New Year's Eve-O 2025

2-hour Score format course, with starts open from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Murnstein Hostel at Governor Bebb MetroPark
1979 Bebb Park Lane, Okeana, OH
(then follow orienteering signs)

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

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.

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.

New Year's Day-O 2026 and 2025-26 TROL/WARS season event!

Courses: White thru Red (Beginner - Expert)
Starts will be open New Year's Day, 11am-1pm.

Murnstein Hostel at Governor Bebb Metropark
1979 Bebb Park Lane, Okeana, OH
(then follow orienteering signs).

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 a start in the center of Washington Square Park. Mappy Hour to follow at National Mechanics Bar & Restaurant for those who are interested.

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. Give yourself extra time for parking in this neighborhood.

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

Beginner's Clinic + Short Classic Courses. During a 1.5 hour clinic, we'll discuss map reading and determining bearing and distance from point A to point B. ($5 per participant, limit 15 participants)
Note: You don't need to be a member of OrienteeringUSA to participate in these events.

2025-26 TROL/WARS season event!

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

Miami Woods
Hamilton, OH

The 2026 SE Hillsboro urban rogaine is a score-orienteering running or walking competition where you or your team choose 1-, 2-, or 3- hours to find as many control sites as possible, in any order. You'll use a map and compass to locate each virtual control site. You'll need your phone with the MapRun® app installed for timing, to verify the controls found, and to accumulate your points. Afterwards, you can use MapRun® to compare your routes with the other competitors.

ICO Cold-O at Southwestway Park Event Headquarters: Ball Park Shelter Check-in: 11:00 am 1-hr and 2-hr races start: 12:00 pm 1-hr race cutoff: 1:00 pm 2-hr race cutoff: 2:00 pm

90 Minute Score-0. For more information about the course colors, see our Event Types page.

Georgia Navigator Cup 2026

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

GNC (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 1, 2026 with increased fees.
Registration closes Jan 9, 2026 at midnight 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 2026 website (GNC 2026 SEIS Rules) for eligibility and other questions before registering. Please disregard the eligibility questions and links to OUSA US Championships rules within the Event Register registration system since these are not relevant to our event.

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***

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

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.

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

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.

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

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.

This meet is part of our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series.

We will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course.

Tickets for this event are $7. Register early to secure a spot. Optionally you can purchase a Season Pass for $30 which covers entry to all of our Winter series events including the chase finale (no need to register for individual events if you have a season pass.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

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.

This pass covers all event fees for our Winter Get Out and Go Orienteering (GOGO) series. If you have a season pass, there is no need to register for events individually.

Each event we will be offering 2 courses, a shorter beginner friendly course and a slightly longer more technical course. Participants can do both if time permits so arrive early!

Season Passes are $30.

Courses open at 2PM, Last opportunity to start a course is at 3:15PM, and we start tearing the courses down at 3:30PM.

Anyone can register for a season pass (but membership is greatly encouraged). Members receive a $5 discount. Meet Directors receive a $5 discount.

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You have 3, 6, or 9 hours and a TriMet transit day pass to find virtual controls from 15+ 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.