Lake Needwood
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April 12
Sunday
Welcome to the first Maryland QOC event for April! This will also be our fourth event ever at Lake Needwood, and it will feature a full slate of beginner through advanced courses. Course lengths are now posted below.
As with all QOC events, we will have free newcomer instruction at this event. A QOC member will show you how to read a map, teach you how to use a compass with your map and give you hints on how to navigate your choice of course. Besides that, just wear a smile and the clothes you would for a hike or run in a local park. Bring a compass, if you have one, or borrow one at the event. And dogs (on leash) are welcome at Lake Needwood too. Driving directions are below; we will be in Shelter C (just up from A).
Map scales: White, 1:5000; Yellow, Orange and Brown, 1:7500; Green, Red, and Blue 1:10000. All are on letter size (8.5x11 inch) paper.
Special Training! An advanced training session will be conducted by veteran member Mihai Sirbu starting at 1:30. If you're an intermediate (orange) or advanced runner interested in this, email Mihai directly to let him know so he'll have enough maps ready.
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.
Nearby attractions include:
- Scenic Lake Needwood itself - for a panoramic photo by mapper Nadim Ahmed of part of the lake, click here
- Park map - a Rock Creek Regional Park trail map with plenty of amenities can be found here, and a brochure here
- A Go Ape treetop adventure course is also in this park.
Post-Race MeetUp: It's a deal for us at this favorite spot - all appetizers are half-price and beers are $1 off (meaning, Happy Hour prices) - when you head to this family friendly restaurant after orienteering. Urban BBQ is located at 5566 Norbeck Rd, in the shopping center just east of the Rock Creek overpass; driving directions from our event are here.
Location | Lake Needwood, Circle Parking Area, Derwood, MD (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, April 12
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Course Details | Classic
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Course Notes | Classic This is a great time of year to be in this park; the woods are (still) open and the many rock features can often be seen from quite a distance. However, the main stream bisecting this park can also be too high to cross at this time of year. As a result, courses have been designed to allow orienteers to cross on either bridges or, for the advanced courses, on roads (or via underpasses). Please be aware that this means juniors doing advanced (brown, green, red, blue) courses will have to cross potentially busy roads, albeit at marked crosswalks. Simplistically, the park is one long north/south valley with re-entrants funneling down from the sides; the advanced courses have a high amount of climb to keep things more challenging on both mental, and yes physical, levels. As a result, this is not an event in which to go up a course unless you want the physical challenge. Nonetheless, there are (in some cases) route options that may lessen the straight-line-calculated climb. But don't say we didn't warn you! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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