This event is SOLD OUT.
It's just about time for our classic annual run through the C&O National Historic Park, commonly known as Great Falls Park. Start times will be as usual (start anytime between 11am - 1:30pm), and be out of the woods by 3pm. Note that pre-registration is now open closed.
As in recent years, we are restricted to having 3 courses: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Course details are posted below - please read them! Please note that the Advanced course is relatively long (~8 km); if you do register for it, yet on event day are concerned about your ability to finish it, before you start the course please speak to the Event Directors (at the event) about potential alternatives.
Additionally:
Back by Popular Demand: Post-Race Potomac Pizza Palooza! After your race, take advantage of a 1/2 price pizza deal at a nearby restaurant, Potomac Pizza [5]. Normally $17 for a large cheese and tomato pizza, just wave your QOC map at Guillermo the friendly manager and you'll get this 8 slice pizza for just $9, and additional toppings are only $1 each. There's seating for everyone at this friendly local place with a full menu [6], free soda refills, and it's no problem to go "as you are" post-race. There's plenty of room to go over your map and routes and meet up with your fellow orienteers. The address is 9812 Falls Rd in Potomac; to get there, just take a left at the stop sign as you exit the park, and in less than 2 miles take a left just before River Road into the Potomac Promenade parking area. Directions are also shown in the Event Locator Map [2].
Location | C&O NHP (Great Falls MD), Great Falls Tavern, Potomac, MD (Classic Orienteering) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | This event is currently sold out. Youth groups (JROTC, etc): please do not use this form - use our group registration process instead. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start Times | Preregistered participants may start (after checking in) anytime between 11am - 1:30pm, and must be back by 3pm. A list of all currently registered participants - other than those associated with large youth groups like JROTC groups - may be viewed online here [3]. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule | Sunday, November 18
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Location Details |
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Course Details | Classic Orienteering
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Course Notes | Classic Orienteering In general: The forest is open and fast, and while some damage from recent storms is evident, it doesn't affect the courses. Course-specific comments follow. Beginner Course: This course is designed to take you along trails into the wooded heart of the park and return you to the start along the C&O Canal. It is a bit longer than normal, but that is unavoidable due to nature of the trail system in the park. Control locations were chosen to give you an idea of the different type of features in an orienteering course. Intermediate: This course is a standard orienteering course containing primarily advanced beginner to intermediate control placement with lots of trail options between control points. Only one leg later in the course could be considered an advanced leg. Please note that the course finish is located in a wooded area of the park and not at the Start area. Advanced: This course was designed as a true advanced (Green-Red-Blue) course with a twist. There are two butterfly loops in the course in which the runner must punch the same central control three times (once entering the loop, once after the first branch of the loop and the finally after the second branch of the loop prior to exiting the entire butterfly loop). The rest of the course is a standard orienteering course. If you decide that this course is at the level of your technical ability and wish to run this advanced course but feel the overall distance is too much, talk to the Event Director prior to starting this course. Please note that the course finish is located in a wooded area of the park and not at the Start area. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Non-Member: $10/adult, $6/junior (under 21 years old) Member: $6/adult, $4/junior (under 21 years old) Team or Group EntriesParticipants 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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Links:
[1] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2012/11/18/great-falls-md
[2] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/GF MD Event Locator Map 2012.pdf
[3] https://www.orienteeringusa.org/eventregister/c21/reglist/?event_id=35
[4] http://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/greatfallstavernvisitorcenter.htm
[5] http://www.potomacpizza.com/
[6] http://www.potomacpizza.com/menu
[7] https://orienteeringusa.org/eventregister/
[8] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Lennon/Greg
[9] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Lennon/Kathleen
[10] https://www.qocweb.org/contact
[11] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:39,-77.248&sll=39,-77.248&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[12] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/GF_MD_Event_Locator_Map_2017.pdf