Event Info

Sunday 13-July-2025
Event will be held rain or shine. We will pause for lightning


SCHEDULE:

8:15 AM check in begins at Snyder's Cabin Gage Park, Topeka. No need to arrive before this.

8:30 AM start window opens: can start anytime. You will get your map at this time.

8:50 AM instructions for first timers

9:30 AM start window closes, last time to start

10:00 AM (approx.) awards ceremony
 

DIVISIONS: age as of 13-July-2025

Long Course: 

• Male Ages 12 to 60
• Female Ages 12 to 60
• Male Ages 61+
• Female Ages 61+
• Two Person Team Open (all ages) 

Short Course:

• Male (all ages)
• Female (all ages)
• Two Person Team Open (all ages).

1. Check in: come into Snyder's Cabin, check in your name, receive your epunch (timing chip)
   1. If first-timer, wait for instructions at 8:50
2. Everyone else can head to the start anytime they want, between 8:30 and 9:30.
3. You will receive your map at the start, complete the course, return to the finish.
4. You will come into Snyder's Cabin to record your time and return your epunch.
5. Stay to enjoy refreshments and socializing until awards.

COMPETITION Details:

• Course distance:
  • Long  ~ 3 kilometers;
  • Short  ~ 1.5 kilometers
• This event is appropriate for first-timers and experienced orienteers.
• Introductory instruction will be offered before the race.
• No equipment needed.
• Participants will receive pre-printed maps at the start.
• Competitors will have staggered start times. You can start anytime between 8:30-9:30
• Winner is determined by fastest elapsed time.
• Gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded to the top three in each division.
• Event will be held rain or shine.
• More information on orienteering can be found here: www.orienteeringusa.org