Little Bennett
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Sunday
Pre-registration is required for this event, opening Monday, February 10 at 6pm and closing
Saturday February 15 at 12 noon.
There will be no day-of registration.
Welcome back to Little Bennett Regional Park, the largest natural area in Montgomery County, with over 3700 acres. Event Director Dave Levine and Course Setter Mihai Sirbu will have a full set of courses (White through Blue + Beige) for you to enjoy. Course data are provided below. This event will use the southern end of Little Bennett, providing fun off-trail orienteering, so we’re excited to offer this venue.
For this event, Pleasant Construction Co has graciously agreed to allow us to use their parking lots. Registration and porta-potties will be at the Little Bennett Maintenance Area parking lot. This will be our first time shuttling participants to check-in from parking for a Little Bennett event. The shuttle ride should be fairly short, probably less than 5 minutes. Do not park at the maintenance area unless invited to do so by the event director, as the lot is used by police cruisers and there is limited space.
Check in at the maintenance lot will open about 9:45am, and courses will open at 10:00am. As always, please be off the course no later than 3pm and 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. We expect the last shuttle to leave the maintenance area at 3:15pm.
Free Beginner Instruction will be offered, but please reach out to the Your First Event and For Beginners webpages.
Youth Group Leaders: Please see our For Group Leaders page if you are leading a youth or large group – even though you will be pre-registering online. Please contact the Event Director to make them aware of your plans and numbers.
Volunteer Sign Ups: If you'd like to help at this event, please contact the Event Director.
Post-Event Social: After your run, grab a bite to eat with fellow orienteers at the Clarksburg Tavern, located here just 1 mile southwest of the park.
Everyone must be out of the woods and back at the registration/finish area by 3:00pm when we will begin picking up the controls. Allow yourself time to get back to the registration area and download regardless of whether you have finished or not. We want to make sure of everyone’s safety and status.
Reminders:
- There is no water on the course. Participants are responsible for their own hydration need before, during and after their courses.
- While leashed dogs are technically permitted in the park, they will not be allowed on the shuttle buses.
- There are no pavilions or park shelters at this registration/parking area. Portable toilets are available in the registration area.
- The size of start teams (groups of individuals orienteering together with one e-punch) on a course must be no more than four (4) individuals (juniors and adults combined).
| Location | Little Bennett Regional Park, Pleasants Construction Parking (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Advance registration is required. Registration will open Monday Feb. 10 at 6pm and will close at 12 noon on Saturday Feb. 15. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start Times | Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, February 16
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| Course Details | Classic
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| Course Notes | Classic A full set of courses is provided. All courses except Red and Blue have a remote start; follow the streamers or your map to it. There is a single finish control at the end. The woods are mostly open, with some deadfall and low thorns. Respect the dark green on the map, it is hard to cross even in winter. Since the terrain is easy, courses are on the long side.
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| 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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