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Int'l Schedules | Major Int'l Events | Related Events

Local Schedules

Hundreds of local orienteering meets are held throughout the United States each year. They are held in state parks, national forests, town recreation areas, and other sites with easy access. Along with traditional foot orienteering, many club schedules also include special orienteering events—such as ski-O, canoe-O, and mountain bike-O—and some clubs offer trail-O, a form of orienteering geared for people of all physical abilities.

Local orienteering events are inexpensive, casual, and open to everyone. Most offer several different courses, from string-O for toddlers to advanced courses for experts—and beginners' instruction is always available. To find out more about events in your area, check the schedule of the club nearest you.

National and Regional Schedules

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U.S. Championships, O' Festivals, and Major Events

2009

  • Sept. 19–20 - Rochester A-meet including Ultra-Long and Sprint Championships, plus a Middle (ROC)
  • September 19 and/or 20 - "official" National Orienteering Day (some clubs may schedule their NOD event/s on a different day in September - check local club schedules)
  • Oct. 3–4 - Boulder Dash, Hancock/Hillsborough, NH (UNO)
  • Oct. 17–18 - Pre-US Champs training events at Camp Ripley (MNOC)
  • Oct. 23–25 - Badger 3-Day/US Champs - Greenbush, WI including Individual Classic Championships (BGR)
  • Nov. 7–8 - O in the Oaks '09 2-day A meet - Pacheco St Park, Hollister California (BAOC)
  • Nov. 9–13 - Golden Gateway Training Programs
  • Nov. 13–15 - North American Sprint Series Finals - San Francisco area, California
  • Dec. 5–6 - LAOC, US Trail-O Championships and Sprint A-event plus Middle A-event - Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, California

2010

  • March 5–7 - A-meet sprint/middle plus non-sanctioned Gateway Grunt goat (SLOC)
  • April 9–11 - Flying Pig XIV - East Fork State Park, Batavia, Ohio
  • May 1–2 - West Point A-meet - sprint/middle/long, West Point, NY
  • June 26–July 21 - North American Orienteering Festival, including NA Orienteering Championships (in Kootenay Rockies), British Columbia, with:
    • June 26–28 — A-meet* — Moses Lake, Washington
    • June 29–June 30 —US Orienteering Federation Convention?* — Spokane, Washington
    • July 1–4North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) — Cranbrook, British Columbia
    • July 7–15 — Whistler Barebones — Whistler, British Columbia
    • July 17–21— Rocky Mountain Orienteering Festival (RMOF) — Colorado
    *Final approvals still pending

USOF Standard A-meet Entry Form

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International Schedules

International Orienteering Federation (IOF)

Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF)

Major International Events

2009

2010

World of O event calendar

Related events

North American Rogaine Calendar

U.S. Adventure Racing Calendar

Dontgetlost.ca (Ontario) Adventure Run Series

Aug. 12 - National Canoe-Orienteering Championships, Warren, PA (info/registration form; preregister by July 11)

Aug. 1–15 - Summer National Senior Games, San Francisco Bay area

Sept. 12–13

UNO Camping Weekend, Pawtuckaway State Park, New Hampshire (pdf)
Laurentian Autumn Rogaine, Morin-Heights, Quebec

Dec. 12 - "O-Marathon II" at Fair Hill, MD (DVOA) (US Team Fundraiser)


Photo: Greg Sack

Last update: July 2, 2009

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