Florida Orienteering - Permanent Courses

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Florida Orienteering is pleased to announce that we now have Permanent courses set up at Moss Park, Kelly Park, and Florida Agricultural Museum. If you would like to introduce yourself, or your friends, to the sport of Orienteering you can try one of these courses at any time the park is open.

These courses have permanent markers set out in the woods, which consist of a laminated QR/NFC tag mounted on either a fiberglass forestry stake or a 4x4 post:
           
Note that FLO QR tags have the FLO Manatee logo embedded in their center, as shown here.
DO NOT SCAN QR CODES THAT DON'T HAVE THE FLO LOGO, ESPECIALLY IF THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN STUCK ON TOP OF THE TAG RATHER THAN EMBEDDED IN THE LAMINATE!
The embedded NFC chips for tap-punching are write-locked and tamper-proof, but still be wary of anything stuck on top of the tag.
Please report any tampering with controls or vandalism of courses in general to park staff and/or FLO directly.

Click on the park name below for detailed instructions.

You may print your own map prior to going to the park. [in case the rangers do not have any available.]
Please use the following 'Map' links to print your map.

FL Agricultural Museum (FAM) - Palm Coast - w3w: tailwind.lessening.skirmish
      Beginner Map       Intermediate Map       All FAM Results

Kelly Park - Apopka - w3w: tombstone.goad.forgot
      Beginner Map       Intermediate Map       All Kelly Results

Moss Park - Orlando - w3w: inflame.riches.lanky
      Beginner Map       Intermediate Map       All Moss Results

Markham Park - Sunrise - w3w: crawls.gain.spatula
      Beginner Map       Intermediate Map       Advanced Map       All Markham Results  

How to use these courses

• Before you leave home:
  • Install the MapRun application on your phone.
  • Open the app and enter your personal details.
  • Print out the map you plan to use.
  • Use the w3w (What 3 Words) link for directions to the course start point.
• When you are ready to start:
  • Open the app and tap Select Event.
    On the new page, select the Folders icon on the tab bar at the top.
    Then select USA > Florida > Central Florida > Park Name.
  • Pick the course you want to do from the list of courses available at that park.
  • When it returns to the main page tap Go to Start to see the map and course.
  • There will typically be a START and a FINISH tag together on a sign at the start. When ready to begin, tap either the Scan for NFC or Scan for QR button at the bottom of the MapRun screen. Then either tap the center of your phone to the "NFC" marker on the START tag, or show its QR code to your phone's camera to "punch in" and start your timer.
  • Navigate to the control points, IN NUMERICAL ORDER. When you find each marker, use MapRun to "punch" the control via either NFC or QR as before. That control will turn Green on the MapRun screen to indicate that you have visited it.
  • After you have visited all controls, return to the FINISH tag and punch it via NFC or QR to complete the course. MapRun will stop the timer and upload your results.

Click here for a description of the features and symbols used on our Orienteering Maps.

If you would like to learn more about Orienteering before attempting a course please go to the Tutorial section of our website.

After you have completed the course you can come back to our website and request a Certificate of Completion. This will be sent to you by email, in the form of a pdf file that you can print from your web browser.
If you mail your request for a certificate please include your email address.
This Certificate may serve as proof of your completion of an orienteering course as part of Scouting requirements.

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