Prince William Forest
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Pre-registration is required and is now open: Register and pay via this link.
Welcome to QOC's classic orienteering event at picturesque Prince William Forest Park near Quantico, VA. This event will have a full set of seven courses (white through blue) courtesy of course setter Vido Aleksiev; course stats and course setter comments are now shown below.
Event timing will be our standard: register any time between 10:45 - 1:15, start between 11 - 1:30, and make sure to be out of the woods and back to the Finish by 3pm. We will not offer "walk up" registration on event day, so please pre-register.
New to orienteering? We will hold beginner clinics continuously during the event; just tell the friendly folks at registration if you'd like to be in one and they'll take care of you. Also, make sure to check out our Your First Event and For Beginners webpages, and if they don't answer any question you have, just use our Contact Us form and ask away!
Group Leaders: please see our For Group Leaders webpage and then contact the Event Director so your group can get pre-registered in advance.
Additional Information:
- Online registration will remain open up until 1 PM on the day of the event. However, if you register after 8pm on Saturday, January 28, you must bring a copy of the registration confirmation with you - paper or digital copy.
- If you do not have a National Park or Prince William Forest Park annual pass, the park entry fee is $7 per vehicle (another good reason to carpool!). If the gatehouse is not manned, you must pay the fee at the Visitor Center that you will pass on your way to the parking area.
- Contour interval for all maps is 5m. Map scales will be 1:5000 for white & yellow, 1:7500 for orange, and 1:10000 for all advanced courses.
- Dogs are welcome in this park but must be kept on leash at all times.
| Location | Prince William Forest Park, Pine Grove, Triangle, VA (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Pre-registration is required and is now open: Register and pay via this link. See note above about when registration closes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | You may start your course at any time during the start window listed below for your event. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, January 29
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| Course Details | Classic
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| Course Notes | Classic Start and Finish: There are two Start locations. One for the Intermediate (Orange) and advanced (Brown and higher) courses, and another for the Beginner (White & Yellow) courses. The Finish location for all courses and the Start for the Beginner (White & Yellow) courses are next to the registration and download area which is at Pine Grove pavilion. The remote start for Intermediate (Orange) and advanced (Brown and higher) courses is about 900m from the registration area with no climb (I kept the climb for the courses).
Safety precautions: The Advanced courses (Brown and higher) cross the South Fork of Quantico Creek twice. The creek is out-of-bounce and you must use the bridges. The Advanced courses are designed to use these bridges and they are marked with the crossing point symbol. The Advanced courses (Brown and higher) cross and/or use roads with vehicle traffic. Pay extra attention when crossing or running along the roads. Maps: The map scale for the Beginner (White and Yellow) courses is 1:5000. The scale for intermediate (Orange) course is 1:7500. For the advanced (Brown and higher) courses the map scale is 1:10000. The contour interval on all course maps is 5 meters. Courses: As usual for this Finish location, the last few legs for all courses have more climb than the others. The climb for the courses is calculated using aggressive route choices close to the straight lines, so it is possible to avoid some of it by choosing less aggressive routes. The first part of the long advanced (Green and higher) courses is using nice open woods not recently used for our events. The light and medium green woods are runnable this time of the year. Refreshments: All courses have at least two water/refreshment controls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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