Pre-registration is required and will open on Monday, April 5 at 6pm.
Welcome back to Pohick Bay Regional Park and its compact mix of typical Northern Virginia, draw-and-reentrant terrain and extensive trail network. This season's Pohick Bay event returns to the main area of the park with check-in at Shelter 1 (see the locator map [2]). Mark Thomsen and Paul Morris have prepared a full set of classic courses to choose from (details are below).
Those who live in the NOVA Parks jurisdiction--Arlington, Fairfax & Loudoun Counties; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax & Falls Church--are exempt from paying the park entry fee, collected at the entrance. All other attendees should inform the attendant that they are at the park for the orienteering event at Shelter 1 and receive the discounted entry fee of $5 per vehicle.
As usual, everyone must be out of the woods and back at the registration/finish area by 3:00pm when we will begin picking up the controls. Courses are designed not to take runners through camping areas. Please bypass any occupied camping or pavilion sites you encounter. In addition, courses cross the main park road, so be aware of approaching traffic.
This Sunday event requires online pre-registration, and we will open registration at 6pm on Monday, April 5. QOC’s COVID risk reduction protocols [3], as also enumerated here [4], will be in effect. Please read these guidelines carefully, particularly keeping in mind the need for participants to bring their own water for all their hydration needs before, during, and after their runs/walks.
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Location | Pohick Bay Regional Park, Shelter 1, Lorton, VA (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | Pre-registration for this event will open at 6pm on Monday April 5 via this link [11]. Registration will close no later than 6pm Sat. March 13 (the night before the event). Who's registered? Check by clicking here [12]. Sorting by column is possible too - just click on the column name. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start Times | Participants will register in advance for a specified 15 or 45 minute check-in window (including map pick-up), starting at 9:45am until the final window from 1:15-1:30pm. Each window will be limited to 15 or 45 "starts" (solo individuals or groups). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule | Sunday, April 11
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Course Details | Classic
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Course Notes | Classic Course Notes
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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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Links:
[1] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2021/4/11/pohick
[2] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/Pohick Bay Shelter 1 Map.pdf
[3] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/QOC_COVID_Risk_Reduction_2020_10_01.pdf
[4] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2020/9/27/gunston-hall/
[5] https://coronavirus.dc.gov/dccan
[6] https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/faqs/#faqCA
[7] https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/covidwise/
[8] https://www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay/content/boating
[9] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Knight/Matthew
[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJLfLJk9tk
[11] https://qoc.wufoo.com/forms/ppy1kmz0stgeaw/
[12] https://qoc.wufoo.com/reports/pp647xa053hdwd/
[13] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Morris/Paul
[14] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Thomsen/Mark
[15] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:38.6734,-77.1701&sll=38.6734,-77.1701&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[16] https://maps.apple.com/?ll=38.6734,-77.1701&q=Pohick Shelter 1&t=m
[17] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[18] http://qocweb.org/epunch