle distance andtotalcourseclimb.Thebeginsat 1. INSTRUCTIONS marked onthemapasshownbelow: As anexample,considerimaginarycontrol#3, sample controlsheetshownbelow. description andfeaturesymbolsprovidedonthe feature onwhichthecontrolislocated,lookat be crossingbetweentwopaths.To con rmtheterrain location, thepointatcenterofcircle,seemsto Referring tothemaplegend,younotethatcontrol Familiarizeyourselfwiththemapbeforeyoubegin. Referencethecoursecontrolsheetfor responsible foryou andyourgroups’safety. the ParkRangers wewouldremindyouthatare Some areasofthe parkmaybehazardous.We told sets inthewest. Lake. Rememberthatthesunrises intheeastand disoriented, makeyourwaysouth andeasttothe On theremotechanceyoubecome hopelessly ation, especiallywhensettingoff towardsdusk. 60-90 minutes.Itiswisetotakethisintoconsider- Creek StateParkcanordinarilybecompletedwithin At thepaceofaslowstroll,courseatRidley SAFETY NOTES the nish. That’s it!You’re offtoyournext control,andsoonto and lettercodeonthemarkerpostplacard. Take acloserlook;youwillnoticethecontrolnumber where itshouldbe:atthefootpathtrailjunction. of control#3.To yourdelight,yousightitprecisely amount ofnavigation,you nallyarriveatthevicinity Suppose, afterafairlychallengingandsatisfying to thecontrolforlaterveri cation. sheet, youprovideproofofyourvisit appropriate boxonthecontrol By recordingthelettercodesin 01/2021

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