Pre-registration is required and will open on Monday, May 13 at 6pm and will close at noon Friday May 17. There will be no day-of registration.
Quantico Orienteering Club returns to the Upper Marlboro Natural Area for this Saturday event. With about 900 acres along the western shore of the Patuxent River, it provides a mix of mid-Atlantic spur and reentrant terrain with Patuxent River lowlands. More information will be in the Course Designers notes below.
Course Setters Ken Walker and Samantha Walker have prepared a set of classic courses, from White to Blue (beginner through advanced). Course details and comments are posted below.
Free Beginner Instruction will be offered, but please reach out to the Event Director if you have a large group, so we can plan accordingly.
[2] Volunteers: QOC is run entirely by volunteers, and volunteering is essential to successful meets. It is also a great way to meet people and feel like part of the community. Sign up for a volunteer slot via this form [2], or email the Event Director [3] directly for other options.
For The Kiddos! Come and try the free "string-O". What's a string-O, you ask? As their first step towards becoming an orienteer, kids follow a course marked with string in a small area to find their favorite Disney characters (under parental supervision). Minimum effort for parents, maximum fun for kids!
Check in will open about 9:45am and courses will open at 10:00am. 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. Allow yourself time to get back to the registration area and download regardless of whether you have finished. We want to make sure of everyone’s safety and status.
Post-Event Social: After your run, join fellow orienteers at Panera [4], located here [5], 8 miles north of the park.
Reminders:
Location | Swanson Road Natural Area, North end, Upper Marlboro, MD (Classic) | ||||||||||
Registration | Advance registration is required. Registration will open Monday, May 13 at 6pm and will close at noon Friday May 17 (the day before this *Saturday* event). | ||||||||||
Start Times | Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens). | ||||||||||
Schedule | Saturday, May 18
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Volunteers |
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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/2024/5/18/swanson-road
[2] https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4DA9A82D6-49472366-swanson
[3] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Leggett/Jane
[4] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu.html
[5] https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArjbHnbgxAmFTENT8
[6] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Walker, Jr/Ken
[7] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Walker/Samantha
[8] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:38.8606,-76.7079&sll=38.8606,-76.7079&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[9] https://maps.apple.com/?ll=38.8606,-76.7079&q=Swanson Rd Natural Area&t=m
[10] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[11] http://qocweb.org/epunch
[12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJLfLJk9tk