May 30, 2026
Start Window: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 279 Davitt Lake Rd, Averill Park, NY 12018
518-283-4794
Parking, Registration, and Start area: On a GPS, the address above will take you to the Reservation Maintenance Bldg/House. That house is on the access road to the Reservation. FOLLOW THE ORANGE/WHITE ORIENTEERING SIGNS past the house, through the gate, continue for a 400m or so on the dirt road, take a left at the open field where you can park. The Registration/Start area is close, and obvious, to the parking field.
Map Notes
This map was used for an EMPO NRE in MAY ’22, and in September ’24. It’s since been used for more than one local event. The map was created by Mark Dominie. He completed it in March 2020. It uses the 2017 ISOM symbol set, plus a number of the usual Dominie additions and variations. It was significantly updated for both of the NRE events.
Many things at Rotary changed since March 2020. At the time of this writing, (early MAY) the forest is quite open. Orienteering features will certainly be more difficult to see as the vegetation grows with the rains and sun before this end of MAY meet. There is no dark green (thick vegetation known as “fight”) on the map, and the only medium green is in swamps you wouldn’t want to cross anyway. The marshes are certainly crossable but will likely get wetter in the coming weeks. The area does not have many of the huge boulders you may remember from Pineridge (which is nearby), but it is rocky, with many small cliffs and marshes. The terrain is more like Grafton Lakes, but less developed beyond the Scout campsites. Stone walls are present, but sporadic and generally not as useful for navigation as those at Thacher Park or Grafton Lakes. There is a significant yellow-thatched area mapped on the eastern side. That area was logged and cleared several years ago. It is runnable.
Course Notes
There are FOUR Course options:
Beginner – 1.7k, 8 controls, 1:5000
Short-Intermediate – 2.8k, 9 controls, 1:7,500
Long-Intermediate – 4.5k, 10 controls, 1:10,000
Advanced – 6.2k, 14 controls, 1:10,000
There will be no drinking water on the courses, so be prepared. There will be water and various refreshments at the Finish.
Registraton / Payment
Prices are the usual: no charge for members; $10 for non-members (for groups or member renewal prices, see the website). While of course you can just come and register on site, we prefer that you let us know in advance that you plan to come and which course you’re interesting in doing so that we have enough maps for everybody.
Options:
- Email your intentions to philth@gmail.com and then pay in person on site;
- Pay online with PayPal; send payment to philht@outlook.com;
- Ask me to send you a PayPal invoice, then charge it.
SportIdent will be used, so those without an SI stick (card/dibbler) will need to rent one for $1; but don’t LOSE IT – there’s a $50 replacement fee for a regular SI stick, or $70 for AIR SI stick.
There are toilet facilities within 100m of the Start/Registration pavilion.
Contact Grant Staats for more information: c(518)424-4823 – gstaats099@gmail.com