Georgia Navigator Cup 2026

Georgia Orienteering Club

NATIONAL RANKING EVENT

Meet Guide

Meet Guide - Chattahoochee Bend State Park Classic Event

Meet guide for Friday's Middle Distance event is below

LiveLox

We will have Livelox active during the event. Juniors, please take your cell phone with you during your run, install the Livelox app and make sure to turn it on before you start.

Search and Rescue (SAR)

The SAR coordinator is Fred Zendt. His cell phone number is 678-640-5828. Put this number in your cell phone now. He can be found through Meet HQ. Please coordinate the search and rescue of all missing or injured persons through Meet HQ. Do not attempt search and rescue operations on your own.

Model Map

Maps of a small area with controls will be available in a box in the Visitors Center parking lot. Please return the map to the box when you are done. Do not wonder off the mapped area. The rest of the park is embargoed. Model map is also available here at 1:7500 and here at 1:10000

Time Limits

Time limit is 3 hours on all courses. You must return to the Finish, punch the Finish control and Download your e-stick within 3 hours after you start, whether you complete your course or not. Do not go out on a course if you do not have the means to tell the time and how long you have been out. This generally means a watch or a cellphone.

Safety

If you have been out for 3 hours or it is clear that you cannot finish in 3 hours, you must stop immediately and report to the Finish.

Saturday Safety Bearing:

If unsure of where you are, STAY on any road or trail you come across.
White, Yellow, Orange: First half of the course, north to the road. Second half of the course, south to the road.
Brown, Green, Red, Blue: North to the road or power line.

Sunday Safety Bearing:

White, Yellow, Orange: First half of the course, south to the road. Second half of the course, north to the road.
Brown, Green, Red, Blue: Begining of course, south to the road. Second part (majority of the course), north to the road or power line.

Carry a whistle. One will be provided upon request. Three (3) short blasts from a whistle indicate an emergency. Blowing the whistle otherwise will result in Disqualification. If you are lost after the courses close, you are already disqualified, and it is an emergency. Please blow your whistle so that we can locate you before it gets dark. You are encouraged to carry a cell phone to be able to call in an emergency. If your calls do not go through, try text messages. Before starting your course, make a contingency plan. Share your start time, expected finish time and contact details with someone who can raise the alarm. The courses close at 4:00 pm. Sunset is at 5:54 pm and last light is at 6:21 pm. Dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Weather conditions in Georgia in January vary from freezing and/or cold rain to very pleasant. If the ground is wet, exposed red clay will be extremely slippery. Please be careful not to slip on it. Assist an injured competitor. If another competitor is hurt and in need of assistance, help to the best of your ability or go to summon help. Report the injured competitor’s bib number and exact location to officials at the Finish or Start line.

Warm Up Area

You may warm up along the roads around Meet HQ and parking area, or on the marked route to the Start.

Clothing Return

Saturday & Sunday - Clothing drop off at the Start call-up area. Clothing return near the Finish.

Saturday Start - Shuttle Bus Required

Saturday start & finish is at trail head 1, approximately 3.75 miles from the Boat Ramp Parking Lot. Three 28 passenger buses will run from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Please plan for ~15min travel time from the boat ramp parking lot to the Start/Finish area. There is no parking at the Saturday Start/Finish area but you may drop off runners as you pass the Start area when driving into the park.
Walk to Start is ~200m from the drop off area.

Walk to Start

Routes will be clearly marked with signs and streamers.
Saturday Start is ~150m from bus drop off area.
Sunday Start is ~100m from Boat Ramp parking lot.

Rest rooms:

Porta-potties in Boat Ramp parking lot exit and at the Saturday bus drop off area.

Control Descriptions

Will be available at the Start mid-line (1-min to go). Also printed on the map.

Call Up

Be at the Call-up area approximately 5-10 minutes before your Start time.
Call up is 3 minutes before your start time. Be sure to "Clear" and "Check" your e-stick before entering the start area.
After Call-up there will be a one-minute stage and then the Map line. Control descriptions will be available at the 1-min line.
At the Map line you will receive your map. Markers will be available to write your bib number on the back of the map.
After your start time clock beep, punch the Start box with your e-stick, then proceed on the course.

Finish Line

When arriving at the finish line, be sure you punch the “Finish” control at the Finish banner.
Proceed immediately to the Download Station to have your e-stick read. Take the printout of your results and split times.

If not all competitors have started, you will be asked to turn in your map and may pick it up later. Once you have finished, you may not re-enter the competition area without permission of the Meet Director.

Rental e-sticks must be turned in on the last day of your competition at the Download Station.

Map and Course Setter Notes – Chattahoochee Bend State Park (Sat-Sun Classic Distance event)

Non-standard symbols used are:
• Green X (prominent vegetation feature): rootstock, at least 1 meter high
• Black O: Trash/Junk pile
• Black X: Man-made structure that is not trash/junk

The competition maps have an abbreviated legend with just the most commonly used and relevant map symbols. A more extensive, complete map legend (as shown in the Mapper's Notes) is available to download here.

Saturday

Water for orienteering participants is placed at several locations as indicated with the water cup symbol on the map.

Sunday

Water for orienteering participants is placed at several locations as indicated with the water cup symbol on the map.

Reserve Punch Boxes

In the rare event that one or more electronic punch units fail, 3 Reserve Punch boxes are provided on the map. Use the pin punch to record your presence at the control.

Meet Guide - McIntosh Reserve Park Middle Distance Event

LiveLox

We will have Livelox active during the event. Juniors, please take your cell phone with you during your run, install the Livelox app and make sure to turn it on before you start.

Search and Rescue (SAR)

The SAR coordinator is Fred Zendt. His cell phone number is 678-640-5828. Put this number in your cell phone now.
He can be found through Meet HQ. Please coordinate the search and rescue of all missing or injured persons through Meet HQ. Do not attempt search and rescue operations on your own.

Time Limits

Time limit is 2 hours on all courses. You must return to the Finish, punch the Finish control and Download your e-stick within 2 hours after you start, whether you complete your course or not. Do not go out on a course if you do not have the means to tell the time and how long you have been out. This generally means a watch or a cellphone.

Safety

If you have been out for 2 hours or it is clear that you cannot finish in 2 hours, you must stop immediately and report to the Finish.

Safety Bearing:

Head to the park road going N-S through the center of the map. If you are unsure of where you are, STAY on any road or trail you come across.

Carry a whistle. One will be provided upon request. Three (3) short blasts from a whistle indicate an emergency. Blowing the whistle otherwise will result in Disqualification. If you are lost after the courses close, you are already disqualified, and it is an emergency. Please blow your whistle so that we can locate you before it gets dark. You are encouraged to carry a cell phone to be able to call in an emergency. If your calls do not go through, try text messages. Before starting your course, make a contingency plan. Share your start time, expected finish time and contact details with someone who can raise the alarm. The courses close at 4:00 pm. Sunset is at 5:54 pm and last light is at 6:21 pm. Dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Weather conditions in Georgia in January vary from freezing and/or cold rain to very pleasant. If the ground is wet, exposed red clay will be extremely slippery. Please be careful not to slip on it. Assist an injured competitor. If another competitor is hurt and in need of assistance, help to the best of your ability or go to summon help. Report the injured competitor’s bib number and exact location to officials at the Finish or Start line.

Warm Up Area

You may warm up north of Meet HQ and the parking area, or on the marked route to the Start.

Clothing Return

none

Walk to Start

Routes will be clearly marked with signs and streamers. Walk is ~100m from Meet HQ

Rest rooms:

Next to Registration, in the parking area.

Control Descriptions

Will be available at the Start mid-line (1-min to go). Also printed on the map.

Call Up

Be at the Call-up area approximately 5-10 minutes before your Start time.
Call up is 3 minutes before your start time. Be sure to "Clear" and "Check" your e-stick before entering the start area.
After Call-up there will be a one-minute stage and then the Map line. Control descriptions will be available at the 1-min line.
At the Map line you will receive your map. Markers will be available to write your bib number on the back of the map.
After your start time clock beep, punch the Start box with your e-stick, then proceed on the course.

Finish Line

Map and Course Setter Notes – McIntosh Reserve Park, Friday Middle Distance event

Non-standard symbols used are:
• Green X (prominent vegetation feature): rootstock, at least 1 meter high
• Black O: Trash/Junk pile
• Black X: Man-made structure that is not trash/junk

Water for orienteering participants is placed at several locations as indicated with the water cup symbol on the map.

Reserve Punch Boxes

In the rare event that one or more electronic punch units fail, 3 Reserve Punch boxes are provided on the map. Use the pin punch to record your presence at the control.