Fountainhead Central

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April 23
Sunday

Pre-registration is required and will open Monday, 17 April at 6pm and close on Saturday, 22 April at 12 noon; there is no day-of registration.

Come out and enjoy a full set of courses during our brief Washington-area spring at Fountainhead Regional Park in Clifton, Virginia--some of our favorite terrain. Course setter Justin Green has designed a full set of classic courses. Check in and map pick-up will be at Shelter 1 next to the main parking lot, and the E-punch team will set up in its customary location in the shack at the end of the parking lot.

A note on parking: although the Fountainhead main parking lot is very large and there is a second lot nearer the waterside with additional space, we do expect that if 23 April turns out to have decent weather, the park is likely to be very heavily used with our event, bikers on the bike trail in FHE and other users competing for parking space. We may adjust the selection of start windows and numbers of runners assigned to them in order to minimize parking issues. Stay tuned.

At this event, we will also be offering an approximately 4-5 km, ten-control "Fox-O" radio-direction-finding orienteering course at Fountainhead Central for those who want a new orienteering experience or a complement to your classic course. Click here for more details.

Volunteer SignUps: If you'd like to help out at this event click here. You can also contact the Event Director.

Any youth or large groups attending, although you will be pre-registering online, for their awareness please let the Event Director know of your plans and participant numbers.

Keep in mind:

• QOC will continue to use pre-registration as the ONLY method of signing up for our meets. There will be NO day-of, on-site registration. Refunds are paid only in the case of event cancellation.
• Masks are optional at all locations connected with the event. Please continue to minimize clustering at and around the check-in, e-punch, start and finish areas.
• As mentioned above, beginner instruction has resumed to provide an overview of orienteering basics for newcomers to the sport or those who just want a refresher.
• There is no water on the course. Participants are responsible for their own hydration. A very limited supply of bottled water for emergency use will be on hand with the Meet Director; but it is vital to stay well hydrated. Please come prepared!
• There will be no snacks offered by QOC.
• For this event the standard eight 15-minute check-in windows followed by two 45-minute windows may be subject to change to alleviate any potential parking shortage.
• The size of start teams (groups of individuals orienteering together with one e-punch) on a course must be no more than four (4) individuals (juniors and adults combined).
• The park rest rooms near the main parking lot will be open and there may be some port-a-johns on the edge of the parking lot as well.
• Pets are permitted in the park but must be leashed at all times.