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Richard B Russell State Park
Sunday, October 26 2025

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Join GAOC on Sunday, October 26th, at Richard B Russell State Park for classic distance orienteering courses. A JROTC event will be held in the early morning; the first GAOC start is at 11:00 am.

Beginner instruction is available at 10:30am; you must pre-register for the Beginner Instruction class.

Notes

  1. Pre-paid pre-registration is required. (Registration will open for our volunteer meet directors at 7:00pm on Monday, September 22nd, and will open for other volunteer coupon holders at 8:00pm. Registration will open to everyone at 9:00pm.) No paper forms or payments will be accepted on-site.
  2. Participants will be started promptly at the start time they select when pre-registering. Please come to the start no earlier than 3 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time.
  3. Runners have the option to run one or two courses using the same e-stick. If you want to run two courses, you must pre-register for both courses. On the pre-registration form, select the "I want to run 2 courses option". After selecting your courses, you will select your start time for your first course. At the event, when you are ready to start you second course, come back to the start to be assigned a start time. You must start your second course before noon.
  4. Water will NOT be provided on any course. A camelbak or similar hydration pack is highly recommended. Participants must bring their own compass, whistle, and water.
  5. Please be respectful of meet and scoring officials by maintaining appropriate social distancing. DO NOT congregate around the scoring tent after you have downloaded.

Courses

CourseDescriptionControlsDistanceClimb
WhiteBeginner course92.3 km40 m
YellowNovice course112.2 km45 m
OrangeIntermediate course113.2 km120 m
BrownShort advanced course113.6 km120 m
GreenMedium advanced course155.2 km160 m
RedAdvanced course156.1 km180 m

Volunteers needed

Event volunteers are always needed and appreciated. Each volunteer is awarded a coupon that may be used for discounted (and early) event registration or items from our merchandise page.

If you are interested in helping out at the start, search and rescue, or control pickup, please select your volunteer position(s) on the registration page or contact the meet director.

Schedule

Runners must select their start time when pre-registering, and will be started promptly at their selected start time. Please come to the start no earlier than 3 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time. Last start is at noon. All runners must be off all courses by 3 hours after their start or 2:30 pm, whichever comes first. Volunteers will start picking up controls at 2:30 pm.

Directions

The park address is 2650 Russell State Park Drive, Elberton, GA 30635

Fees

Typical fees are shown below. Participants may go out on the course as an individual or as a small group of up to 5 people.

 IndividualSmall Group
Full Members$7$12
Associate and Non-members$10$15
Second course$3$8
E-stick rental$3$3
State Park Parking Fee$5 per car$5 per car

Weather

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Meet Director

Bill Cheatum 706-247-5031