The park itself sits within the towns of mendon and pittsford. Read on to see how you can convert any ocad file to a garmin map which you can use on your garmin gps unit supporting garmin. Rochester orienteering club postponed mendon ponds. Roc mendon ponds park, henrietta, ny, us attackpoint. Convert any orienteering map to a garmin map world. Gch3vb gpso letchworth state park virtual cache in new.
Cascadeoc will be making some issom maps in the coming years. As we are on the road for christmas visiting family in rochester, ny, and we thought wed post about an orienteering course we did during an uncharacteristically mild and sunny day for december in western ny. Attackpoint lets athletes keep online training logs, post and view split times from competitions, and share training philosophy. This project uses maps representing mendon ponds park.
As orienteering player i participate in 4 world championships. Mapper openorienteering open source orienteering software. For example, we can easily create trail and facility maps from an orienteering map. Garrett and published by united states orienteering federation usof, po box 1444, forest park, ga 30298. January 15, mendon ponds skio january 21, harriet hollister skio april 15, mendon ponds park april 21, rochester institute of technology may 5, mendon ponds trail challenge may 20, webster park june 3, rotary sunshine campus june 10, rochester map adventure 2012 june 26, black creek park july 14, mendon ponds. For example, the rochester, ny orienteering club has permanent courses set up at durand eastman park, letchworth state park, mendon ponds park, and webster park. You receive a detailed map of the park, marked with the location of coded flags. Their mission is to teach environmental stewardship through programs featuring the resident. Gch25z gpso mendon ponds park virtual cache in new. The rochester orienteering club is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. If you expect the best quality in schedule for an orienteering map, contact me. Gcjm6w gpso webster park virtual cache in new york.
The courses are set up so that a person can take a topographical map, with the location of several controls indicated on the map. Rocs first official orienteering meet of the fall season starts at stewart lodge at mendon ponds park. All required functions for drawing maps are implemented and the program works very. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution. Type own map style in the search box above and read some of the answers to get an idea. Pacers will be permitted in the 50k only, and only for the last two loops. Orienteering map from mendon ponds park now by misc. Welcome to the webster park permanent orienteering course what is orienteering. For other events within a two hour drive of rochester check the central new york orienteering club, buffalo orienteering club and, only slightly further away, dontgetlost adventure running. Mendon ponds park june 3rd 2017 orienteering map from. Orienteering is an activity that tests your mind and. International specification for orienteering maps isom is used for most distance events. Hikingrunning before hiking the trails you should print the map. The mendon ponds park office is located at 95 douglas road, honeoye falls, ny 14472.
Aid station for 20k, 30k and 50k runners at startfinish, plus one water stop about 3. Print out one of the course maps and complete anytime the flags are up. Indicate the type of mapping work you need done, the location of the work and. Mendon ponds park is the largest monroe county park with 2,500 acres of. Gch3vb gpso letchworth state park virtual cache in. Over 20 km of groomed ski trails covering a variety of terrain and varying. The courses are set up so that a person can take a topographical map, with the location of several controls indicated on the map, then go out and physically locate the controls. Mendon ponds park pittsford 2020 all you need to know. Not for college o clubs, but certainly lots of events and maps, and rides are available. Print your map and complete a course anytime when the flags are up.
Mendon ponds park is located only minutes from rochester, just south of the thruway. And free software lets us redistribute copies, even our modified versions, to others. Beginners orienteering clinic \\ to be postponed \\ classroom instruction will include terminology and techniques. Long lines across the map with arrowheads show the direction of magnetic north. For school grounds, it often works best to choose a scale that. Orienteering map from mendon ponds park nighto by misc. Orienteering is also about using your mind and knowing how to read a map. Mendon ponds park scoreo june 15th 2011 orienteering. We have over 35 years experience of printing orienteering maps, including maps for jk weekends, british championships, scottish 6 days events and the original mountain marathon.
While they are similar there are some very slight differences between them. Mendon ponds park is part of the monroe county parks system and is located roughly 15 miles southeast of rochester, ny. The highlights of this trail include several glacial formations. Orienteering is an activity that involves using a map to locate controls flags at selected points in the park. How to generate an orienteering training map from openstreetmap data. Explore the monroe county parks series mendon ponds park. This info is taken from the orienteering usa website. While we believe there is orienteering software out there that is worth paying for, free options help open up the sport to individuals and small clubs who cant afford the cost of software. The spring forward distance run has been a staple in the running community since its inception in 2003. Welcome to the mendon ponds permanent orienteering course what is orienteering. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux. Download the map and get out for some open woods winter orienteering. These include using an ordnance survey base, aerialsatellite photos or gps.
Learn about local meets and permanent orienteering. This said, its easy to understand that free software offers orienteering a good way to cater for its needs. If you are searching for an orienteering mapper to create or revise orienteering map and have been unable to find a mapper locally, please begin by sending inquiry email to the canadian orienteering mapper registry at mappingorienteeringcanada at yahoogroups dot com. Howto generate an orienteering training map from lidar data. Omaps orienteering maps from trainings and competitions all over the world updated several times every day. A map that is reliable and accurate is essential so that a course can be provided which will test the navigational skills of the competitor. The iof has released standards standard mapping specifications for several different types of orienteering sport competitions as a general rule, orienteering maps. Mar 22 jul 22, socially distanced orienteering continues in chicagoland.
Located south of castile, ny, west side of the genesee. Welcome to the webster park permanent orienteering course. Rank of colleges for orienteering in us attackpoint. Please respect it by taking nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints.
Permanent orienteering courses offer an opportunity to try orienteering. Winterfest 2019 at mendon ponds south and hickory place. Gcg8tf gpso durand eastman park virtual cache in new. Rochester orienteering club mendon ponds winterfest. Free software let us change it to make it do what we wish. Its probably good to read up on the documents on the specs.
Guided map hike at mendon ponds park wednesday, august 3rd at 6. Regardless, your program should run on a linuxbased cs machine, and your. Orienteering at mendon ponds park kids out and about. A base map is the skeleton map that is used to produce an orienteering map. Making maps for orienteering can be an expensive business. There are several rules for pacers, most of which are common in ultras. Orienteering maps are always produced with the top of the map aligned to magnetic north. Hi, lately i updated my version of open orienteering mapper to 0. Gpso letchworth state park geocaching with navicache. Permanent orienteering courses offer an opportunity to try orienteering at your leisure, either on your own or with friends and family.
The trails are well maintained and there are these cute fairy houses that just making waking those this wonderland well, wonderful. Learn about local meets and permanent orienteering courses. The software is extremely easy to use, and to adapt for special requirements. Im a very recent convert to mapper, using both windows and linux versions. Orienteering maine ome is a club designed to promote and organize orienteering events. Permanent course controls are brown or white fiberglass or wood posts. A scale bar shows the scale of the map usually, 1 cm equals 150 metres 1. An orienteering map, and a compass, are the primary aids for the competitor to complete an orienteering course of control points as quickly as possible. Jul 27, 2010 draw the map using oscape, use purple pen to plan your courses, then use or to manage entries and results on the day. It is bordered by clover street on the west and pittsford mendon center road on the east. Their mission is to teach environmental stewardship through programs.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Creating orienteering maps cascade orienteering club. Orienteering is a sport where participants navigate with map and compass along a predefined course and try to return to the finish in the shortest amount of time. Mar 23 apr 5, roc mendon ponds park solo series, honeoye.
We put out a semipermanent course at mendon ponds using red 3 by 6 tags in the woods. The beauty about orienteering mapping software is that all of the map symbols are already in there and to spec, so you either. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and. Welcome to the mendon ponds permanent orienteering course. There is no charge for pacers, but we require that you fill out a waiver. Openorienteering open source orienteering software. In an ordinary orienteering event, the map you get will be quite detailed. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it.
Hiking running before hiking the trails you should print the map. Mendon kits are available through wild wings, 5853347790, in mendon ponds park. This is a snippet from the rochester orienteering club permanent. You can create your own digital orienteering map archive by entering the access code provided by the administrator. Being a niche market, orienteering mapping software such ocad can prove prohibitively pricy for individuals looking to get started in mapping. Solo series at mendon ponds park courses available from 5220 until 51520. My late husband got me into the sport kicking and screaming, moran said with a laugh. After being away from orienteering for nearly 25 years, i found the software to be a major timesaver compared with how i remember producing maps in ancient times. The iof has released standards standard mapping specifications for several different types of orienteering sport competitions as a general rule, orienteering maps usually provide contour data and with a standard scale of 1. Maybe aj and siri can start a program together in bozeman, mt. However, templates could be made to reappear by exiting and restarting the software. Today we explore mendon ponds park, the largest monroe county park. On the road your guide to hiking and biking trails in. Orienteering unlimited uses the ocad map drawing software for the production of most of its maps.
Rui antunes orienteering map maker more than 100 maps published. Orienteering, for a beginners orienteering map click here. Mendon ponds park now september 9th 2017 orienteering. Mendon ponds park, which is approximately 10 miles southeast of rochester, is located south of the new york state thruway i90 in the towns of pittsford and mendon. Purple circles on the map show the general control location.
Openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. Beginner ski orienteering and snowshoe orienteering course, with instruction provided. Mendon ponds park your guide to hiking and biking trails. Orienteering map from mendon ponds park scoreo by misc. We produce very competitively priced maps for events of all sizes and permanent courses. Oct 11, 2009 ever wanted to get orienteering maps on your gps device, and see exactly where you are using the gps. Gch25z gpso mendon ponds park virtual cache in new york. Welcome to the digital orienteering map archive of orienteering australia. The only problem i found minor, easily solved, and which could be finger trouble was templates becoming invisible after printing or exporting a map. The beauty about orienteering mapping software is that all of the map symbols are already in there and to spec, so you either select isom or issom from the beginning, and all of the symbols you would need show up in the toolbar. Mar 15, 2020 openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. Located on route 65, south of the new york state thruway. It is bordered by clover street on the west and pittsford mendon. One of the great advantages of using the ocad software is that it is fairly easy to transform maps from one style to another.
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