MNOC 3-Day Event Meet Notes
Mille Lacs Katio State Park Long
This Page contains information on meet location, medical facilities, meet director/setter/vetter, map notes, course notes, and area attractions
Location
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
15066 Kathio State Park Rd, Onamia, MN 56359
Date
30 April, 2017
Time
Registration open from 9:30 AM to 1 PM, Starts begin at 10:30 AM.
Last start 1:30 PM Course closes 4:30PM
Medical Information
Medic = Phil Nicolas
Hospital Address: Mille Lacs Hospital, 200 Elm St, Onamia, MN 56359
Hospital Directions: Take Kathio State Park Road to the park entrance. Turn north on Shakopee Lake Road and proceed 0.7 miles to Highway 169. Follow Highway 169 East for 7.4 miles and turn west onto Main Street. In 0.1 miles turn North on Wall Street. Continue to Elm Street.
Ticks and Lyme Disease
The Minnesota woods are well documented as supporting ticks that carry Lyme disease. Please read this resource and take precautions before, during and after the event.
On Course Water Provisions
Water will be provided at on-trail locations (4) that will be near straight line course crossing of trails . Water will not be provided at control locations. Please drink only from a cup and respect the needs of others.
Park Fees
Daily permit $5 per vehicle
Parking Information
Park at Trail Center (take a left about 0.6 miles inside the park)
Registration Location
Trail Center (about 0.8 miles from park entrance)
Meet director
Peter Wentzel
Setter
Pete Curtis
Vetter
Ian Harding
Course Design
Pete Curtis
Map Notes
Mille Lacs Kathio lies on a glacial end moraine, resulting in a complex, but not too steep, hill-and-depression topography with numerous marshes.
Small to medium marshes are often crossable but slow and can vary from damp ground to knee-deep water, with the latter typically mapped as small ponds. The best route choice is usually around them. Larger marshes fall into two major types; open with cattails and sedges, and wooded with black spruce-tamarack. The open variety is mapped with blue marsh over yellow, and can be crossed with some speed penalty and a risk of encountering occasional deeper pools or creeks, not explicitly mapped due to their continual evolution. The wooded variety is mapped with blue marsh over white or green, and has a speed penalty beyond that suggested by the shade of green; any marsh with medium green or darker should definitely be avoided. In any event, marsh crossers should expect to get wet and muddy at least to the knee.
Course Notes
The Blue and Red Team Trials courses both cross the central park road (Shakopee Lake Rd) approximately ⅓ and ⅔ of the way through. This road has a 55-mph speed limit but is sparsely traveled, and any oncoming traffic can be seen easily from the ditches. Nevertheless, take care crossing, as this road will not be closed for the event. Three water stops will also be available on this road at likely crossing points.
Scale: 1:15,000 Blue and Red Course
Scale: 1:10,000 Green, Brown, Orange, Yellow, White
Contour Interval: 2m All Courses
Course Controls Length Climb
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Blue 15 14.0 km 240 m
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Red 13 11.4 km 210 m
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Green 12 7.4 km 180 m
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Brown 10 5.3 km 95 m
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Orange 10 4.2 km 85 m
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White/Yellow 7 1.9 km 40 m
Warm-up area
Trail running to NW of Trail Center and in designated warm up area.
Start location
150 m NW of Trail Center. Follow sign and flagging tape to start area. Starts will be called up 3 mins before allotted start time. All courses (including public and recreational courses) start from the same location.
Area Visitor Information
After your event, climb the fire tower located close to the Registration/Check-In location (This is located in the embargoed area, so you will have to do it after you complete your event.) Visit one of the local resorts for a fishing excursion.