For this in-person BYOM event, you must select an arrival time via SignUp Genius, pay ($5 for non-members, free for NEOC members), and print your own map.

Sunday, March 28 will be in-person with timing and results via QRienteering/smart phone (no e-punching). Start times 10 am-1 pm via SignUp Genius with pre-payment  to conform to all group-size/social-distancing guidelines. Free for NEOC members, $5 for non-members.

Volunteers from the New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) will be available from 10 am -2 pm March 28 to help with on-site registration and answer questions.

Come have fun orienteering at the newly mapped (Youth Mapping Program) Auburndale Park and Flowed Meadow Conservation Area, a small park beautifully situated along the Charles River in Newton, MA.

Courses available March 28, 2021

(QR codes will remain up through sunset on April 4, 2021 if you want to come back again)

• White (1.1 km) – beginner: all controls on trails
• Yellow (1.7 km) – advanced beginner: all controls visible from trails
• Sprint 1 (3.1 km) – intermediate: some controls close to trails, some not
• Sprint 2 (3.0 km) – intermediate: some controls close to trails, some not

Before You Arrive

1. Sign up for a start time using SignUp Genius so we do not exceed 25 people in any one area. Select the total number of people in your group.
2. Pay ($5 for non-members, free for NEOC members) and download the course maps.
3. Print your own color map(s). Email the event director by 6pm Friday, March 26 if you need a map printed for you (will be available at the START location near parking).

Parking

Please park at the large lot (free of charge) near The Cove at 104 W Pine St, Auburndale, MA 02466

Items to Bring With You

1. Map that you printed. Putting it in a plastic bag (gallon ziplocs work) will keep the ink from smudging.
2. Compass - no loaner compasses will be available.
3. Water & snacks - no water or snacks will be available out on the course or at the start/finish.
4. Mask - required at all times. Keep at least 6-feet between you and everyone else, including at controls if someone else happens to be there.
5. Cell phone with web access - to be used for on-site registration and QRienteering. You may also want to bring a backup battery, especially if it’s cold.

Safety

1. Use of masks and social distancing is required at all times.
2. Do not touch the control flags or QR codes with bare hands.
3. Please report any missing controls / QR codes or any other issues to the event director.
4. Dogs must be leashed.
5. Please scan the FINISH QR code (even if you didn’t find them all or just decided to stop) so we know you are off the course.
6. Due to COVID, no public restrooms will be available.

Timing and Results

Use your smartphone to scan a QR code at each control (requires data connection; may require an app that reads QR codes). Instructions will be posted at registration. See this intro to QR-code orienteering.

Your time and splits will be automatically recorded and uploaded to the NEOC website.

Current QR-code results