Permanent Courses
BAOC has a few "trim" orienteering courses—practice courses that have permanent markers. This means you can print or purchase a map, and do the course on your own at any time.
BAOC has permanent courses in five locations:
- Bedwell Bayfront Park in Menlo Park. You can either print the PDF files¹ linked below, or obtain the maps from our Mapping Director (http://baoc.org/maps/purchase.php) (for a fee).
- White Course (beginner): High-Res. Map (1.2MB), Low-Res. Map (484KB)
- Yellow Course (advanced beginner): High-Res. Map (1.2MB), Low-Res. Map (480KB)
- Orange Course (intermediate): High-Res. Map (1.2MB), Low-Res. Map (472KB)
- In addition, there's a master map (408KB) that shows all the controls without a prescribed course. You can use this map to create your own course, or perhaps to practice doing a Score-O.
- A note from the course creator is here.
- Briones Regional Park in Martinez. You can either print the PDF files¹ linked below, or obtain the maps from our Mapping Director (http://baoc.org/maps/purchase.php) (for a fee). The course instructions are available only from the links below.
- White Course (beginner): Map (1MB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermWhiteMap.pdf), Instructions (71KB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermWhiteInstructions.pdf)
- Yellow Course (advanced beginner): Map (1MB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermYellowMap.pdf), Instructions (72KB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermYellowInstructions.pdf)
- Orange Course (intermediate): Map (1MB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermOrangeMap.pdf), Instructions (66KB) (http://baoc.org/maps/briones/PermOrangeInstructions.pdf)
- Note: The courses start at the Alhambra Creek Valley Entrance on the northeast side of the park.
- Comments on the courses are available here.
- Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek. You can either print the PDF files¹ linked below, or obtain them from our Mapping Director (http://baoc.org/maps/purchase.php) (for a fee). (Note: The courses start at the entrance on Sutherland Drive on the south side of the park, not from the location of regular BAOC events.)
- White course (beginner): Map (396KB) (http://baoc.org/maps/shellridge/PermWhiteMap.pdf)
- Yellow course (advanced beginner): Map (387KB) (http://baoc.org/maps/shellridge/PermYellowMap.pdf)
- Note: The courses start at the Sutherland Dr entrance on the southwest side of the park.
- Comments on the courses are available here.
- Burton Creek State Park in Tahoe City (Lake Tahoe). Our Mapping Director has the maps; please see the map purchases (http://baoc.org/maps/purchase.php) page for details.
- Comments on the courses are available here.
- Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. You can either obtain the map and instructions directly from Joe Scarborough's Web site (http://orienteer.com/poc/), or you can get the materials directly from
. To order a map, send $5 and your address to:
- Joe Scarborough
- 3015 Holyrood Drive
- Oakland, CA 94611
- Comments on the courses are available here.
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¹ PDF files can be viewed with the free Adobe Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html) program.
