Quick info
Date: Sat Oct 27 - Note the EARLY start time of 8:50!
Location: Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch
Courses: Mass start, score-O format (find controls in any order you want within a time limit)
Meet Director’s Notes - see detailed even info here
Meet director: Sue Grandjean
Event Overview
Come on out and tried the first ever CROC corn maze orienteering at the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island! It’s probably the smallest scale map we’ve ever used, but DANG there’s a lot of route options! It's all the fun of a corn maze but with an extra competitive edge. Family and beginner friendly as always.
Number 1 rule: Stay only on existing paths in the maze and do NOT cut through standing corn.
Note - This event starts much earlier than our usual meets, so we can be finished with the course by the time the corn maze opens for business.)
Note - We expect a large turnout for this event. Please register online if possible, and arrive early to make the morning as smooth as possible for everyone.
Meet Director’s notes
The meet director has written a detailed overview of how this event will work. Please read this prior to the event, click the button below. (Link will open a Google Drive document in a new window.)
Corn maze orienteering tips
You may want to bring a highlighter pen to mark your route on the map.
The map scale will be approximately 1:1500, a much larger scale (more “zoomed in”) than a normal orienteering map. Controls will accordingly be very close together, some just a few seconds apart, so don’t overrun your objective.
The orienteering skills of thumbing the map where you move your thumb along to indicate the “you are here” position), and orienting the map (by rotating it to match the terrain in front of you) will be very useful. Read about these two important skills in more detail on our “Beginner’s Guide” page.
Please bring: a watch and a change of clothes/shoes. Corn mazes can get muddy!
Times
Registration/Sign In - 7:30-8:30 (Yes, it's early! Save time and register online, see link below)
Instructions - 8:40am
Map Handout - 8:45am
Mass Start - 8:50am
Course Closes - 10:00am
Costs - prices include entrance into the Pumpkin Patch maze
Note - Payment on event day is by cash or check only; credit/debit cards are not accepted.
$15 for CROC members
$20 for non members
Groups of 2 or more, add $10 to the rate above
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED FOR THIS EVENT.
Advance registration is used because it:
Makes things fast and easy for YOU on event day (no paperwork!)
Helps meet directors know how many maps to print
See who’s coming to the event - maybe plan a carpool
INFO ON HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE
Directions and Map
45.641594, -122.789524
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event site. Copy and paste these into a mapping app on your phone or Google maps to get a map and driving directions to this location.
16511 NW Gillihan Rd, Portland, OR 97231
From Portland City center:
Drive west on Highway 30 about 9.7 miles.
Take a right turn and cross the bridge across Sauvie Island.
Take an immediate left, circle under the bridge, and go about 2.3 miles on NW Gillihan Rd to the Pumpkin Patch.
