OGAR 2008
Run 1
8 Mile Run from HQ to Barlow Ford.
The teams leave the main campground and run 1.3 miles up the hill to Highway AB. Then they run .8 miles on paved road to Southbend road. They run on this gravel country road 5.2 miles to Smokey lane and go down a hill to the river. There they will be checked into the computer and board canoes for the next leg of the adventure.
Canoeing
6.25 Mile Canoe Float
From the entry point at Barlow Ford, the teams will canoe down the Gasconade river back to the HQ area where they will beach their canoes on the sand bar and run up a small hill to the campground HQ area. They will be logged into the computer system at that point and after that, pick up their bicycles to begin leg 3.
Road Bike 1
Road Bike 6.9 Miles
On this leg, the teams leave the campground and head south on a gravel road for 1.3 miles. At that point they turn South on K Highway which is a paved road. They pass the Nebo-Falcon Fire Station and at the 5 mile point from HQ, they will turn into a power line easement and continue east. 1.1 miles down that easement, they will come to a fence and turn South. They will then come to a single track trail in the woods and will follow it to the transition area where they will check in at the computer station.
Orienteering
Orienteering Area
The very large area shown on the map will have several points identified on a topographic map for the teams. They will be required to proceed to the points in a specific order to keep other teams from following them on their orienteering task. When they have gone to each of the locations specified on the topo maps, they will return to the transition area and be checked into the remote computer system.
Tech Run
1.27 Mile Technical Run
This leg of the race has the teams running on a single track trail, part of which they previously rode their bikes on. They will essentially go around the base of a small hill protruding out of the landscape and return to the transition area and again have their times recorded on the remote computer system.
Note that teams which have not completed this leg by 4:30 PM will be disqualified and required to return to base camp via pickup trucks. This is because they will not have enough time to complete the rest of the course in the daylight hours.
Tech Bike
Tech Bike - 8.9 miles
The teams leave the transition area and head south on a series of horse trails until after about 4 miles they will wind up at the Cole Creek Trailhead. They will continue on horse trails through the woods and after 5.6 miles will wind up on the gravel road north of the trailhead. They will continue North on that road until they reach the Gasconade river - across from where they started the canoe portion of the race. They must ford the river with their bikes and check in at the computer station which is where they originally checked in when the completed the first run of the day. Safety ropes will be provided and if the river is unsafe to ford, the teams will be sent on an alternate route back to headquarters.
Note that teams which have not completed this leg of the course by 6:30 PM are disqualified and will not be allowed to ride their bike on the highway but will be returned to HQ via pickup trucks.
Road Bike 2
Return to Finish Line!
After fording the river and checking in at the computer station, the teams will start what is sure to be a sprint bike ride back to the finish line at HQ. They will be riding back up the same route they ran as the first leg of the race. Things always get interesting on this leg.
About the OGAR
The Ozark Greenways Adventure Race is an 8-14 hour coed four-person team multi-sport endurance race.
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