The Possum Trot XXIV - December 7-8, 2024

PTOC OK

The Possum Trot XXIV
Possum Trot Weekend Saturday Johnson County CC, Overland Park, KS Sunday Possum Trot Heartland Center, Parkville, MO Billy Goat: Following allowed. [Google Doc: https://tinyurl.com/Ptxxiv] [Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/PTxxivFB]

San Dieguito 2024 - Saturday, Dec 7th

SDO

San Dieguito 2024
San Dieguito 2024

2024-25 TROL/WARS #5 - Meadow Ridge - Saturday, December 7, 2024

OCIN

2024-25 TROL/WARS #5 - Meadow Ridge
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

Shelby Park 12/7 - December 7, 2024

NashO

Shelby Park 12/7
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***

2024 SMOC Merry Maybury Mayhem - December 7th, 2024

SMOC

2024 SMOC Merry Maybury Mayhem
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

Santa Fe Classic 2024 - December 8 2024

LAOC

Santa Fe Classic 2024
Classic point-to-point courses. This event is a COOL scoring event and is also open to the general public.

Rutgers Ecological Preserve - December 8, 2024

DVOA

Rutgers Ecological Preserve
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!

Busse Woods Madnaess Dec 2024 - December 8, 2024

CAOC

Busse Woods Madnaess Dec 2024
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 #6 - A J Jolly - Saturday, December 14, 2024

OCIN

2024-25 TROL/WARS #6 - A J Jolly
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

Red Rock Canyon Classic NRE 2024 - December 15, 2024

LAOC

Red Rock Canyon Classic NRE 2024
Single day National Ranking Event with classic length courses in fast desert terrain.

Pebble Beach 2024-12-15 - Sun, 15 December 2024

GPHXO

Pebble Beach 2024-12-15
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.

ICO

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.

Mt St Francis, IN 2024 - December 15, 2024

OLOU

Mt St Francis, IN 2024
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

DVOA

2024 Holiday Lights Night Score-O
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.

Closed

SMOC

2024 SMOC Membership
Renew or start your SMOC Membership. Members get $5 off races and access to training forums.

Ironwood Dec 2024 - December 28, 2024

TSN

Ironwood Dec 2024
90-minute score-O course at Ironwood Picnic Area.

NAVX

Nav-X 2024 Club Membership
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.

TSN

Tucson Orienteering (TSN) Membership
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.

Indiana Crossroads Orienteering Club Annual Membership - 2024 Annual Membership

ICO

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.

GPHXO

Saltfire Annual Meeting 2025-01-10
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.

Cedar Hill Park 2025 - January 11, 2025

NashO

Cedar Hill Park 2025
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***

Golden Goat at Tamarancho 2025 - Sunday, January 12, 2025

BAOC

Golden Goat at Tamarancho 2025
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 - January 17-20, 2025

GAOC

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.

SDO

The 2025 Desert Orienteering Festival
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 - Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2025

EMPO

2025 Empire State Games Ski Orienteering
2025 Empire State Games Ski Orienteering

NAVX

2025 NAV-X #1 GPS Map Trek- Mt. Diablo SP - 2 or 4 hour
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.

OCIN

WARS (<i>Winter Adventure Running Series</i>) 2024-2025 Season Pass
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.

OCIN

TROL (<i>Tri-state Regional Orienteering League</i>) 2024-2025 Season Pass
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.

Cedars of Lebanon - March 15, 2025

NashO

Cedars of Lebanon
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***

NTOA

North Texas Spring-O & 2025 Junior Nationals
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/

Buffalo Sprint Doubleheader - April 26, 2025

BFLO

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.

Mendon Ponds Ultra-Long NRE - April 27, 2025

ROC

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

Paddle/Foot-O - May 3, 2025

NashO

Paddle/Foot-O
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***

SMOC

2025 SMOC Membership
Renew or start your SMOC Membership. Members get $5 off races and access to training forums.

OCIN

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

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