Friday, Jan 16 -- McIntosh Reserve Park

General Information

Friday Meet HQ

McIntosh Reserve Park -- Picnic Shelter #2
Access park via state route GA-5, then West McIntosh Circle.

Location

McIntosh Reserve Park
Address: 1046 W McIntosh Cir, Whitesburg, GA 30185
Typically less than 1 hr 10 mins drive from Atlanta International Airport Rental Car Center on Friday mornings. McIntosh Reserve Park is located 35 miles southwest of Atlanta along the Chattahoochee River and can be reached by U.S. Alternative 27 from Carrollton or Newnan and Georgia Highway 5 from Douglasville. Entrance to the park is provided by West McIntosh Circle that connects with Georgia Highway 5 approximately 2 miles west of Whitesburg.

Site Map - Park Overview

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Registration & Check in

Packet pick up will be available at McIntosh Reswerve Park, near picnic shelter #5, from 11:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Starts

Starts will be from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Maximum Time is 2 hours. Courses close at 5:00 pm.

Embargo

All of McIntosh reserve Park is embargoed from June 1, 2025.

Map

Map scale for Brown course (except F-18) is 1:7,500 with 2.5 meter contours, ISOM2017-2 standard.
All other courses, map scale is 1:10,000 with 2.5 meter contours, ISOM2017-2 standard.
The 2024 McIntosh Reserve Park map is available to download here.
Course maps from various GAOC local events and GNC-2019 are on GAOC's RouteGadget here.

Courses

Course	OUSA Classes	Dist/Climb/Cntrls	Map Scale
White	F-10, F-12, M-10, M-12, M/F-White, Grp-White	2.0km / 35m / 9	1:10,000
Yellow	F-14, M-14, F-Yellow, M-Yellow, Grp-Yellow	2.5km / 70m / 11	1:10,000
Orange	F-16, M-16, F-Orange, M-Orange	2.7km / 115m / 14	1:10,000
Brown-X	F55+, F60+, F65+, F-Brown, M65+, M70+, M75+, M-Brown	3.1km / 85m / 14	1:7,500
Brown-Y	F70+, F75+, F80+, F85+, F90+ M80+, M85+, M90+	2.4km / 75m / 11	1:7,500
Brown-Z	F-18	2.9km / 95m / 11	1:10,000
Green	M-18, F-20, F35+, F40+, F45+, F50+ M50+, M55+, M60+ F-Green, M-Green	4.1km / 140m / 14	1:10,000
Red	F-21+ M-20, M35+, M40+, M45+ M-Red	4.6km / 145m / 17	1:10,000
Blue	M-21+	5.8km / 170m / 22	1:10,000

Restrooms

Restrooms are available in the parking lot area.

Cell Phone Service

Cell phone coverage is generally good.

Parking

Please car pool, parking is limited.

All passenger vehicles must have a park pass, $5/day payable at the park entrance.
If you are bringing a bus, please contact the Meet Director in advance.

Practice Area

None available

Babysitting

Babysitting will not be provided. Please do not plan on just leaving your young child at the Meet HQ. Please let the Registrar know if you have special start time requests that would help your own child care arrangements.

Emergency Information

In the case of a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
First aid kits and an AED will be located at Meet HQ.
Should you require additional medical aid, the nearest hospital emergency room and urgent care facility are:

Search and Rescue (SAR)

The SAR coordinator for Friday 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 2 hours on all courses. You must return to the Finish, punch the Finish control and Download your ePunch 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 return immediately and report to the Finish.
A paved road runs more or less North - South through the center of the map. The Chattahoochee River bounds the south side of the map. To return to the Finish, head to the road, relocate and navigate along the road to the finish area. If 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 5:00 pm. Sunset is at 5:54 pm and last light is at 6:21 pm.

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.

Clothing Return

Not applicable. Start and Finish are both within 100m of the parking area.

Warm up

On or along the roads in the parking area. You may not enter the woods at any point.

Walk to Start

50-100m from the parking area.

Control Descriptions

Control descriptions will be available at the Start and 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.

If you finish before the last start, we will collect your map at the finish. You may retrieve your map once all competitors have started. There are only sufficient maps for each person to have one each day, so please do not take anyone else’s.

Finish Line

When arriving at the finish line, be sure to 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 returned on the last day of your competition at the Download Station.

Map and Course Setter Notes

McIntosh Reserve Park is mostly ridge and reentrant terrain. The map uses symbols set forth in ISOM 2017. North lines are spaced at 300m. Map scale for Middle distance courses is 1:10,000 with 2.5m contours with the exception of Brown-X and Brown-Y courses which are printed at 1:7,500 with 2.5m contours.

Deadfall that impedes running but does not impede visibility is mapped with vertical green lines (vegetation, slow running, good visibility).

Non-standard symbols used are:

• Rootstocks are mapped with the green “X” symbol (prominent vegetation feature). Rootstocks less than 1 meter high are not mapped.
• Black ‘O’ is used for "junk pile" and man-made pile of rocks. Must be ~1m high or otherwise very visible.
• Black ‘X’ is used for man-made object that is not trash/junk. Must be ~1m high or otherwise very visible.

Reserve Punch Boxes

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