ORIENTEERING | PERMANENT COURSE French Creek State Park Hopewell Lake Course / Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania www.dvoa.org [email protected], 610.792.0502 14 LakeDrive,Spring City, PA 19475 Delaware ValleyDelaware OrienteeringAssociation experience! complete orienteering weekend eventsfora please tryoneofourlocal After completingthiscourse, introduction tothesport. a permanentlymarkedrouteasan you oryourgrouptofollow, atyourleisure, Orienteering onthisself-guidedcourseallows 0 meters
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French Creek Central © Copyright 1995 - 2012, Delaware Valley Orienteering Photogrammetry, 1999: Olaf Helgesen Association (DVOA). All rights reserved. This map is an Field Survey, 1999: Eric Weyman, Ed Scott; 2012: Ed Scott original work produced from aerial and field surveys and Cartography, 1999: J-J Coté, Pat Dunlavey may only be reproduced for use on this permanent
09/2015 Fieldwork & Drafting, 2011: Vladimir Zherdev orienteering course. Portions of the land depicted may be Course Design, 2001: Ed Scott, Matt Marcinik private, and possession of this map does not imply right of Brochure Design & Production, 2015: Bob Agosta access. Please respect the rights of landowners. ORIENTEERING | PERMANENT COURSE French Creek State Park Hopewell Lake Course / Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania Please includeyourphone,email,ormailingaddressforareply. DVOA, 14LakeDrive,SpringCity, PA 19475. completed; ormailacopyofyournotedcoursecontrolsheetto: www.dvoa.org/learn/perm andselectthecourseyouhave To checkcontrollettercodes,goto: LEGEND 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Control #/LetterCode Course Short French Creek/HopewellLakeCourse Permanent OrienteeringCourseControlSheet 336m (1,100feet)toFinish Control Descriptions 3.1 kmdistance (1.93 miles) Trail -RoadJunction Northeast Edge Vegetation Boundary, Clearing, NorthEdge Trail Junction South Side Depression, Shallow, Trail Junction North Side Northern Boulder, 1.0mhigh, Vegetation Boundary Clearing Start Triangle Control Descriptions(Text) 40m climb (130 feet) B A C 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Control #/LetterCode Course Long French Creek/HopewellLakeCourse Permanent OrienteeringCourseControlSheet 336m (1,100feet)toFinish Control Descriptions 4.3 kmdistance (2.67 miles) 0.8 1.0 Trail /RoadJunction Southwest Edge Vegetation Boundary, Ditch, NorthwestEnd Boulder, 0.8mhigh,West Side Northeast Edge Vegetation Boundary, Clearing, NorthEdge Trail Junction South Side Depression, Shallow, Trail Junction Vegetation Boundary North Side Northern Boulder, 1.0mhigh, Clearing Start Triangle Control Descriptions(Text) 105m climb (344 feet) complete orienteeringexperience! one ofourlocalweekendevents fora After completingthiscourse,pleasetry
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09/2015 Date Course Completed Start Time: End Time: Congratulations and thankyouforparticipating! to reducedmapfeesatallofour events. schedule atwww.dvoa.org. Membership entitlesyou one ofourlocalweekendevents. You can ndthe For acompleteorienteeringexperience, pleasetry www.dvoa.org. [email protected], orvisitour web siteat 14 LakeDrive,SpringCity, PA 19475,610.792.0502, Delaware Valley OrienteeringAssociation(DVOA), maps, pleasecontact: Delaware, orforcopiesofthisandotherorienteering eastern Pennsylvania,southernNewJersey, and area permanentcourses,andclubmembershipin For informationaboutlocalorienteeringevents,other 19520-9523; 610-582-9680 French CreekStatePark,843ParkRoad,Elverson,PA Lane, Elverson,PA 19520;610-582-8773 Hopewell FurnaceNationalHistoricSite,2MarkBird For moreinformationcontact: funding wasprovidedbytheNationalParkService. SP, andParkSuperintendent,RandyFrey. Partial assistance fromHopewellFurnaceNHS,FrenchCreek This mapwasproducedwiththecooperationofand 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, A-B-C loopforthelongcourse. courses whenyoureachcontrol#7.Completethe You mustdecidebetweentheshortcourseandlong 2. indicated onthemapwithadoublecirclesymbol. triangle symbol.Thecourseendsatthestartlocation, near theParkOf ce,indicatedonmapwitha course climb.ThebeginsatParkingAreaB, course controlsheetsfordistancesandtotal variations: ashortandlongcourse.Referencethe 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. Thispermanentorienteeringcourseofferstwo the nish. That’s it!You’re offtoyournext control,andsoonto and lettercodeonthemarkerpostplacard. Take acloserlook;youwillnoticethecontrolnumber responsible foryou andyourgroups’safety. Park Rangerswe wouldremindyouthatare Some areasofthe parkmaybehazardous.We toldthe and setsinthewest. launch area.Rememberthatthe sun risesintheeast lake, thenfollowtheshorelinewest towardtheboat disoriented, makeyourwaydownhill totheedgeof On theremotechanceyoubecome hopelessly especially whensettingofftowards dusk. 60-90 minutes.Itiswisetotakethisintoconsideration, Hopewell Lakecanordinarilybecompletedwithin At thepaceofaslowstroll,courseatFrenchCreek SAFETY NOTES where itshouldbe:atthefootpathtrailjunction. of control#3.To yourdelight,yousightitprecisely amount ofnavigation,you nallyarriveatthevicinity Suppose, afterafairlychallengingandsatisfying to thecontrolforlaterveri cation. sheet, youprovideproofofyourvisit appropriate boxonthecontrol By recordingthelettercodein 09/2015
ORIENTEERING | PERMANENT COURSE French Creek State Park Hopewell Lake Course / Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania