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San Dieguito 2024

2024-25 TROL/WARS season event!

Courses: White thru Red (Beginner - Expert)
Starts will be open Saturday, 11am-1pm.

Meadow Ridge Butler County MetroPark
5101 Circle Pkwy, Middletown, OH 45042

Please join us on December 7th at Shelby Park.

Courses offered (approximate distances in kilometers):

Yellow -Beginner (~2-3 km) Beginner skill level, for new orienteers.
Brown - Advanced Short (~3-4 km) Advanced skill level, (less length and climb).
Green -Advanced Medium (~5-6 km) Advanced skill level.

Course starts are between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Please return from your course by 3:00 PM.

Beginner instruction will be available upon request.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know in advance by emailing Alex Thomas at amtthomas@msn.com.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.

Late registration begins 12:00 AM on Wednesday, 12/4.
Registration closes at noon on Friday, 12/6.

***see club website for more details***

As many flags as you can in the time limit, with holiday themed twists. Mass start. Please note: registrar notes are read at the end of regular registration; for urgent matters please reach out directly. Huron Clinton Metropark: Ensure you have a daily or annual park pass. +1s / team members don't need to sign up here, but rather should complete the online waiver here: https://smoc-runs.com/pages/219

Classic point-to-point courses. This event is a COOL scoring event and is also open to the general public.

Registration will close at 11:59pm on Thursday, December 5th.

$7 for White Course (On-trail beginners)
Other courses: $10 for orienteering club members, juniors, and $15 for everyone else
Day of or late registration: $20 for most courses (Y/O/Br/G/R); $10 for White

10:00am-1:00pm starts. Control pickup will begin at 2:30pm

If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing chip), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $3 each!

Group Registrations If you are bringing a large group (e.g. JROTC units, scouts) and need any help with registration or would like to arrange for instruction for your group, reach out to the registrar at patty.dvoa@gmail.com. The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - thanks!

This is the second event of the 2024-25 Winter Madnaess Series. Orienteering USA membership is not required to participate in our events. After choosing "Register", you can use the "Enter Data Manually" option to sign up for the event. Start location is at Busse Woods Grove 31, the western most parking lot on the north side of Higgins Road. In addition to the Madnaess course we plan to also have a Yellow course (advanced beginner). Please see our website for details on this event and the Madnaess format at https://chicago-orienteering.org/events/2024/busse_woods_north_grove_31_241208.php

2024-25 TROL/WARS season event!

Courses: White thru Red (Beginner - Expert)
Starts will be open 11am-1pm.

Whitetail Shelter at A J Jolly Park
1501 Race Track Rd, Alexandria, KY 41001

Single day National Ranking Event with classic length courses in fast desert terrain.

A 2-Hour Score-O at a new location on the banks of the Salt River at the Pebble Beach Recreation Area, just east of milepost 29 on the Bush Highway.

Note: Please note, this event uses the OrienteeringUSA system for registration. You do NOT need to to become a member of OrienteeringUSA to participate in this GPHXO event.

Join us at we return for night orienteering on our new map of McAllister Park in Lafayette, IN. We are offering point-to-point courses set by Mattias and Alex Eriksson. Daylight Beginner course opens at 4:00 pm and all Night-O courses open at 5:30 pm.

Standard point to point Orienteering Courses
https://www.facebook.com/events/1381925698904341

Starts 11am-1pm on Sunday
Everyone must preregister for this event
Fee of $15 paid when preregistering. Registration closes at 4PM the day before the event.
Last start at 1:00pm, must be off course by 3:00pm
Beginner Clinic at 10:30am run by a volunteer

Courses Offered:
White - 1.9km - Easy navigation and sticks to trails
Yellow - 2.7km - Introduces some off-trail navigation
Orange - 4km - More technical navigation & more strenuous
Brown - 3.5km - Challenging navigation, but not too strenuous
Green - 5.2km - Challenging navigation and more strenuous
Red - 6.1km - Challenging navigation and most strenuous

Start is at the garden shelter. Directions at https://www.orienteeringlouisville.org/events

Spend an evening finding beautifully decorated homes in South Beaverton using the MapRun phone app or a Q&A sheet to record your finds. On December 15, the MtHO founders will be on hand to show you how to do this as well as to pass out maps, and holiday treats. Online registration is required 24 hours prior to orienteering.

Renew or start your SMOC Membership. Members get $5 off races and access to training forums.

90-minute score-O course at Ironwood Picnic Area.

The 2024 Nav-X Club Membership gives you access to 18 archived Nav-X GPS courses: 2023 (5), 2022 (5), & 2021 (8) + arm warmers + $2 discount to Nav-X GPS events and discounts to events put on by other OUSA clubs (e.g. BAOC and GCO). It's $35 for new members and $25 for renewing members, $10 off for juniors.

Tucson Orienteering Membership - One year of individual or family membership and discounts on event entry fees. Note: In the world of orienteering, each club is assigned a unique acronym. Our Tucson club is designated 'TSN'. Please do not unintentionally select 'TOC', which is Toronto.

Membership in ICO supports the club and provides member benefits including discounts at local and regional orienteering events and a vote in decisions that affect the future of the club.

Join us for our annual meeting at the Saltfire Brewery Company at 530 W Broadway Road in Tempe. We'll provide pizza and drinks for attendees. Pre-registration is required so we know how many pizzas to order.

Note: This event does not require you to become a member of Orienteering USA.

Please join us on January 11th at Cedar Hill Park.

Courses offered (approximate distances in kilometers):

Beginner (Yellow) - 2-3 km
Intermediate (Brown) - 3-5 km
Advanced (Green) - 5-8km

Course starts from 10am to Noon.
Must be finished with course by 2pm.

Beginner instruction will be available.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.
***see club website for more details***

The Golden Goat and Golden Kid event returns!

What a great way to start the new year off, with a tour of the scenic Tamarancho scout camp located in the hills west of Fairfax. Mikkel Conradi is designing the courses.

The Golden Goat, and the shorter Golden Kid, is a mass-start event, traditionally emphasizing long and hilly courses with some deviations from traditional point-to-point orienteering.

Please read the web page even more carefully than usual for this non-standard event.

You may register here online if you can pay online (credit card, debit card, or PayPal account).

Georgia Navigator Cup 2025

Middle Distance NRE Friday afternoon. One-day stand-alone event.
Classic NREs Saturday and Sunday. US Masters Champs and Southeastern Interscholastic Champs
Mal Harding Extreme-O Monday

GNC and Masters (Sat/Sun) awards based on two-day cumulative time.
SEIS Individual and Team awards based on Sat/Sun point totals using OUSA Rules of Competition scoring formula.

Registration Info

Early registration is open Dec 1, 2025! Register early and save.
Regular registration begins Jan 2, 2025 at 6am EST with increased fees.
Late registration begins Jan 9, 2025 at 6am EST with even higher fees.
Registration closes Jan 13, 2025 at 6am EST.

Sign up for Fri/Sat/Sun or Fri/Sat/Sun + Extreme-O, and save $$$

Pick-your-own desired start time windows available for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday races.

SEIS competitors - Please see the GNC 2025 website (GNC 2025 SEIS Rules) for eligibility and other questions before registering. Please disregard references and links to OUSA US Championships rules within the Event Register registration system.

San Diego Orienteering presents 4 events at the beautiful Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Located about 90 miles east of San Diego, this rugged open desert terrain offers some course options that you won't find anywhere else in the US.

2025 Empire State Games Ski Orienteering

The 1st Map Trek event of the 2025 Nav-X season will take place at Mt. Diablo SP in Danville, CA. 2 & 4 hr courses will be offered. This will be a brand new Nav-X style map made using recent Lidar data. The map scale will be 1:10000 with 5-meter contours. The start will be at the first Rock City parking lot after entering in the south entrance to Mt. Diablo SP. This event will use the app "MapRun" for timing on your own schedule. The competitive window for this event is January 1 - February 28. Results during this time period will be included in the official results and accrue Nav-X series points but the course will still be available on MapRun until Jan 1, 2026, after which it will move to the archived courses. Upon registration, you will receive (1) registration confirmation, (2) within 24 hours, a separate email with links to map documents.

The WARS Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2024-25 Season events, November through March 2025, as well as free or reduced entry to several non-TROL/WARS events in fall and spring.

PLEASE NOTE: Only adults and older juniors / college students may purchase WARS season passes. High school and younger students who wish to participate in TROL/WARS events, may purchase a TROL season pass -- but WILL be able to participate on WARS courses.

For the 2024-25 WARS season, age class is based on 2024 orienteering age (age on 12/31/2024), regardless of birth date -- including in 2024. When registering for individual events, the default age class will remain the same through the entire WARS season.

The TROL Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2024-25 Season events, November through March 2025, as well as free or reduced entry to several non-TROL/WARS events in fall and spring.

PLEASE NOTE: Only high school and younger students may participate in the TROL season-long competition. College students, and adults, who wish to participate in TROL/WARS events, may purchase a WARS season pass.

TROL participants, however, are not limited to TROL classes; they may run in any class for which they are eligible, based on gender & age.

Please join us on March 22nd at Cedars of Lebanon State Park.

We are meeting at the shelter on Stables Road.
(See website for site map)

Courses offered (approximate distances in kilometers):

Yellow -Short (~2-3 km) Beginner skill level, for new orienteers.
Orange -Intermediate (~4-5 km) Intermediate skill level.
Brown - Advanced Short (~3-4 km) Advanced skill level, (less length and climb).
Green -Advanced Medium (~5-6 km) Advanced skill level.
Blue -Advanced Long (~10-12 km) Advanced skill level.
3-hour time limit for courses.
Course starts are between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Please return from your course by 3:00 PM.

Beginner instruction will be available.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.
***see club website for more details***

North Texas Orienteering Association is proud to host the 2025 U.S. Junior Nationals in conjunction with the NTOA Spring-O national event at Sid Richardson Scout Camp. The competitive events will follow the two-day Classic format, with winners decided based on two-race combined scores for Saturday and Sunday. *NOTE: Registration for REC Courses must be done via the NTOA Junior Nationals Event Page https://ntoa.com/junior-nationals-spring-o-2025-race-details/

Welcome to Buffalo's Cultural District for a sprint on the Buffalo State University campus followed by a sprint in Delaware Park. Both events feature a spectacular finish arena on the Great Lawn of the world renowned Buffalo AKG Art Museum. You may enter one or both events, enjoy a picnic lunch, and then visit the AKG, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, or the Buffalo History Museum. For more orienteering, the Rochester Orienteering Club is holding an NRE Ultra-Long the following day in Mendon Ponds Park.

Ultra-Long courses 50% longer than normal. The event will feature a wave start for people in the same age groups.

Please join us on May 3rd at Long Hunter State Park for a Paddle-O/Foot-O!

Entry fees:
Early bird entries (prior to 10pm on 31 December, 2024): $30
Regular entries (1 January, 2025 to 20 April, 2025): $40
Late entries (after 20 April, 2025): $45

E-punch rental: $3

Courses offered:
3hr Foot-O - finish time of 1pm
3hr Paddle-O - finish time of 1pm
6hr Foot-O - finish time of 2pm
6hr Paddle-O - finish time of 2pm
*Mass start at 10am for 3hr races.
*Mass start at 8am for 6hr races.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)

Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued.

***see club website for more details including a detailed schedule and mandatory equipment***

Renew or start your SMOC Membership. Members get $5 off races and access to training forums.

Orienteering Cincinnati Membership - One year of individual or family membership and discounts on event entry fees.