Hewitt Station Road

1.5-Hour/3.0-Hour Score-O

Saturday, December 11, 2021

[image:O flag] Pre-Register/Pre-Pay
(Deadline: Thursday, December 9 at 11:59 PM.)
(Registration fees higher for onsite registration.)
(See who is registered.)

[image:O flag] Hewitt Station Road Directions
[image:O flag] Google Map Placemark
[image:O flag] Safety Plan

Note1: The last part of the directions to the Hewitt Station Road event site in Google Maps and Open Street Map are incorrect. The directions describing travel on gravel roads is incorrect. Please stay on the improved gravel Forest Road 357 for 0.7 miles to the Arizona Trail Trailhead. See directions here for details.

Note2: After the wet monsoon season, grass seeds are a bit of a problem. Unless you wear something like gators to cover your socks, and seal the gaps, you'll end up picking grass seeds out of your socks or throwing your socks away. The seeds can also get caught in mesh material of running shoes. We suggest wearing sturdier shoes such as leather hiking shoes.

Summary: Saturday, December 11, 2021: Hewitt Station Road (North of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum)
Time Event Location
Saturday, 8:00 AM Check-in/Registration Hewitt Station Road/Arizona Trail Trailhead
Saturday, 8:30 AM First Time to Start Score-O Courses Hewitt Station Road/Arizona Trail Trailhead
Saturday, 10:00 AM Last Time to Start 3.0-Hour Score-O Hewitt Station Road/Arizona Trail Trailhead
Saturday, 11:30 AM Last Time to Start 1.5-Hour Score-O Hewitt Station Road/Arizona Trail Trailhead
Saturday, 1:00 PM Score-O Courses Close Hewitt Station Road/Arizona Trail Trailhead



Introduction

Events

  • 1.5-hour Score-O
  • 3.0-hour Score-O

Please join us as we open another new event site for the club. For those of you who have previously joined us for events at Bomboy Mine, our new Hewitt Station Road map has some overlap, but the start/finish is much closer to U.S. 60. On Saturday, December 11, we present a Score-O with two options at the Hewitt Station Road site. For those looking for a limited amount of navigation, we're offering a 1.5-hour Score-O. Those looking for a more adventurous day can stay out for 3.0 hours. Both events use the same map.

The terrain surrounding Hewitt Station Road is mostly rolling hills with small to medium amounts of vegetation cover. Streambeds, washes, and re-entrants have mesquite and palo verde trees you'll have to avoid. The hills surrounding the water courses are mostly open, but seeds from dry grasses are particularly obnoxious. We suggest wearing gators that block all access to your socks, even using duct tape to seal the gaps. Most of the desert is runnable, but there are areas with high concentrations of prickly plants through which to navigate. On almost all parts of the map, terrain visibility is excellent. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we will not provide water at the start/finish or on the course. We advise participants to bring their own water.

Example hillside covered with dry grass. Wear gators!

Pre-Registration and Fees

In order to promote pre-registration for our events, the Club has a graded pricing structure. Participants who pre-register and pre-pay for the event will benefit from our priority pricing. While on-site registration and payment is still available, pricing for on-site payment is more expensive. We'll print some extra maps for each of our events, but we cannot guarantee a map for those who do not pre-register and pre-pay.

Pre-Registration/Pre-Payment
Pre-Registration/Pre-Payment is open until Thursday, December 9 at 11:59 PM. After the pre-registration closes, you can still try your luck and register and pay on-site. We will have pre-printed maps for everyone who pre-registers and pays. We cannot guarantee a map for those who register and pay on-site.

Click [image:O flag] here to pre-register and pre-pay.

Fees
Note: Registration fees are per participant. You're welcome to group together as a team onsite, but there is no team registration.

  • 1.5-Hour Score-O
    • Member, pre-register: $5
    • Member, on-site: $10
    • Non-Member, pre-register: $10
    • Non-Member, on-site: $15
  • 3.0-Hour Score-O
    • Member, pre-register: $10
    • Member, on-site: $15
    • Non-Member, pre-register: $15
    • Non-Member, on-site: $20

Parental Consent:

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)

All participants under age 18 are now required to have a signed parental consent form on file with the club. You can complete the form before the event and either scan it and send it to us by e-mail or bring it with you to the event.


Schedule

Details
8:00 AM Check-in/Registration Opens
8:30 AM Score-O course opens
10:00 AM Last time to start the 3.0-hour Score-O.
11:30 PM Last time to start the 1.5-hour Score-O.
1:00 PM Score-O courses closes
All participants must be off the course by this time.

What to Bring:

Whistle Mandatory for all.
Available for purchase for $1.00.
Compass Available for rent for $1.00.
Water bottles. We will not provide water on the course. We strongly encourage you to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
Sunscreen There is little to no shade on the course.
Sturdy hiking shoes and long pants Recommended. You may encounter cactus, cat claw, and loose terrain.

Directions

[image:O flag] Hewitt Station Road Directions
[image:O flag] Google Map Placemark
[image:O flag] Safety Plan