Wheaton
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Sunday
Pre-registration is required, opening Monday January 24th at 6pm and closing Saturday Jan. 29 at 12 noon; there will not be day-of registration.
Welcome back to Wheaton Regional Park! Wheaton is a forested park in suburban Maryland boasting numerous outdoor and recreational activities within it 536 acres. Our outdoor site for this year’s event is Shelter H, accessed from the same parking lot off Shorefield Drive as the Train Station Party Room.
We will be offering a set of fun and challenging courses (White through Red, with a short advanced Beige), courtesy of course designers Ken Walker Jr. and Samantha Walker. Course notes and stats for all 7 courses are posted below.
As usual, everyone must be out of the woods and back at the registration/finish area by 3:00pm when we will begin picking up controls. Remember to download at our e-punch station even if you did not finish. We want to make sure of everyone’s safety and status.
COVID Risk Reduction Protocols:
As with all 2021-2022 QOC events, this event requires pre-registration via the link below. QOC’s COVID risk reduction protocols, as also enumerated somewhat here, are in effect. Please read these guidelines carefully. Key points:
- PROPERLY WORN MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE REQUIRED at all times when near registration, epunch and any other areas or queues where volunteers and/or participants are congregating.
- No water will be provided. Provide for your own hydration needs before, during, and after the event.
- There is no planned, on-site beginner instruction, but beginners are encouraged to watch relevant videos such as this one created by QOC's instructional guru David Onkst.
- Pets are allowed but must be on leash at all times.
- There will be eight 15 minute check-in windows followed by two 45min windows (as for most QOC events this season).
| Location | Wheaton Regional Park, Shorefield Area, Shelter H, Wheaton, MD (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Registration opens at 6pm on Monday, Jan. 24 via this link. Registration will close no later than noon on Saturday Jan. 29. Who's registered? Check by clicking here. Sorting by column is possible too - just click on the column name. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, January 30
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| Course Details | Classic
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| Course Notes | Classic Wheaton is a relatively small and easy park, and courses are not long, so this would be a good event to run up a level. In general mapped vegetation areas are reliable, but many areas of the park that are still mapped as open are greening some with spreading wineberry vines. Not as nasty as greenbriar, but worth having good leg protection for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
Group Entries Participants are welcome to orienteer together as a group (up to the maximum for that event; usually 4). Each member of a group is charged their individual rate as shown above, up to a group total of $30 (maximum), and each receives a map. A group receives one epunch. Individuals or groups desiring to compete on a second course after completing their first can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map subject to approval at the event by the Event Director. Important Notes
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