Hamilton Island

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Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 23:02

Event date 
Oct 6 2012

Times*

  • Registration 10:30 am - 12:45 pm
  • Instruction Clinics 11:00 am - 1:00 pm as needed
  • Course starts 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Courses close 3:00 pm

* All teams must check out through the course finish gate before leaving the park, even if the team does not finish the course or returns after the course closes.

Event overview
Hamilton Island lies along the Washington shoreline of the Columbia River, upstream of Beacon Rock, and downstream of Bonneville Dam and the former Cascade Rapids. Hamilton Island used to be an island; however, it is now landlocked. In the 1970s the upper part of "Hamilton Slough", bordering the northeast side of Hamilton Island, was filled in with debris from the construction of Bonneville's North Powerhouse. The lower part of Hamilton Slough became part of Hamilton Creek, which borders the west and northwest side of Hamilton Island. On the east and south is the Columbia River.  The terrain is mostly wide open and runnable.

Courses

The standard four different courses will be available.

  1. White = introduction (about 1 mile), , 8-10 controls, easy, often all on-trail hiking
  2. Yellow = beginner (about 2 miles, 10-12 controls, easy, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
  3. Orange = Intermediate (about 3.5 miles, 12+ controls, some off-trail, some on-trail navigation)
  4. Green = advanced (about 4.5 miles), 12+ controls, mostly off-trail navigation

Epunch will be used on all courses.  Rental fee is $1.

Registration and other Costs
The event is open to the public.
Note: If you join CROC at this event, ($15 individual, $20 family/group annual membership), your event fee is FREE! Ask about this at meet registration. 

All participants must register and sign the liability waiver before entering the course. 

The meet fees are:

  • $8 - individual (non-member)
  • $12 - group (non-member, going out using one map)
  • $6 - individual (club member)
  • $10 - group (club member, going out using one map)
  • $2 - extra copy of color map
  • $1 - compass rental
  • $1 - epunch rental

Each participant or team receives a course map and a control description sheet.

Contact:
Meet director: meet director TBA

Google Map and Driving Directions to Event Site: 
Hamilton Island
Results: 

The team or individual time will be posted here a couple of days after the event.