EVENT INFORMATION Welcome to the Brandywine O'Challenge!

 In this challenging and exhilarating race that will have you will navigate across wilderness terrain to find pre-set control points using your compass and a very detailed and technical orienteering map. The control points are located over an area of 6 square kilometers.

Please keep in mind that the map is technically challenging with many small features (lakes, swamps, rocks and cliffs). You will need to stay focused on the map and CHECK YOUR SPEED.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

 Drinking Water and First Aid - at BRANDYWINE Parking Lot and at the Cal-Cheak Camp Site (Event Center) for both days.  2 water controls are marked on your map marked as a red cup.

 Safety

• Whistles are mandatory and bear bells are suggested. If you need help: 3 short blasts of your whistle.  

• A Bear Safety Brochure is displayed at the Event Center Display Information Board.

• At the western and the eastern end of the map, there are dangerous cliffs. Please be aware of that and avoid them.

Day 1 

Saturday, June 5th – Adventure Challenge

8:00 to 9:00 am – Registration at Cal Cheak Recreation Site

9:00 am – Mandatory meeting with all members – gear check

9:15 am – Maps given out

9:30 am – Start

           Stage 1 – Trail Run – 10 km at Cal Cheak Recreation Site

           Stage 2 – Mountain Bike (point to point, easy navigation) 25 - 30 km

           Stage 3 – 2h Orienteering (Rogaine – get as many controls as you can within the time limit using orienteering map ( ~ 10 km  depending on your route choice )

5:30 pm – Course closes

6:00 pm – Awards Ceremony

• At each CP you will find a control with a puncher. 
• There are no cut off times for the stages.
• All three stages’ start and finish are at Cal Cheak Recreation Site.

Stage 1 – Trail Run with a map easy navigation - 10 km

Stage 2 – Mountain Bike (point to point, easy navigation) 25 - 30 km

• Many new and smaller trails along your way

• Maps are 1:30,000;  contours 20m

• Safety direction is west towards the highway

Stage 3 – 2h Orienteering (ROGAINE – get as many controls as you can within the time limit using orienteering map ( ~ 10 km  depending on your route choice ))

• Attention: Orienteering Maps with Magnetic North.
• Time limit for this section with penalty if late ( 5 minutes for each minute late)
• You have 2 hours for this section as a time limit.
• After you get all controls or after the 2 hours are over, proceed to the finish line at the Event Center at Cal Cheak

Control Cards - Make sure that your team name is written on your control card. Punch the controls in order on the corresponding squares on your card.

ALL CONTROL CARDS MUST BE HANDED IN AT THE FINISH EVEN IF YOU DON'T COMPLETE THE COURSE!

Control Descriptions - You will find them in your package and they are printed on your map as well.

COURSE CLOSURE IS 5:30 p.m.! Make sure you are back at the Event Center even if you have not completed the course.

Day 2 

Sunday, June 6th - ROGAINE

You can select your own route between control points and visit them in any order. The aim is to find as many of them as possible in 4 hours.

Control Cards -  Use the DAY 2 control card (with 40 squares). Make sure that your name(s), category (Solo, Team - 2 or Team - 4) and gender (F, M or co-ed) are written on your control card.

Start - From the Event Center at Cal-Cheak Camp Site follow signs to the western side of the Suspension Bridge. Plan to be there at least 15 minutes in advance. After the Start at 9:45 am (TEAMS) or 10:00 am (SOLO) follow the marked trail South for about 600 m to find the Start Triangle marked with K on the NE side of your orienteering map. You will find it!

Finish - at the Cal Cheek Camp Site (Event Center)

Control descriptions  - will be posted at the Event Center from 9:00 am on Sunday and they will be also on the back of your map

Control points value:

You can select your own route between the points and visit them in any order. The aim is to find as many of them as possible, summing to the greatest value, in 4 hours.

No:   1 to 10          Easy          10 pts. each

No:   11 to 30        Medium     20 pts. each

No:   31 to 35        Difficult     30 pts. each

In total, there are 650 points. Any controls not found will give you penalty points. If you arrive back after 4 hours, additional penalty points will be added (10 points per minute).

You must punch the control cards in the square with the corresponding number from the map.

ALL CONTROL CARDS MUST BE HANDED INTO THE FINISH

Your safety direction will be NORTH following the railway track on the east side of the map or Highway 99 on the west side of the map, or the two power lines crossing the map South-North.