Hemlock Overlook

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November 7
Saturday

Night Orienteering Night orienteering returns - join us for this Fall's romp in the dark! Register at the event between 5:45pm - 7:45pm, start any time between 6:00pm - 8:00pm, and be back no later than 10pm.

Course stats are now posted (below). Course comments - including indicating which night courses are which day courses - are now also posted below.

Registration, start and finish will be in at the central Hemlock Lodge; please park where directed and walk up to the Lodge. There are also overnight bunk-style as well as platform tent possibilities at Hemlock; see information below.

Any youth or large groups attending, please contact the Event Director so that we can coordinate pre-registration for your group; the group registration and waiver form is part of the information on our Group Leaders page.

Additional notes:

  • For this night event, please do not take dogs with you while you are out on your course.
  • Map scale is 1:7500 for Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced/Short; it is 1:10,000 for Advanced/Long.
  • Please avoid running near any of the houses near or off the map edges.
  • Want to learn more about headlamps? Check out this thread on AP, or ask QOC members Ted Good or Greg Lennon, who have the Petzl Tikka RXP (available at REI and elsewhere) and Cree 1800lm (eBay!) headlamps, respectively. Although not orienteering specific, general reviews sites include this one and this one.

Bunk & Tent Information: Lodging reservations are handled by the Adventure Link's Group Program Manager, Ashley Suntheimer, email: ashley@adventurelinks.net, tel. 571-281-3556.

  • Bunkhouses: There are four bunkhouses (two female and two male), with two rooms each of 12 beds (24 each). Rate is $15.00 per person per night for bunkhouses.
  • Tents: Platform tents have 8 beds per tent, and looks like they have 8 tents. Rate is $10.00 per person per night.
  • Facilities: There is a central bathhouse by the cabins with separate male and female facilities, including showers.
  • Photos and floor plans are on their website.
  • Our registration will be at the Lodge, just up the path from cabins and bathhouse. Facilty overview is here
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Location

Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, Hemlock Pavilion, Clifton, VA (Night-O)
RegistrationNo advance registration required. Just show up and have fun!
Start TimesStart any time between 6:00pm - 8:00pm, and be back no later than 10pm.
ScheduleSaturday, November 7
6:00 pm - 10:00 pmNight-O:
Volunteers
Event Director:Karla Hulett
Course Designer:Daniel Heimgartner
Location Details

Night-O
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
Hemlock Pavilion
Clifton, VA
Google Map

From Clifton VA, take Main Street (route 641) south for 1 mile. Then go right onto Yates Ford Road and drive to the end (about 2 miles). Note: Please drive carefully along Yates Ford Road - it is narrow in some places, and one section has a 15mph speed limit.
Course DetailsNight-O
Course NameLength (km)Climb (m)No. Controls
Beginner 2.81009
Intermediate 3.41207
Short Advanced 41407
Long Advanced 7.524013
Course NotesNight-O

There are four Night-O courses:
A BEGINNER course, which will be the same as the yellow course on Sunday.

A INTERMEDIATE course, which will be the will be the same as the orange course on Sunday.

An ADVANCED-SHORT course, which will be the same as the brown course on Sunday.

An ADVANCED-LONG course, which will be the same as the red course on Sunday.

This way, if you participate in both events, you can run the equivalent course and directly compare the times. You might be quite surprised how differently you navigate a route at night event compared to the same route during the day.

As always, be very careful of using the vegetation as a navigation aid. Even though the map is only a year old it has changed quite a lot. And as for all courses at this time of year, trails can be hard to discern when covered in leaves - especially at night!
Entry FeesIndividual Entries

Note: juniors = under 21

Club Member, adult Club Member, junior Non-Member, adult Non-Member, junior
Epunch Owner $5 $5 $10 $5
Epunch Borrower $10 $5 $15 $10

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
  • At the event, we can only accept payment in cash or check; online, you may use a credit card or PayPal account.
  • You may become a member at the event or by joining online via this webpage (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 pay a higher entry fee (see above), which includes the loan of an epunch for that event. Loaned epunches that are lost incur a $40 replacement fee. Epunches (also known as SI-cards or finger sticks) are usually available for sale at each event as described here.
  • Compasses are available at no charge, but if lost incur a $15 replacement fee.
  • Please provide collateral (driver's license or car keys) when borrowing a compass or epunch.
  • For additional safety, whistles are available for sale at $1/each.
  • Free beginner instruction is always available - just ask at the registration table.