Georgia Navigator Cup 2027

2-Day Classic Distance NRE

Jan 17 & 18 (Sat & Sun) at Hard Labor Creek State Park

Embargo

Starts

Map

• White, Yellow, Orange, Green, F-18 (on Brown) and Red (except F-21+) : Map scale is 1:10,000 with 2.5 meter contours.
• M/F-21+ : Map scale is 1:15,000 with 2.5 meter contours.
• All Brown courses except F-18 : Map scale is 1:7,500 with 2.5 meter contours. F-18 will be 1:10,000.

• 2025-03-30 Hard Labor Creek - Lake Brantley
• 2020-01-19 Georgia Navigator Cup - 2020 Sunday Classic
• 2020-01-19 Georgia Navigator Cup - 2020 Saturday Classic

Courses

Model Map

Restrooms

Cell Phone Service

Parking

Please car pool!
Parking is available in the Meet HQ area. Please cooperate with the parking volunteers' instructions.
All passenger vehicles must have a state park parking pass. Rates are charged based on vehicle capacity, not the number of actual passengers. Cars and vans with 1-12 passenger capacity are $10/day. You will need a pass for each day you are in the park. Georgia Yellow School Buses are state vehicles and are exempt from parking charges and do not require a parking pass. Buses, other school buses and 13+ passenger vehicles MUST display a Park Pass each day.
If you are bringing a bus, please contact the Meet Director in advance.

You risk a ticket without a parking pass!

There is a $10 per day per vehicle parking fee. Payment options are:
Scan the QR code on the sign in the parking lot, enter the vehicle tag number and pay online.
OR
Day of purchase prepay.
OR
Stop at the park office to pay in cash. Cell phone coverage can be spotty, this is a good option if you have time on your way in.
There are no longer envelopes and green parking pass boxes as in previous years at GA State Parks.
OR
GA residents can loan a pass from the county library system, e.g. GA State Park Pass

Emergency Information

In the case of a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
First aid kits and an AED will be located at Meet HQ.

There are urgent care facilities in Madison and Covington:

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 of your own.

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.

TBD
If unsure, STAY on any trail or road you come across.

TBD
If unsure, 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.

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.

Saturday Start

Warm Up Area

Sunday Start

Warm Up Area

Control Descriptions

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

Hard Labor Creek State Park ridge and reentrant terain typical of the southeast.

The map uses symbols set forth in ISOM 2017-2 with north lines spaced at 300 m. The map uses 2.5 m contours.

Much of the forest in the park contains pine trees with various stages of pine beetle infestation. Many pine trees have died; most are still standing, but many have fallen. Deadfall that impedes running but does not impede visibility is mapped with vertical green lines (407- vegetation: slow running, good visibility, or 409 - vegetation: walk, good visibility). The courses avoid the most heavily infested areas.

Mapping Symbols

Gullies: The brown dot ditch/gully symbol (108) represents a ditch that is 0.5 m – 1 m deep and is easily crossable. The erosion gully symbol (109) represents a gully that is 1 m to 2 m deep and may be difficult to cross. The earth bank symbol (104) without tags represents a gully that is typically more than 2 m deep and is extremely difficult to cross.



Out-of-bounds: The out-of-bounds symbol (709) represents areas that must not be entered, and include areas around ranger residences, cottages, and private property. Please be respectful of campers in the campgrounds and do not run through any occupied campsites.

• Green ‘X’: prominent vegetation feature (419) represents a rootstock that is at least 1 m high. Rootstocks less than 1 m high are not mapped
• Black ‘O’ prominent man-made feature – ring (530) represents a "junk pile” at least 1 m high or otherwise very visible. Most of the junk piles on the western part of the map are pieces of roofing tin that were blown into the park by a major storm
• Black ‘X’: prominent man-made feature – X (531) represents a man-made object that is not trash/junk and is at least 1 m high or otherwise very visible
• T: tall tower (525) represents a hunting stand and/or ladder in a tree

Reserve Punch Boxes