Hemlock

[1]

January 25
Sunday

Hemlock Overlook Park Pre-registration is required for this event and will open at 6pm on Monday Jan. 19 and close at noon the day before the event, Saturday Jan 24.

Welcome back to Hemlock Overlook, a compact regional park along Bull Run that has the same open and fast terrain as our Fountainhead venues further downstream.

Course-setter Chris Gross is preparing a full set of classic courses--White through Blue--for this event. Expect a 700 meter walk over flat ground to a remote start for the Yellow through Blue courses with the finish near the parking lot/check-in. White start and finish will both be near the check-in site.

Also, for this season's Hemlock meet, we will be returning, for parking and event administration purposes, to Kincheloe Rd Soccer Park adjacent to Hemlock's southern end. Click here [2] for a printable graphic overview of the soccer park and road access to it which also shows the relative locations of the two parks, Hemlock Overlook and Kincheloe, as well as the Bull Run Occoquan Trail (BROT). And click HERE to see what the parking/administrative area looks like. While the parking lot is easy to access and provides lots of space, it is also in need of regrading. Use minimal speed inside the gate. You may encounter orange bow-hunting signs posted in and around the park and/or hear gunfire. Don't worry, there is no hunting in the park on Sundays, and the shooting noise comes from a range on the other side of Bull Run. Also, running/walking across the Kincheloe soccer fields is allowed as our event takes place in the soccer off-season.

As usual, everyone must be out of the woods and back at the registration/finish area to download by 3:00 pm.

[3] If you can help out at this event just sign up for a volunteer slot via this form [3] or email the Event Director [4] directly for other options.

Any large groups planning to attend the event or anyone with questions please contact the Event Director [4].

Keep in mind:

ALL participants must pre-register. There will be NO day-of, on-site registration. Refunds only in the case of event cancellation.
There is NO water or food on the course or at registration; please come prepared to meet your own hydration needs.
Bring appropriate clothing for winter weather conditions.
There are no pavilions or park shelters at this check-in/parking site.
The size of start teams (groups of individuals orienteering together with one e-punch) on a course is limited to no more than four individuals.
Port-a-johns will be on site.
Pets are permitted in both Kincheloe Rd and Hemlock Overlook parks but must be leashed at all times.

Location

Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, Kincheloe Soccer Parking, Clifton, VA (Classic)

Registration

Advance registration will be required. The date and time that registration will open will be posted here; usually, registration will open at 6pm on the Monday before the event.

Start Times

Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens).

Schedule

Sunday, January 25

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Classic:

Volunteers

Event Director:	Charles Carrick [4]
Course Designer:	Chris Gross [5]

Location Details

Classic
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
Kincheloe Soccer Parking
Clifton, VA
Google Map [6]

From Clifton VA, take Main Street (route 641) south for 1 mile. Then GO STRAIGHT and continue on this road (now called Kincheloe Rd) for another 1.2 miles. The soccer parking area will be on your right.
A printable graphic overview is available here [2].
Google Maps Link [6]
Apple/iPhone Link [7]

Entry Fees

Individual Entries

Note: juniors = under 21

	Club Member, adult	Club Member, junior	Non-Member, adult	Non-Member, junior
	$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 [8] (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 [9].
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.
There is no planned, on-site beginner instruction, but beginners are encouraged to watch relevant videos such as this one [10] created by QOC's instructional guru David Onkst

Hemlock

January 25 Sunday

January 25
Sunday