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Saturday
Pre-registration is required and will open on Monday, Feb. 17 at 6pm and close at 12 noon on *Friday* Feb. 21.There will be no day-of registration.
Welcome back to Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, a National Historic Landmark and the site of Loudoun County’s largest Civil War battle. Event Director Bill Johns and Course Setter Carl Lundgren will have a full set of courses (white through blue) for you to enjoy.
For this *Saturday* event, parking will be at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and driving directions are given below. Starting at 9:30am, a shuttle bus will take all orienteers to the registration & start/finish area.
Check in at the reg area will open about 9:45am, and courses will open at 10:00am. As always, be off the course no later than 3pm and remember to download at our e-punch station even if you did not finish. We expect the last shuttle returning to the LDS parking lot to leave at 3:15pm.
Keep in mind:
- Beginner's instruction will be available.
- For those new to orienteering, make sure to check out our Your First Event and Orienteering Techniques For Beginners webpages, and if they don't answer any question you have, just use our Contact Form and ask.
- Group Leaders (of larger groups): please contact the Event Director so they are aware of your plans.
- While leashed dogs are technically permitted in the park, they are not allowed on the shuttle buses.
- Port-a-johns will be near the start/finish area.
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| Registration | Advance registration is required. Registration will open Monday, Feb. 17 at 6pm and will close at 12 noon on *Friday* Feb. 21.
Who's Registered? Check by clicking here. |
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| Location Details |
Balls Bluff Regional Park, LDS Church parking, Leesburg, Virginia
Take the Dulles Toll Road or Rt. 7 to the Rt. 15 by-pass in Leesburg. Turn right and proceed for about a mile; turn right on Battlefield Parkway; drive 0.2 miles and turn right onto Ball's Bluff Rd; then immediately turn right into the parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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| Course Details |
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| Course Notes |
All courses (white through blue) start just off the main parking lot. Visibility is clear through the woods, which are mostly open. Some underbrush and thorns are present, so gaiters or thick pants are recommended for the more advanced courses. Contour features are strong throughout, and while courses avoid the river bank, participants should be aware of the high cliff faces along the water. Further precipitation this week may cause muddiness, particularly on trails in and out of reentrants.
Course map scales are likely to be 1:5000 for white and yellow, and 1:10000 for orange through blue.
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| Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
Group Entries Participants are welcome to orienteer together as a group (up to the maximum for that event; usually 4). Each member of a group is charged their individual rate as shown above, up to a group total of $30 (maximum), and each receives a map. A group receives one epunch. Individuals or groups desiring to compete on a second course after completing their first can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map subject to approval at the event by the Event Director. Important Notes
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Location
Registration
Advance registration is required. Registration will open Monday, Feb. 17 at 6pm and will close at 12 noon on *Friday* Feb. 21.
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Who's Registered? Check by clicking here.
Start Times
Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens).
Schedule
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Saturday, February 22
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location Details
Course Details
| Course Name | Length (km) | Climb (m) | No. Controls |
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| White | 1.5 | 75 | 9 |
| Yellow | 2.1 | 110 | 11 |
| Orange | 3.3 | 140 | 12 |
| Brown | 4.2 | 160 | 11 |
| Green | 5.2 | 190 | 14 |
| Red | 6.2 | 220 | 18 |
| Blue | 7.9 | 300 | 24 |
Course Notes
Entry Fees
Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
| Club Member, adult | Club Member, junior | Non-Member, adult | Non-Member, junior |
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| $10 | $5 | $20 | $5 |
Group Entries
Participants are welcome to orienteer together as a group (up to the maximum for that event; usually 4). Each member of a group is charged their individual rate as shown above, up to a group total of $30 (maximum), and each receives a map. A group receives one epunch. Individuals or groups desiring to compete on a second course after completing their first can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map subject to approval at the event by the Event Director.
Important Notes- If you wish to become a QOC member you should join online in advance via this webpage (which also explains the member benefits). Membership is completely optional.
- Most of our events use an 'epunch' timing chip for electronic timing. Individuals or groups without their own epunch will be loaned one for that event. Loaned epunches that are lost incur a $40 replacement fee. Epunches (also known as SI-cards or finger sticks) can be purchased from online vendors as described here.
- Former QOC members who have let their membership lapse pay non-member fees.
- Compasses are available at no charge, but if lost incur a $15 replacement fee.
- Please provide collateral (such as car keys) when borrowing a compass or epunch.
- Beginners are encouraged to watch relevant videos such as this one created by QOC's instructional guru David Onkst.
