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Hard Labor Creek State Park
Sunday, September 27, 2020

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Join us this Sunday, Sep. 27^th at Hard Labor Creek State Park. All courses will be on the new map of the Pflueger mountain bike trails; start and finish will be at the mountain bike trailhead off of Knox Chapel Road, about 1.2 miles west of the park office. Overflow parking will available across the road from the trailhead entrance. Be very careful crossing the road and watch out for fast through traffic.

NO BEGINNER INSTRUCTION OR WHITE COURSE WILL BE OFFERED. Regular Yellow, Orange, Silver, Brown, Green and Red courses will be offered as well as Short, Medium, and Long Bike-O courses.
Participants must select their start times when registering, with starts available from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Time limit is 3-hours for all courses; all participants must be off all courses by 3:00pm.

Notes:

1. Participants may only participate in ONE course.
2. Turnout is anticipated to be high. The Trailhead parking area is limited and not exclusive to this event. Please be respectful of the park and others when entering the Trailhead parking area. Overflow parking will available across the road from the trailhead entrance. Be very careful crossing the road and watch out for fast through traffic.
3. In accordance with GAOC Covid Guidelines, there will be no equipment rental of any kind for the event. Water will NOT be provided on any course. Participants must bring their own compass, e-stick, whistle, and water. A few e-sticks are available for purchase on our merchandise page.
4. Participants will be started promptly at their selected start time. So that we comply with limits on the number of people at the park at the same time, please arrive at the parking area no earlier than 20 minutes before your start time, and leave the parking area within 15 minutes of finishing your course. To facilitate social distancing, please come to the start no earlier than 3 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time.

To maintain the health and safety of all participants and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, GAOC is implementing special rules for event participants. Please review and follow the GAOC Pandemic Rules. Pre-paid preregistration is required. (Registration will open for our volunteer meet directors at 7:00pm on Monday, September 21^st, and will open for other volunteer coupon holders at 8:00pm on Monday, September 21^st. Registration will open to everyone at 8:00pm on Tuesday, September 22^nd.) No paper forms or payments will be accepted on-site.

Courses

Volunteers needed

Event volunteers are always needed and appreciated. Each volunteer is awarded a coupon that may be used for free (and early) event registration or items from our merchandise page. If you are interested in helping out at the start, with scoring, or control pickup, please select your volunteer position(s) on the registration page.

Directions

Directions from Atlanta: I-20 East to exit 105 and go North into Rutledge and proceed on Fairplay Road. Turn left onto Knox Chapel Road and drive 1.6 miles to the bike trail head on the left.

Get Google directions to the bike trail head. The park address is 5 Hard Labor Creek Rd, Rutledge, GA 30663.

Fees

Typical fees are shown below. Participants may go out on the course as individuals or as a pair.

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Meet Director

Bill Cheatum 706-247-5031