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RETURN TO THE LAKE

Taylorsville Lake State Park

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Meet Director: Ken Kling

Registration closes at 11:00 PM on

Wednesday, October 7th

Posted on Thursday, October 8th

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  SORRY, WALK-INS ON-SITE ARE NOT ALLOWED.

We are kicking off our Fall Forest Series at Taylorsville Lake State Park.  Courses will be standard point to point orienteering courses.

COURSES OFFERED:

YELLOW (advance beginner) 3.4 km - 15 controls points

ORANGE (intermediate) 3.8 km - 15 control points

BROWN (advance short) 3.6 km - 9 control points

GREEN (advance medium) 5.3 km - 11 control points

RED (advance long) 7.1 km - 13 control points

TIMES (all EST):

9:30 AM - Free Beginner's Clinic - limited to 9 persons - please register for the clinic on the registration page.

 

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - Start Windows - There are 5 start windows that you can choose from on the registration page.  The exact time of your start time in that window will be emailed to you on Thursday, October 8th after 7:00 PM.  These will be, at minimum, in one minute increments.  We will do our best to honor the window that you requested.  Preference will be given to those in the order that they registered.  Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your start time to collect your map and fingerstick.  This is to help space participants out to comply with the conditions of our permit from Kentucky State Parks.  This set-up will be typical for our events from here on out during COVID-19.

                Window #1:  10:00 - 10:15 AM

                Window #2:  10:16 - 10:30 AM

                Window #3:  10:31 - 11:00 AM

                Window #4:  11:01 - 11:30 AM

                Window #5:  11:31 - 12:00 Noon

2:30 PM  - Courses Close and Control Pick-up StartsEveryone must return and check-in by this time.  This would be a great opportunity for additional practice of orienteering skills by helping pick-up controls.  Please see the meet director to volunteer.  Extra hands will make the work go quickly.

COST:

$10.00 and includes one map and one loaner sanitized fingerstick (if needed).

$3.00 for an extra map.

OLOU Club members who are current on their dues will receive a coupon code via email for $3.00 off.  Become a member here.

All must be paid through the registration page.  No money will be collected on-site.

 

Online Registration closes at 11:00 PM on Wednesday, October 7th.

 

Note about PayPal: If you don't have a PayPal account, please use the "Checkout as a Guest" in PayPal to pay directly with a credit card.  You won't have to sign up for Paypal.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLETE ALL SIX PAGES IN THE EVENT REG.

COVID-19 GUIDELINES:

We are required to follow the conditions outlined below per our application for the permit with:

  • Kentucky State Parks special event permit

  • Keep Kentucky Healthy Application with the Governor's Office

  • Orienteering USA's COVID-19 Guidelines and Insurance Requirements

The wear a mask rule applies to when participants are in the event area, prior to and after orienteering.  You may remove your mask for running, hiking and orienteering in the forest.

Please review the main guidelines listed below.  All participants must agree to them on the registration page.

Taylorsville Lake S.P. - 1320 Park Rd. - Mt. Eden, KY

Note that it is about a 10-minute drive to the start shelter after you enter the park's entrance.

Start Location

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