For information on orienteering, you may wish
to go to the US Orienteering Federation website at www.us.orienteering.org
For information on O in scouting, click on
"Juniors" and then click on "Scouts".
The web site www.talon.net/scottdvoa/
is an excellent source of information.
For a discussion on Orienteering and Scouts, go to http://emf.net/~troop24/scouting/rec-o.apr95.html
For information on orienteering in CT, www.ctnow.com/Groups-NEOCCT
Objective: To reach a specific destination using compass bearings, pace and landmarks. Additionally you will learn about the environment and help preserve it.
Directions: Determine your pace. To sight your bearing, position yourself centered against the marker station (the tree). Have your partner move out in a straight line in the bearing direction. Make sure he goes in the direction of the bearing and tell him to move left or right to stay on the bearing. To determine how far to go, divide the stated distance by the length of your pace. The answer is the number of paces you must walk in a straight line to the next Station Marker. Bearings are within 2° and distances within 5.
Use the clues to find the station markers which are 3 inch chrome rings about 7 above the ground. Record the station number in the blank. The stations are numbered as follows:
Count holes on left side of ring: Example, 3 holes
Count holes on right side of ring: Example, 1 hole
Therefore the Station Marker number is 31. Write the Station Marker number next to the word Bearing.
Along the way pick up litter. Part of your score is based on the litter you bring back.
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Start at the NW most corner of the brick part of
Bearing 4° go 210 to the Fat Pine. What is the height of the tree?
Bearing 282° go 113 to Dead Wood on Big Pine
Bearing 258° go 109 to the White Pine growing out of the rock wall.
Bearing 242° go 150 to Large Pine on path
Bearing 262° go 207 to a large pine on the lower slope. What type of pine is this?
Bearing 234° go 137 to the big oak on the upper slope.
Bearing 254° go 150 to the Big Pine at the start
of the
Bearing 264° go 192 to the Oak Tree
Bearing 56° go 178 to the Ring of Pines and look for the Station Marker
Bearing 60° go 206 to the Lone Oak
Bearing 290° go 108 to the Eye through the Y oak.
Bearing 302° go 174 to the Dead & Alive tree. What type is it?
Bearing 340° go 258 to Triplet Oaks.
Bearing 74° go 146 to Hemlock Springs. Where is the water coming from?
Bearing 45° go 58 to Hollow Tree. What type of environment is this?
Bearing 8° go 157 to the Old Pine. How high is this?
Bearing 344° go 87 to the tree with the flaking bark. What type of tree is this?
Bearing 20° go 81 to Green Slime Springs. What is happening here?
Bearing 148° go 75 to the Slim Jim tree.
Bearing 205° go 115 past Ethel Walkers empty grave to Deja Vue Pine.
Bearing 203° go 131 to a flaking barked tree
Bearing 218° go 88 to yet another flaking barked tree.
Bearing 178° go 113 to the Big Oak.
Bearing 150° go 152 to the Victory Oak
Bearing 128° go 145 to the Biggest Victory Oak.
Bearing 104° go 120 to the SlingShot Oak.
Bearing 122° go 190 to the Triple Oak
Bearing 123° go 182 to the Big Pine Trail tree.
Bearing 133° go 192 to the Glacial Erratic. What type of rock is this? What is unusual about this?
No marker is at this location.
Bearing 114°, how far can you go? __________________feet.
Where did you end the course?