Orienteering Unlimited (Ed Hicks) has been working with the NYC Park Department to create an Orienteering Map and a Permanent course for a section of Alley Pond in Queens NY. The maps by Stefan Slutsky were completed in 2019.
A permanent course with approximately 55 controls is being designed. The plan was to install the permanent markers in the Spring of 2020. Due to the COVID -19 virus the MARKERS HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED.
NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME NONE OF THE CONTROLS HAVE BEEN VETTED. Feedback about the control locations would be appreciated
Courses are set up as 3 separate EVENTS on Livelox
- The course(s) Beginner 1 – Beginner 2 – Advanced Beginner – Orange
- Course of All 55 Controls -Using the All Control Course you can design your own course of any combination of controls.
- Cool Places in Alley Pond – Will be posted soon.
Maps and Control Descriptions – You must use the paper maps to navigate the course. The map does not display in Livelox until you have completed and replay the course.
Maps and controls descriptions are available at the bottom of this page.
Maps with courses are in letter size PDF’s. The full map will display when you do a replay of your route on Livelox.com
USING LIVELOX
You can use your Smart phone to track your route and after completing the course you can check your route and see if you have accurately navigated to each of the controls for your course.
Since the control sites have not been visited for designing the courses details like size of features and what side of the feature where the control marker eventually be placed are not included in the control descriptions.
Open Livelox at livelox.com where you can create a user account (much easier to do on a PC)
Next download the Livelox App on Apple or Android devices. Sign in. Next tap on the 4 bars in the upper left corner to open Livelox and search for Events (courses). Currently there are 2 listings for Alley Pond and a 3rd to added soon.
On the Smartphone search for Events where you will currently find 2 Events listed for Alley Pond
- 1st Event – 2 Beginner, 1 Advanced Beginner and 1 Orange Course
- 2nd Event – All Controls – Design you own courses using any combination of controls
At the start select your desired course and begin recording your route. After completing your course you can replay your route.
If you need assistance please contact me – edhicks@orienteeringunlimited.com or 914-248-5957 till 10PM NY time
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