Maps & Courses

Model Courses

Model courses will be available at BSU at Horsepen Branch Park, and at Generals Highway Corridor Park near the Bacon Ridge Natural Area. There will be no model course at the University of Maryland, but a warmup area with a map sample will be available to competitors at the event.  We strongly recommend that you visit the model course at BSU (which closes at noon on Saturday).

Embargoed Areas & Mapped Areas

University of Maryland: University of Maryland students, staff, faculty, and others may visit the campus to work, attend classes, attend university events, or conduct other business, and still compete in the event. However, during such visits, no orienteering activity is permitted, including but not limited to training, testing route choices, using orienteering maps, systematic terrain inspection, or any other action intended to gain knowledge relevant to the competition.

A previous map available via QOC's Route Gadget is here. 

The competition map for this event has been mapped to ISSprOM 2019-2 (revision 6) standards by Ted Good in 2024. Mapped at 1:4,000 with 2m contours. Additional updates by Ted Good and Jon Torrance in 2025 and 2026. 

Bowie State University (BSU): 

Embargo effective 8/1/2025 

A previous map on QOC's Route Gadget is here.

The competition map was mapped by Dave Linthicum, 2020-22, with partial updates in 2024-25. Mapped at 1:7500 with 3 meter contours.  

Bacon Ridge Natural Area: Embargo effective 8/1/2025. Newly mapped terrain, so there is no previous map. [Photo above is from within the mapped area; photo by Ted Good.]

The competition map was mapped to ISOM 2017-2 (revision 6) standards by Ted Good in 2025.  Mapped at 1:15,000 with 5m contours.   

Map & Course Notes

Detailed map and course notes are posted on their own pages (subpages of this page; see menu dropdown). Course distances listed below are approximate and subject to change. 

Day 1 - Sprints

UMD/Sprint Course Setter: Jon Torrance

Day 2 - Middle

BSU/Middle Course Setter: Mihai Sirbu

Day 3 - Long (Bacon Ridge)

Course Setter: Ted Good

Helpful Information:

• All events are SIAC compatible

• Metal spiked shoes are neither necessary nor allowed at the University of Maryland Sprint event.

• QOC loves dogs, but they are not allowed on either the University of Maryland or Bowie State University campuses. The Bacon Ridge Natural area allows dogs on leash only. It might be best to leave Fido at home in the good care of family or friends.

• Route Gadget and Livelox will be available for all events.