Balls Bluff welcomes you back! This park was last used in 2015, and is a favorite at this time of year. QOC member and OUSA Trail O Team competitor Daniel Heimgartner has designed a set of courses (white through red) taking advantage of the terrain offered by this unique park.
Our registration area will be at the Edwards Landing pavilion, at the south end of the park, so make sure to read the driving - and parking - directions. DO NOT park in the small Edwards Landing parking lot unless you are a meet helper. We prefer that you use the parking lot at Balls Bluff Elementary School which is about half a mile from Edwards Landing. If you car-pool, you can drop-off participants at Edwards Landing before parking there. Otherwise, a little walk as a warmup shouldn't do anyone any harm. Definitely do not park in or near the narrow cul-de-sac leading to Edwards Landing. This would surely rankle the residents in the cul-de-sac and possibly end our welcome to run events out of Edwards Landing. However, if you want to be closer than half a mile, you may park on one of the wide streets between Edwards Landing and Balls Bluff Elementary School - Hunton Place, Graywood Way and Wood Edge Drive- provided you refrain from block the residents' driveways or otherwise irking them. Click here [2] for an overview map, showing our registration area in the lower right corner.
Balls Bluff Battlefield Park is the site of the first Civil War battle in Loudoun County (1861). The park has recently undergone restoration to more accurately reflect its 1861 condition, and you are encouraged to tour the area and its National Cemetery near the Potomac River.
Any youth or large groups attending, please contact the Event Director [3] so that we can coordinate pre-registration for your group; the group registration and waiver form [4] is part of the information on our Group Leaders [5] page.
Post-Race MeetUp! The nearby Panera Bread cafe, located (here [6]), is just a few minutes due south of the Balls Bluff School, and it's a fine place to hang out and discuss your routes, whether or not you're also taking advantage of the nearby Leesburg Premium Outlet Stores!
Location | Balls Bluff Regional Park, Edwards Landing Pavilion (School Parking), Leesburg, VA (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | No advance registration required. Just show up and have fun! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start Times | You may start your course at any time during the start window listed below for your event. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule | Sunday, December 11
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Course Details | Classic
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Course Notes | Classic All courses will have two to three controls at neighborhood sidewalks before heading into the woods. So be extra careful and considerate when you meet people just out for a walk. The private properties, shown with an olive-green color on the map, are not to be trespassed or crossed under any circumstances. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
Team or Group Entries Participants 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/2016/12/11/balls-bluff
[2] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/photos/BallsBluff_School_to_EdwardsPavilion_1.jpg
[3] http://qocweb.org/contact/Gillespie/Jeremy
[4] http://qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/waiver.htm
[5] http://qocweb.org/content/group-leaders
[6] http://maps.google.com/maps?q=215+Fort+Evans+Road+NE+Leesburg,+VA&ll=39.117542,-77.530346&spn=0.028501,0.066047&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=215+Fort+Evans+Rd+NE,+Leesburg,+Virginia+20176&gl=us&t=m&z=15
[7] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Gillespie/Jeremy
[8] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Heimgartner/Daniel
[9] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:39.1227,-77.534&sll=39.1227,-77.534&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[10] https://www.qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/Locator_Map_Balls_Bluff_2023.pdf
[11] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:39.1227,-77.5340&sll=39.1227,-77.5340&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[12] https://maps.apple.com/?ll=39.1227,-77.5340&q=Balls Bluff Elem. School&t=m
[13] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[14] http://qocweb.org/epunch