JOIN US! Become a member of Nashville Orienteering Club!

Benefits:
- $4 discount for event entry.
- Eligible for free club merchandise when pursuing the Club Achievement Program.
- Access to select MapRun courses.
- Invitation to Club Annual Meeting and other Social Events.
- Opportunities to participate in members only events.

Cost:
$25 per individual
$45 per family of 4 $10 for each additional family member)
Memberships run for a year from the date of payment.

Registration will close at the end of the day (11:59pm) on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Join us for the third winter series of Mailbox Madness, offering urban sprint orienteering training in Philadelphia (and environs). The Old City edition will begin in the late morning, with Mappy Hour to follow, details TBA.

Events follow a Score-O format, with mailboxes instead of control flags. Tag as many mailboxes as you can in 60 minutes—pace and route choice are up to you. Scoring is unofficial, on the honor system, though the map will be on the Usynligo app. Note that urban running involves risk. Please cross streets safely and carefully.

There will be a mass start at 11 am; arrive fifteen minutes early (10:45 am) to collect your map and plan your route.

Advance registration is $5. Day-of is $10.

Any order, as many as you like, MASS START, night orienteering. Check in 5:30, start at 6, finish at 8. Recreation passport required - if you didn't check the box on your license plate renewal, find a self registration kiosk and get a pass. Registrar notes are not usually read until regular registration closes; for more urgent response, please contact us directly. +1s / team members don't need to sign up here, but rather should complete the online waiver here: https://smoc-runs.com/pages/219

Local Orienteering Event at Brackenridge Park on 10 Jan 2026

Registration will close at the end of the day (11:59pm) on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Join us for the third winter series of Mailbox Madness, offering urban sprint orienteering training in Philadelphia (and environs). The Phoenixville edition will begin in the late morning, with lunch/Mappy Hour to follow at Root Down Brewing Company. Events follow a Score-O format, with mailboxes (and other landmarks) instead of control flags. Tag as many mailboxes as you can in 60 minutes—pace and route choice are up to you. Scoring is unofficial, on the honor system, though the map will be on the Usynligo app. Note that urban running involves risk. Please cross streets safely and carefully.

There will be a mass start at 11 am; arrive fifteen minutes early (10:45 am) to collect your map and plan your route.

Advance registration is $5. Day-of is $10.

Please join us on January 24th, 2026 at Cedar Hill Park, Nashville TN

New Year and New Courses!
Courses offered:
Beginner (Yellow) Intermediate (Green) Advanced (Red)

Notes:
Course starts are between 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM.
Please be finished by 4:00 PM.
There is a 3 hour time limit for courses.
If you are coming as a group (JROTC / ROTC / Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts/ Church / School Group ), please let us know in advance.

If you would like to volunteer - please let us know.

Nashville Orienteering Club Members receive a discounted entry.

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

Empire State Games Ski-O 2026

The 2026 Tigard Metrogaine is a score-orienteering competition in which you find as many control sites as possible, in any order, within 2, 4, or 6 hours. We provide you with a map an hour before your start time so that you can plan your optimum route. You'll need a cell phone with the MapRun® app installed and (optionally) a compass. The app keeps track of the control sites that you find and your time on the course. A post-event social includes refreshments for you to enjoy while you share your experiences with others.

Registration will close at the end of the day (11:59pm) on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

What better way to spend Valentine's Day morning than with a run through the City of Brotherly Love—specifically FDR Park, the Navy Yard, and South Philly?

Join us for the last event in the third winter series of Mailbox Madness, offering urban sprint orienteering training in Philadelphia (and environs). This one is for the ages—a three-hour, multimap score-O—with lunch/Mappy Hour to follow, details TBA.

Mailboxes (and other landmarks) replace control flags. Scoring is unofficial, on the honor system, though the map will be on the Usynligo app. Note that urban running involves risk. Please cross streets safely and carefully.

There will be a mass start, time TBA. Arrive 15-30 minutes early to collect your maps and plan your route.

Advance registration is $10. Day-of is $15.

The 1st Map Trek event of the 2026 Nav-X season will take place at Diablo Foothills RP and Shell Ridge Open Space near Walnut Creek, CA. 2 & 4 hr courses will be offered. This event will use BAOC's orienteering map of Shell Ridge & Diablo Foothills. The map scale will be 1:12,500 with 5-meter contours. The start will be at the Patrick Hanna Grove Picnic Area which has free parking. This event will use the app "MapRun" for timing on your own schedule. The competitive window for this event is December 20, 2025 - February 28, 2026. 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 Dec 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. There are also some options for getting a pre-printed map.

The TROL Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2025-26 Season events, November through March 2026, 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.

The WARS Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2025-26 Season events, November through March 2026, 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 2025-26 WARS season, age class is based on 2025 orienteering age (age on 12/31/2025), regardless of birth date -- including in 2026. When registering for individual events, the default age class will remain the same through the entire WARS season.

You have 3, 6, or 9 hours and a TriMet transit day pass to find virtual controls from around 18 venues in the greater Portland Metro area. Use your time on buses and trains to rest, while planning how you'll find the controls around your next destination. Or skip the rest and run or walk between the different venues.  Do this as a team and have one phone running the MapRun® app and another phone running the TriMet app to find out when and where to get your next transit ride.

The 2026 Nav-X Club Membership gives you access to 28 archived Nav-X GPS courses: 2025 (4), 2024 (6), 2023 (5), 2022 (5), & 2021 (8) + $4 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. New for 2026 is an option to register for a season pass for the entire Nav-X season. If you choose this option, you will receive a preprinted large-scale map (11"x17" or bigger) mailed to you at the beginning of each GPS event window and will be registered for each event. However, you need to choose just one race category for the entire season. If you choose the Short Course season pass ($120 adult, $60 junior), you must only participate in the short course at each event. If you choose the Long Course season pass ($150 adult, $75 junior), you can choose either the short or long course at each event.

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.