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Green Courses
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Spring Orienteering Meet
North Texas Orienteering Assoc. and Longhorn Council
March 26-27, 2011
Click here to download the latest information:
2011 SR2 Spring O-Meet Information and Registration Packet.

Competition Courses

COURSES Length Difficulty	White 2 - 3 km easy	Yellow 3 - 5 km easy - medium	Orange 4 - 7 km medium	Brown 3 - 5 km hard	Green 4 - 7 km hard	Red 6 - 10 km hard
MALE CLASSES	M-13 M14-15 M16+	M-15 M-16-17 M-18+	M-16 M17-18 M19+	M-20 M21-49 M50+	M-20 M21-49 M50+	M-20 M21-34 M35+
FEMALE CLASSES	F-13 F14-15 F16+	F-15 F16-17 F-18+	F-16 F17-18 F19+	F-20 F21-49 F50+	F-20 F21-49 F50+	F-20 F21-34 F35+

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The event organizers reserve the right to combine classes with fewer than five participants. Scroll down or click here for Map Hike Courses.
Legend: M=male, F=female. Age ranges follow gender; a leading dash means that age and below, a trailing plus means that age and above. Age as of 12/31/2010. Competition Courses are for individuals. Families and other groups who wish to follow the course together MUST participate as Map Hikers

Click here for 2010 Course Setter's Notes.

Description of Courses by Color

White Course: Routes are all on trails or handrails such as fences, power lines, and streams. Route choices are simple and are designed to teach how to keep the map oriented to north and which way to turn at an intersection. (Clue sheets have symbols and words)

Yellow Course: Routes are again on trails or handrails, but control markers are placed slightly off the beaten path. Route choices are still simple but require that the orienteerer figure out where to look into the woods to find each marker. This is a good course for novices. (Clue sheets have symbols and words)

Orange Course: At this level, the orienteerer begins to have the choice between easy but long routes, and shorter cross-country routes. Compass use becomes necessary as routes become more complicated. Intermediate skill level is required. (Clue sheets have symbols only)

Brown Course: Yellow in length, red in difficulty. (Clue sheets have symbols only)

Green Course: Orange in length, red in difficulty. (Clue sheets have symbols only)

Red Course: This is the most difficult level as it involves routes that are almost entirely cross-country. Route choices are challenging mentally and physically and markers may be harder to find. Compasses are necessary. (Clue sheets have symbols only)

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All participants compete as individuals on courses of different degrees of difficulty (color). They start at staggered times and must find from 8 to 12 markers in a specific order, all markers must be found, and their elapsed time is recorded. Competitors are ranked by fastest time within age classes and color course. Awards are based on the two day aggregate of combined Saturday and Sunday course times. We are offering six courses: white, yellow, orange, brown, green, and red orienteering courses. For competitors, there will be awards given to the top three finishers in each class. Classes are arranged by age and gender. Maps will be pre-drawn.

Map Hiker Courses

MH-White

2-3 km

beginner
Map Hikers

MH-Yellow

3-5 km

advanced beginner
Map Hikers

MH-Orange

4-7 km

intermediate
Map Hikers

Three separate map hiker courses will be available (white, yellow, orange). These courses will be available for groups and individuals. These map hiker courses are not timed, are for non-competition, and multiple courses can be tried. The fee for map hikers is $5 per person per day. This is a great activity for groups, families, or just a way to practice your orienteering skills. These courses will not be eligible for awards..

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Click here to download the latest information -March Update:
2011 SR2 Spring O-Meet Information and Registration Packet.

For More information

Meet Director & Scout Coordinator, Don Strickland, H: 817- 294-8041, d_strick@juno.com
Longhorn Council Contact Jeff Peters (817) 231-8503 jpeters@longhorn.org
Course Setter, Marc McCauley, H:817-832-8852, marcmc@swbell.net
Registrar, spring-meet@longhorn.org