Patapsco Hilton
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Sunday
Welcome back to this section of Patapsco Valley State Park, where you'll find fairly typical ridge/valley terrain (similar to Avalon/Orange Grove), with steep hillsides going down to the streams, an extensive trail network, and small rocks scattered about. The full set of courses (white through blue) will be available, and course stats and course setter comments are now posted below along with map notes.
Event timing will be standard: register at the event between 10:45-1:15, start any time between 11-1:30, and be sure to check back in at the epunch station before 3pm.
Group Leaders: please see our For Group Leaders webpage and then contact the Event Director so your group can get pre-registered in advance.
Feel free to use our Contact Us form if you have any questions!
| Location | Patapsco Valley State Park, CCBC Catonsville, Catonsville, MD (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | No advance registration required. Just show up and have fun! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | Start any time between the specified times (usually 11am - 1:30pm). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, January 27
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| Course Details | Classic
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| Course Notes | Classic Map Trails: The park has been redoing trails again. Because I didn’t want to remap them, I just removed them from the map on all the advanced courses. Some trails are listed as closed but are very prominent. For the most part, the courses avoid the closed trails but there are a few small sections where they may be useful. Feel free to use them if you come across them. This has been a wet year and water features are full. There are some small unmapped marshy areas. Expects to get your feet wet at some point. Rock: There are rocky areas on the map so beware of your footing. All rocks larger than a meter in any direction have been mapped. Smaller rocks that are distinct are also mapped. In rocky areas it may be difficult to tell what is/isn’t mapped. There is an active rail road on the map. If you decide to use the railroad tracks be careful of trains (!). The Bloede Dam was recently removed. The area around it is out of bounds and is marked as such on the map. Courses don’t go there.
Vegetation: Invasive plants are a problem in this park. Stilt grass has died back and isn’t a problem. There are still patches of the wavy leaf basket grass. It won’t impede your progress but check before you leave the park that you aren’t taking any of their sticky seeds home. REMOVE any STICKY SEEDS BEFORE LEAVING THE PARK. Place seeds in plastic bag at the registration area. Do not discard seeds on the ground.
Courses: It is not recommend using today to try a harder course than you are used to. Advanced courses: Brown, Green, Red, Blue. All trails have been removed from the map in order to make the orienteering more challenging. Roads are still on the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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