2020 marks our return to the Camp Wilson area of Pohick Bay Regional Park (PBRP) for the first time since 2017. Daniel Heimgartner is designing a full set of courses, white through blue.
Event timing is our usual: register between 10:45 - 1:15, start any time between 11 - 1:30, be back before 3pm. Registration will be at the Camp Wilson wash house easily visible next to the camp road as you enter Camp Wilson.
Once again, the Green, Red, and Blue courses will entail a road crossing from PBRP across Gunston Road and onto a section of Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA.) For an overview of the areas being used for this event, see this map [2].
The entrance to Camp Wilson is SEPARATE AND DISTINCT from the park main entrance that many of you are used to using (see photo to the right). It is located just before the Gunston Fire Station. It's easy to miss, so slow down after you pass the entrance to the Pohick Golf Course and be on the look-out for the event signs.
PBRP has made another enlargement of the parking area at Camp Wilson since we last used it in 2017, so we should be able to fit most participant's cars in parking slots. But we will still have overflow parking in the camping areas off the access road as needed. Buses will park in the far rear of the Camp Wilson area next to the disused Scout Hall.
No parking is permitted along the sides of the Camp Wilson entrance road, except in designated slots, in order to avoid any impediment to emergency-vehicle access. As you enter Camp Wilson, look for a parking volunteer in a reflective vest who will direct you to the appropriate parking areas and spaces.
Important notes:
Location | Pohick Bay Regional Park, Camp Wilson, Lorton, VA (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, February 9
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Location Details |
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Course Details | Classic
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Course Notes | Classic For all runners:
The scale for both maps is 1:10,000 or larger for the shorter courses. The contour interval is 5 meters and is also the same for both maps. Some of the trails may be difficult to see, due to fallen leaves. Be aware that because we are using a combination of two maps for some courses (Pohick Bay and Meadowood), you can expect a noticeable change in mapping style (a different look) when you cross the road. Although both maps have exactly the same scale and contour interval, the Pohick Bay map has many form lines (intermediate contour lines to show the terrain between the regular lines). This makes that area appear to be much steeper because of more brown color. Even though the Pohick Bay map is only a year old, many changes have taken place. Keg Good and Charles Carrick have made every effort to update the map along the courses, but you may encounter discrepancies if you veer off course. Common sense is very useful in ten-year old Meadowood. Point features, such as rootstocks or pits, are mostly gone. Sometimes a small hill of dirt or shallow depression is all that is left. For navigation purposes these remains are still on the map. Newer rootstocks were added recently. For the most part, the woods are open and fast. All rock cliffs (black “combs”) shown on the maps are actually only earth banks (brown “combs”). Be aware of the many remnants of wire fence. The majority of the green areas are either densely fallen trees or mountain laurel, rather than thorns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Links:
[1] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2020/2/9/pohick-bay
[2] http://qocweb.org/sites/default/files/maps/Pohick_Meadowood_2017.pdf
[3] https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/northern-alaskas-tundra-swans-have-a-long-haul-for-winter-break/2018/02/05/4a2fd9aa-0531-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ab4f655b8543
[4] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Seidlova/Jana
[5] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Morris/Paul
[6] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Good/Keg
[7] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Heimgartner/Daniel
[8] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:38.676,-77.1916&sll=38.676,-77.1916&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[9] https://maps.apple.com/?ll=38.676,-77.1916&q=Pohick/Camp Wilson&t=m
[10] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[11] http://qocweb.org/epunch