WELCOME to Prospect Park, to HVO local meet in memory of orienteer Mark Bekker!

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Start Window - 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Time limit - 3 hours.
Control Pick-up - 3:30 p.m. 
Those started after 12:30 p.m. may have a shorter time limit.

LOCATION

Prospect Park, Carousel, Brooklyn, NY - https://maps.app.goo.gl/qbJCKK2EhsQTQx3m7
To avoid hassle with parking your car, take Q subway to Prospect Park station, which is only 5 minutes walking distance from the start/finish.
The subway ride takes only 6 minutes from the Atlantic terminal of LIRR and less than 30 minutes from Times Square.
In case you opt to drive, try to park your vehicle on Flatbush Avenue (either side) between Empire Blvd and Grand Army Plaza.

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REGISTRATION

We encourage  everyone to pre-register, though registration will also be available on-site starting at 10 a.m. 

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Pre-registration closes Thursday, June 4, at noon.

The SportIdent electronic punching system will be utilized. 
Use your own SI card or rent one at the registration.

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COST

Free.  Donations are warmly welcomed!

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COURSE SETTER NOTES 

Prospect park is a beautiful urban park in the heart of Brooklyn, of more than 2 square km of area. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who also helped design Central Park. Participants may enjoy a carousel ride and visit Brooklyn Zoo. Both located within close proximity to the start/finish area. 

The area is very complex and difficult from an orienteering point of view - with many winding paths, trails and roads with  bridges and underpasses, which run over terminal moraine type of terrain. Patches of open fields, semi-open areas, woods and water surfaces are mixed thus the park.
There are numerous fences in the park. Fences are of three kinds: 

A) 4-5 feet tall, difficult to pass light wire fences, which are often poorly visible. On the map they are shown by a special symbol – thick line (as an uncrossable fence) with a single tag (as crossable fence symbol has). We advise them to run around. 

B) Solid 6+ feet tall fences shown on the map by symbol “uncrossable fence." Do not cross/scale them under any circumstances.

C) 2-4 feet tall easy to cross/scale fences shown on the map by symbol “crossable fence." 

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ATTENTION!  Courses pass the park’s main inner circle with heavy bicycle traffic. Be extra cautious crossing it. Also some courses may cross horse trails. If you see horse riders, do not approach them closer than 20 meters.

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COURSES and MAPS 

Scale - 1:5000, contours - 10 feet.
Updates to the map were made in May 2026.
The map is drawn using IOF ISSprOM 2019 symbols.
All courses are preprinted. 

Clue sheets are printed on the map and also - if requested - may be given separately. 

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WHITE/YELLOW (beginners) 
9 controls, length - 1.3 km, elevation gain - 25 m
8.5"x11" paper size.

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ORANGE/BROWN (intermediate)
13 controls, length - 4.4 km, min. elevation gain - 105 m
11"x17" paper size.

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GREEN/RED  (expert)
26 controls, length - 7.5 km, min. elevation gain - 195 m
11"x17" paper size. 

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ORGANIZERS

Event director: Anna Bekker
Course setter: Stefan Slutsky