CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
To cancel a registration and obtain a refund (minus a $5 non-refundable processing fee), a written request must be submitted to the ODH registrar (michaelmclain48@yahoo.com) before registration closes (April 12, 2010). Registration for the 2010 Hike is $40.
LIABILITY NOTICE
Please make sure to read the Sierra Club’s “Acknowledgment of Participant Responsibility, Express Assumption of Risk, and Release of Liability”; you will be required to sign your consent at the start of the hike.
SHUTTLE FROM BOLIVAR
See Planning for information about ODH transportation options and registering for a shuttle ride to the start of the 50K and from the hike's end point in Bolivar (50K & 100K).
ORDERING ODH T-SHIRTS
Click here to order your 2010 ODH T-shirt.
CELEBRATION HIKE & PICNIC
On the first Sunday in June (June 6, 2010), the ODH Planning Committee--under the auspices of the Sierra Club's Potomac Region Outings (SCPRO) -- organizes a hike and picnic to celebrate the ODH. All ODH hikers and volunteers are invited, but the hike and picnic are open to all. People are welcome to attend the hike or picnic or both and there is no need to sign up beforehand.
The 2010 ODH picnic (a pot-luck & cookout) will be held at the Carderock picnic pavillion between the Potomac River and C&O Canal towpath in Maryland, about 10 miles from Washington, and will start around noon (see below for directions).
The organizers will supply hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, and the standard trimmings, along with plates, cups, and utensils, while participants are invited to bring appetizers, side dishes, or desserts, along with nonalcoholic beverages.
The picnic will be preceded by a set-your-own-pace-and-distance hike of 6 to 10 miles along the C&O Canal towpath, from Carderock to the Great Falls area and back. To participate in the hike, meet in the parking lot near the picnic area at 9 AM. (See below for directions.)
Information about this hike and picnic will be posted on SCPRO's website in May.
Directions (Map): From the Capital Beltway (I-495) just north of the American Legion Bridge, take exit 41, and follow the exit ramp to get onto the Clara Barton Parkway heading west. Go 0.8 mile and take the first possible exit on the right, marked by a brown sign saying "Carderock/Carderock Division NavSurWarCen." At the top of the exit ramp turn left and cross over the parkway, then continue straight to a T-intersection. Turn right and then immediately turn left into first parking lot.
