Upcoming Events
9/16/23
Rough River State Resort Park
Starts open from 9am - 11am central time / 10am - noon eastern time.
Online registration required before event for $10, OLOU members will receive a $3 off coupon via email.
Check-in will be at the shelter across the road from the beach.
Courses:
Beginner 0.7k 5CPs
Yellow 2.3k 12CPs
Orange 3.4k 15CPs
Brown 3.1k 9CPs
Red 5.9k 20CPs
Blue 9.0k 29CPs
The Beginner course is intended to be used as a primer for the Yellow. If you are new we encourage you to do the Beginner before taking on the Yellow.
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 courses 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 the Brown.
New to orienteering? Checkout our list of curated beginner videos.
11/11/23
EP Sawyer
Our annual Night Owl!
There will be 2 courses available:
The Night Owl, a 2-hour score-O after dark
A traditional beginner's White Course
We will be at Shelter 1 which is to the south of the main parking lot.
Your score is the total of the points you punched during the 2 hour time limit. You will lose 10 points for each minute used beyond the time limit. Each control will have a reflector on it to help you find it in the dark.
What to Bring:
Headlamp or flashlight with fresh batteries
Back-up light highly recommended
Compass (we won't have loaners available)
Watch (so you know when 2 hours is up)
Emergency whistle (use three long blasts to indicate you are injured)
Water (there won't be any water or food provided
Comfortable outdoor shoes and clothing that can get potentially dirty
A change of clothes, socks and shoes are recommended for after the event as the evening dew will probably set-in or you may get your feet wet crossing a creek
Pen/marker/highlighter if you would like to draw a route on your map, however be careful not to obscure important map features!
Race Schedule:
6:00 PM: Check-in Opens
6:00 PM: White course participants can start
6:30 PM: Night Owl maps are handed out (loaner fingersticks will be with the maps)
7:00 PM: Night Owl mass start
9:00 PM: Courses close and clean-up begins
** If you are still out on the course at 9:00 PM you should immediately head to the finish. Everyone needs to punch the finish control, download, return rentals fingersticks & check-in after the race, so we know you are back and don't send a search party for you.
New to orienteering? Click to checkout our list of curated beginner videos.
11/18/23
Broad Run
This meet is part of our Fall Forest Orienteering series featuring large environments and more opportunities for challenging navigation (there will still be beginner friendly courses).
New to orienteering? Click to checkout our list of curated beginner videos.
12/9/23
Mt St Francis
This meet is part of our Fall Forest Orienteering series featuring large environments and more opportunities for challenging navigation (there will still be beginner friendly courses).
New to orienteering? Click to checkout our list of curated beginner videos.
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.