Upcoming Events
9/7/24
Urban-O
The Downtown Louisville Urban-O/Scavenger hunt is back - Rain or Shine.
Starting location is the Northeast corner of Slugger Field's parking lot.
A detailed map is provided and each person or team has 3 hours to find the locations on the map of Downtown Louisville and then answer the questions provided. Make sure to bring a pen and highlighter.
Note the starting time is at 8:00am to avoid the late summer heat.
Registration: 7:30am for map pickup/route planning, clues distributed a few minutes before the start.
$10 non-members, $7 OLOU members. Registration price doubles day of event so please register early so enough maps are printed!
9/14/24
Rough River State Park
Start will be from 9am to 11am Central Time, 10 - noon Eastern Time
Courses:
Yellow 3.05 KM 14 C
Orange 3.40 KM 15 C
Brown 3.10 KM 9 C
Red 5.90 KM 20 C
Blue 9.00 KM 29 C
Registration is $10, OLOU members and cadets will get a $3 discount
Director Notes
I am hoping to get permission to use some of the land on the west side of Highway 79. This will not be known until late August due to the timing for a bridge project on Highway 79. If this happens only the advanced courses will go into this area.
The disc golf course has a changing mowing pattern. Therefore the vegetation on this part of the map is not accurate. A lot more of this area has been mowed than in the past. Parts of the disc course are very open mowed areas. Other parts are very rough needing long pants and/or gaiters.
The Blue course has a map exchange. It is the Red course and the Brown course. There are no shared legs between the Red and Brown.
For the adventurous of all ages...
What exactly is Orienteering?
Orienteering is an activity that involves navigating terrain through a sequence of locations using a very detailed topographic map and compass.
The route between locations is not marked, it's up to the orienteer to analyze the map and determine how to get there. If your are racing, thinking quick can save you a lot of time.
Events generally have multiple courses, with one designed for beginners and 1 or more courses for more experienced orienteers. If you are able to hike trails through some degree of hilly terrain then you are physically capable of completing a course.
Why would I do something like this?
There are a lot of reasons why you might like orienteering...
Competition
Casual Exercise
Scout Badges
It's a sport! People race against each other to see who can navigate the course(s) the fastest. If this is you thing, we have people to push you.
Running not your thing? No problem! We have members that walk the courses with their families.
Both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America have badges for orienteering. We can help your kiddo or troop get them!
Exploration
Fascination for Maps
Disconnecting
Many courses take you off the beaten path, away from pavement and dirt trails to those areas you likely wouldn't see if you just went hiking.
Orienteering maps are about as detailed as a map gets. They show just about anything that could reasonably be used to help navigate terrain. From man made features like fences, buildings and stone ruins to natural ones like hills, cliffs and steams, to things like how thick forest vegetation is.
Perhaps you just need a reason to disconnect from the information overload of all the smart things in your life.
You've got me hooked, now what?
I have more questions.
I need to try this ASAP!
How can I follow you guys?
Check out our FAQ's page. If your question isn't answer there you can reach out to us.
Our Events page is where we keep a list of all of our upcoming activities. We also list orienteering events from some of our neighboring clubs.
You can follow us on Facebook. We post upcoming local upcoming events and results there. It's also a good place to reach out to us.