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Join us, Houston Orienteering Club, at Stubblefield Recreation Area in the Sam Houston National Forest for a traditional point-to-point Orienteering competition. We welcome all ages and experience levels to join us in Orienteering, the “thinking sport” of navigating using a map and compass.
When? February 1st, 2025
Registration Deadline:
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at 8 PM registration closes and payment/waivers are due. Please complete your registration well before the deadline if possible.
Competitors and Recreational/Map Hikers must preregister online to participate. Maps are printed based on online registration numbers.
Saturday, 1 February 2025
8:00 am Check-In Opens
9:15 am Beginner Orienteering Class
9:50 am Registration Closes
10:00 am First Start
2:00 pm Awards Ceremony
Type – Standard Point-To-Point Courses
Courses Available – White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green, Red
Course Time Limit – 3 hours
Map – 1:10,000, 2.5-meter contour interval
Terrain – Rolling, wooded terrain crossed by small streams. The woods are mostly old growth with moderate amounts of undergrowth. There is a sparse trail network. The White and Yellow courses may follow streams and include following taped routes through the forest. Taped routes will be shown on the map with pink dashed lines, and in the forest they will be marked with pink surveyor’s tape.
E-PUNCH
- Competitors are required to use E-Punch and are eligible for medals.
- Recreational/Map Hikers are NOT required to use E-Punch and are NOT eligible for medals
- If you do not have an E-Punch (SI Card), HOC rentals may be available for $5
- For more information or to make an E-Punch (SI Card) purchase/s, contact the SPORTident.us website http://sportident.us
- Photo ID required for E-punch rental, Replacement cost of E-Stick Rental is $40.
ENTRY FEES
- Competitors – must use an e-punch for scoring.
- $10 Competitor Entry (e-punch owner) or
- $15 Competitor Entry with e-punch Rental
- Each class is eligible for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place awards
- Recreational Map Hikers
- $5 Recreational Map Hiker Entry – NOT eligible for awards
REGISTRATION
We use an online registration system for our entries
- All Group leaders should register all of their participants (do not have parents register participants)
- Leaders should arrange to pay for all of their participants
STEP #1: REGISTEration – CLOSES AT 8 PM ON 29 January 2025
- Enter your e-mail address. This is very important so we can contact you if issues arise and we can send you the Meet Director Notes.
- “Save and Resume Later” on the bottom of this form will allow you to enter your email for a direct link to this registration form so that you can continue editing and make further changes before the deadline. Once your registration is finalized, submit the registration form, payment, and waivers. Contact us if you have any payment or waiver upload issues.
- Do not use all caps for the name field. Use proper case.
STEP #2: PAYMENT
- Payment/Refund Policy: Please read
- Pay online with Credit Card or PayPal account at the end of registration.
- Checks must be received by 1/29/2025. Normal mailing postmarked by 1/23/2025 from the Houston area may get to the destination by 1/29/2025. It is on the check sender to get payment completed by the deadline.
- Mail checks payable to the HOC treasurer:
C/O Mike Flannigan
4330 Cedar Ridge Trail
Houston, TX 77059-3114
- No payments will be accepted at the event.
STEP #3: WAIVER
Every participant must SUBMIT a completed waiver prior to competing. If the participant is under 18, the waiver must be signed by their parent or legal guardian.
- Have all waivers completed and signed
- Scan all waivers into a single PDF
- Upload either during registration or on our waiver upload form.
- Every participant must have a completed waiver prior to competing. If the participant is under 18, the waiver must be signed by their parent or legal guardian.
STEP #4: Check Who’s Registered?
- Click this link: https://hoc.us.orienteering.org/whos-registered/
- Please allow 24-48 hrs for most recent changes to registration, if you do not see correct registration data please contact us.