McIntosh Reserve
Sunday, October 18, 2026

Join GAOC Sunday, October 18^th, at McIntosh Reserve. The first start will be at 11:15 am because a JROTC event will be held earlier in the morning.

The Carroll County Park fee is $5 per car. This fee is separate from the event registration fee, and must be paid to the park. You may purchase your pass at the gate when you enter the park.

Notes

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.
Pre-paid pre-registration is required. (Registration will open for our volunteer event directors at 7:00pm on Monday, October 12^th, 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.
Participants will be started promptly at the start time they select when pre-registering. Please come to the start no earlier than 5 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time.
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, 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 12:30pm.

Courses

Course	Level	Controls	Distance	Climb
White	Beginner	9	2.4 km	TBD m
Yellow	Novice	10	2.6 km	TBD m
Orange	Intermediate	11	3.6 km	TBD m
Silver	Very short advanced	10	3.1 km	TBD m
Brown	Short advanced	14	4.9 km	TBD m
Green	Medium advanced	13	5.3 km	TBD m
Red	Advanced	18	6.3 km	TBD m

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 5 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time. Last start is at 12:30pm. All runners must be off all courses by 3 hours after their start or 2:00 pm, whichever comes first. Volunteers will start picking up controls at 2:00 pm.

Directions

From Atlanta, go west on I-20 to exit 34, then south on GA 5 to Whitesburg. Go 2 miles past Whitesburg, then turn left on W. McIntosh Circle. The address is 1046 W McIntosh Cir, Whitesburg, GA 30185.

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.