Rosaryville
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Saturday
Come and do mountain bike orienteering or classic orienteering or both! As detailed below, course setter Michael Dickey has prepared a full slate of white through blue classic orienteering courses, as well as three MTBO courses of varying lengths for this *Saturday* event.
Update: Online registration with payment is required. MTBO registration is now open here; classic/foot registration is also now open and is located here. If you are doing both events you will need to register for both events.
Any youth or large groups attending, please contact the Event Director so that we can coordinate pre-registration for your group; the group registration and waiver form is part of the information on our Group Leaders page.
Wondering what Mountain Bike Orienteering is about? Check out these videos (there are 3) from the Australian Orienteering Association:
The other two videos are here ('How To Navigate") and here ('Things You Need To Know').
If you don't want to click through to any of those at the moment, suffice it to say that MTBO is navigational racing on mountain bikes, in which each participant is given a map showing a series of checkpoints to be found in a designated order in the shortest possible time, with the choice of route between checkpoints left up to the racer. Success therefore depends on raw speed, of course, but also on the ability to read the map, make good route choices and execute them efficiently.
Rules for the MTBO event:
Note: Poor or wet trail conditions may require the MTBO to be cancelled. The foot-O in the afternoon will take place rain or shine. After racing, our meet director will be firing up charcoal on one of the grills and providing some hot dogs and rolls. Feel free also to bring your own food to throw on the grill.
Map Board Information If you wish to use a map board, you will need to bring your own. They are available to purchase; make sure to place your order before March 22 to allow enough time for shipping (and installing). The AutoPilot map board (either style) can be purchased as described here. These map boards are the preferred choice of Team USA riders, and a portion of each purchase helps support the MTBO Team as well.
After The Event use our updated RouteGadget software to enter your routes to all controls, and then compare your way to the way others went. The user interface is now tablet- and smartphone-friendly as well as Java-free. Event maps and split times for all participants are usually online within a day of the event.
Have questions? Feel free to use our Contact form anytime!
| Location | Rosaryville State Park, Pavilion parking area, Rosaryville, MD (Classic & MTBO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Update: Online advance registration is required. MTBO registration is now open here; classic/foot registration is also now open and is located here. If you are doing both events you will need to register in both places. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | MTBO start times are from 9am - 10am. Classic course start times are from 11 - 1:30. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Saturday, March 30
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| Course Details | Classic & MTBO
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| Course Notes | Classic & MTBO White course: Between controls 6 and 7 the course will pass through an area that is mapped as rough open but is now mostly grown in with distinct mowed corridors down east and west sides. Stay left leaving 6! For orange and all advanced courses, mapped rootstocks have changed substantially since originally mapped, so should not be relied upon. There are many new unmapped rootstocks that are much larger than most of those on the map. Many "prominent" trees on the map are no longer very distinguishable from other trees that have caught up and are now similarly sized. Mapping of vegetation is generally still useful, but there is at least one control on some of the advanced courses that is mapped inside of a dark green area that is not too bad to run through. The park has a very well developed trail network that makes it difficult to set any truly advanced controls, so for advanced courses all trails are removed from the map. Some trail locations are still obvious due to mapping of vegetation features. All orange controls are also used by advanced courses, but orange runners will have the trails on their map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
Team or Group Entries Participants are welcome to compete together as a single team entry. Teams containing one or more nonmembers are charged the nonmember individual rate. Teams containing one or more adults are charged the adult individual rate. For teams to receive member or junior rates, all members of the team must be members or juniors, respectively. Each extra team map beyond the first is an additional $2. Individuals or teams desiring to compete on a second course can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map. Important Notes
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