Come out for an adventure among the flowering dogwoods. West Tyson is hilly so expect a little climb. But with the warmer temperatures and longer days, the trees and flowers should be in prime springtime glory. Whether this is your first orienteering experience, or your thousandth…it’ll be tons of fun.

Registration Open

Date: Sunday, April 13

Location: West Tyson County Park. Chubb Trail Shelter. There will be orienteering signs from the main entrance (at the Outer Road) to the shelter. Parking is tight at West Tyson. Plan on spending a few minutes to find a spot along the road or in one of the small lots. Most likely you’ll have a 5-10 minute walk to get to the shelter.

Time: Courses open at 10:00 am. First start 10:00 am. Last start Noon. Courses close at 3:00 pm.

Courses: 

Meet Notes: The courses have been designed by long-time SLOC member Rick Armstrong. They are point-to-point (you have to go in order). The Yellow course is generally along trails. The trail can be slippery and there is one long climb. The Yellow course control markers can be seen from the trail but not all the time. If you’re not paying attention to your map, you can easily miss one. The advanced course includes the option of switching from Red to Green while on the course. At CP #5, you decide whether to continue to #6 (Red course) or to #11 (Green course). In addition, the advanced course uses one of the CPs twice. Be careful to head in the right direction after punching.

Meet Director: Mark Geldmeier

It’s been a while since we’ve held an event in the dark so dust off your headlamp and head down to Meramec State Park. After you do the night O, stick around that evening and join us for event #2 in the morning!

Day (Night) 1: The start/finish is at the group campground. Starts will begin after dark. Plan for 9pm. More information to follow. There will be Red, Orange, and Yellow courses set.

Day 2: An advanced and a beginnger course will be set. Registration starts at 9am with starts to immediatly follow.

Your registration is good for both courses so join for one or both. If you could put either “night” “day” or “both” after your last name, that will help us plan.

Lodging: Camp at the group campsite or glamp at the cabins. A group of SLOC folks will be setting up in the campground. Reach out to contourline@stlouisorienteering.org if you have questions about the camping or meet in general.

Date/Time: Saturday, May 3rd after dark and Sunday, May 4th 9am.

Location: Meramec State Park, Group Campground is HQ

Meet Director:  Eric Buckley