Patapsco CCBC
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Sunday
Pre-registration is required and will open on Monday, March 17 at 6pm and close at 12 noon on Saturday March 22.
There will be no day-of registration.
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. Kim and Anne Jepsen have designed a full set of courses (white through blue, including beige) for your enjoyment.
Event check-in will be on the CCBC Catonsville campus in the parking lot 6 adjacent to the multi-use fields.
Important Note: Patapsco Valley State Park has a strict rain policy, which will force us to postpone or cancel the event in case of more than 1/4” of rain within the 24 hours preceding the event. Please check this webpage for possible cancellation notices before traveling to the meet if rain has been falling in the preceding 24+ hours. If we are forced to cancel this event after registration has opened, we will fully refund all entry fees.
Free Beginner Instruction will be offered, but please reach out to the Event Director if you have a group, so we can plan accordingly. Also, make sure to check out our Your First Event and For Beginners webpages.
Youth Group Leaders: Please see our For Group Leaders webpage 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.
Check in will open about 9:45am and courses will open at 10:00am. 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. We want to make sure of everyone’s safety and status.
Post-event Social: After your run, join fellow orienteers at G.L. Shacks Grill, located here, 2.1 miles north of the park.
Reminders:
- There is no water on the course. Participants are responsible for their own hydration need before, during and after their courses.
- Dogs are welcome in the park but must be on a leash at all times.
- There are no pavilions or park shelters at this registration/parking area, but the parking lot is covered by large solar panels.
- 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).
- Invasive wavyleaf basketgrass is present in the park, but seeds are not a problem at this time of year.
| Location | Patapsco Valley State Park, CCBC Catonsville, Catonsville, MD (Classic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Advance registration is required. Registration will open Monday, March 17 at 6pm and close at 12 noon on Saturday March 22.
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| Start Times | Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, March 23
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| Course Details | Classic
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| Course Notes | Classic Terrain and Map As with other areas of the Patapsco Valley Parks, thorny bushes continue spreading in parts of the park. Several sections of the map have recently been updated thanks to mapper Ted Good, but advanced courses will likely see some sections that have unmapped thorny growth; this is mostly barberry bushes, sometimes with more nasty thorns interspersed. Generally, it is not too hard to find a reasonable path through or around these areas. Still, gaiters are recommended. Mapped rootstocks were all originally greater than 2 meters but some older ones have decayed and are now less than that.
Courses All courses, including White, will cross minor streams multiple times – for Yellow and White courses there are stepping stones, but there are no ‘dry’ crossings, so you may get your feet wet. To maintain map readability for all courses around the start area, the White and Yellow course start is separate from the intermediate and advanced course start. In spite of our best efforts to keep the climb in check, the climb for the advanced courses hovers around 4% of the total distance. All course levels from Brown and up cross the deep central valley that separates the west part of the map from the eastern part that is closer to the start/finish area. All advanced courses will tangle with some rocky terrain with unsure footing. Update: Map scales will be 1:5000 for White and Yellow, 1:7500 for Orange, Beige and Brown, and 1:10000 for Green, Red and Blue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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