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Buffalo Orienteering Club Maps and Directions
Chestnut Ridge Park
From Route 219 south or northbound, take the Armor Duells Rd exit east onto New Armor-Duells Road. Travel 0.8 miles, then turn right onto Chestnut Ridge Road (Route 277). Travel 1.5 miles to the main entrance of the park, while looking for the club's directional signs to the meet location. Map of 6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd Orchard Park, NY 14127-3600, US. Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors.


Sardinia Forest Area (Erie County Bureau of Forestry Reforestation Plantation)
Located on Genesee Road in the town of Sardinia. It is approximately 4 miles west of Route 16 (prominent intersection) and approximately 7 miles east of Route 219 (north and southbound exits). Map scale is 1:15,000 and in 5 colors.


Emery Park
Located on Emery Road in the town of South Wales. Take Route 400 south until it ends and becomes Route 16 south. Approximately 1 mile later, turn right at Emery Road (intersection has red light and gas station). Travel approximately one mile on Emery Road to find entrances to the park on both sides of the road. Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors.


Hunter's Creek Park
From exit 54 of the Thruway take Route 400 south towards East Aurora. After 12.4 miles take the exit for Route 20-A. At the end of the ramp turn left onto Route 20-A. Go 0.8 miles and turn right on Reiter Road. Go 2.3 miles and turn left on Centerline Road (County Route 175). Go 0.8 miles to the parking area on the left. This new map was created in 2007. Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors.


Sprague Brook Park
Located on Foote Road off of Route 240 in the town of Glenwood. It is approximately 2.5 miles north of Genesee Road in East Concord and approximately 4.5 miles south of the town of Colden. This new map was created in 2007. Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors.


McCarty Hill / Ellicottville / Holiday Valley Ski Patrol and Training Center
Our base is at Holiday Valley's Upper Ski Patrol and Training Center on Holiday Valley Road about two-thirds the way up the mountain. From the village of Ellicottville, take Route 219 south a short distance before turning right on Holiday Valley Road. Continue up the hill past the Clubhouse Chalet Lodge, and turn left at the signs for the Training Center or the nearby Yodeler Lodge. We use the WNY Mountain Bicycling Association's Ellicottville Area Trail Map comprising Holiday Valley, Holimont, McCarty Hill, Nine Mile Creek, Golden Hill, Art Roscoe, and Rock City. Map scale is 1:20,000 and in 5 colors.


Little Rock City / Ellicottville / CCC Base Camp
Our base is at the CCC Camp on Hungry Hollow Road on the back side of the Holiday Valley resort. From the village of Ellicottville, take Route 219 south about three miles through the hamlets of Great Valley and Peth before turning right onto Hungry Hollow Road. Continue until the asphalt changes to gravel, then look for the club's signs to the Camp. We use the WNY Mountain Bicycling Association's Ellicottville Area Trail Map comprising Holiday Valley, Holimont, McCarty Hill, Nine Mile Creek, Golden Hill, Art Roscoe, and Rock City. Map scale is 1:20,000 and in 5 colors.


Schoellkopf Boy Scout Camp
Located on Burroughs Road in the town of Cowlesville. It is approximately 1.5 miles south of Route 354 (Clinton) and approximately 3 miles north of Route 20A (Big Tree Road). Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors.