Orienteering Cincinnati Event Schedule
updated 9 August 2010, 12:00 pm         Check back frequently for updates!
Public is welcome at all events, unless specifically noted in the announcement.
Beginners are always welcome and basic instruction is offered at no charge.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010     Riverside Natural Area, Hamilton, Ohio
    All welcome! 2 short courses will be offered. At least one will be suitable for beginners. Do one course or both for a single fee. $7 for members, $10 for non-members. $2 discount if you have your own SI card.
    Start times from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
    Course 1 may appear a bit long at 3 km. But with 11 controls, it is entirely flat (except for the old river levy you must cross half a dozen times). But that really isn't so bad. The hard part will be jogging through wide open fields and yet, not knowing where to go. It's a different kind of challenge with nearly no trees. It should be very fast
    Course 2 is directly adjacent, but completely different. It is 3.5 km long with only 9 controls. Thick overgrown bird fields with many trails, none going the way you want. A flowing river with a rocky bank and the sound of rushing water. The route choices will befuddle you.
   
    Director: Pat Meehan - Facilitated by: David Waller
    Directions: Hamilton's Riverside Natural Area
      From I-275 take exit 36, to US127 North, Hamilton Ave. This becomes Pleasant Ave. once you enter Butler County. Continue North to St. Clair Ave. Turn Left on St. Clair, then Right on River Road. DO NOT continue straight on St. Clair into Joyce Park! Go one mile North on River Road and Turn LEFT onto Fairview Ave. This dead ends in the Riverside Natural Area. Park in the lot to the left and walk south 1/4 mile along the bike path to the shelter.
      From I-75 take OH129 West into Hamiton. Turn left just past the underpass onto US127/OH128 (Martin Luther King). Turn right following OH128 onto Pershing Ave. Turn left at the bridge onto Neilan Blvd. Drive about 1.5 miles to Fairview Ave. Turn right. This dead ends in the Riverside Natural Area. Park in the lot to the left and walk south 1/4 mile along the bike path to the shelter.
      Registration will be at the shelter by the Beaver Dam
    Locator Map

Aug 30 - Sep 6, 2010     Laramie Daze, Laramie, Wyoming
    fun series of competitions and training in high elevation (7000 to 9000 feet) very open fast mix of grasslands and pine forest. Medicine Bow National Forest. organized by Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC)
    event website

September 18, 2010     Lapping Park, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

September 18, 2010     Camp Belzer, Indianapolis, IN
    Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) website. details coming soon. BSA Camp - No pets, please.
    Directions: coming soon. northeast side of Indianapolis.

Oct 1-3, 2010     Boggs Mtn "A" event, CA
    Friday afternoon Sprint, Saturday Middle and Sunday Long courses. Boggs Mountain State Forest. organized by Empire Orienteering Club (EMPO)
    event website

October 8-10, 2010     Camp Stonybrook, Waynesville, Ohio
    introductory orienteering weekend for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts, Friday thru Sunday. Information: Vicki Huseman
    OCIN event on Sunday. TROL practice event for 2010-2011 TROL season.

Oct 9-11, 2010     Canadian "A" Event, Hamilton, Ontario
    details coming soon.

October 16, 2010     Jefferson County Forest, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. Paul Yost section of Jefferson County Forest. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

Oct 16-17, 2010     U.S. Classic Championships, Moreau, NY
    40 miles north of Albany. 2-day total time competition, different course each day. Moreau Lake State Park. organized by Empire Orienteering Club (EMPO)

October 23, 2010     Eagle Creek Park (east part), Indianapolis, IN
    Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) website. details coming soon. Halloween Night orienteering?
    Directions: coming soon. Northwest side of Indianapolis.

Oct 23-24, 2010     New England "A" Meet
    Winchester and Ashburnham, MA. organized by New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) and Cambridge Sports Union (CSU).

October 24, 2010     Germantown Metropark, Germantown, OH
    MVOC (Miami Valley Orienteering Club) "Pumpkin Hunt". Range of courses. Starts Noon - 2 pm. TROL practice event for 2010-2011 TROL season.
    Event Director: Steve Barnhart (937) 226-1549. Miami Valley Orienteering Club website (MVOC)
    Directions: to be announced. From Germantown, OH take OH 725 west and then go right (north) on Boomershine Rd. to west side of Germantown Metropark

November 6, 2010     Yellowwood State Forest, Bloomington, IN
    Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) website. details coming soon.
    Directions: coming soon.

Nov 6-7, 2010     "A" event Hickory Run SP, PA
    Sprint and Middle Courses on Saturday, Long on Sunday. organized by Delaware Valley orienteering Assoc. (DVOA)

November 13, 2010     Bill Yeck Park, Centerville, OH
    TROL practice event for the 2010-2011 TROL season. Miami Valley "Junior O' Championships Practice Event", Miami Valley Orienteering Club website (MVOC)
   

November 13-14, 2010     Camp Crooked Creek, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. School Championships on Nov 13, Score-O on Nov 14. Paul Yost section of Jefferson County Forest. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

Saturday, November 27, 2010     TROL Camp, Oxford, Ohio
    a day of training activities for school age orienteers and their families at Miami University. details tba.
    more info coming soon.

December 4, 2010     Bear Creek BSA Camp, Connersville, IN
    Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) website. details coming soon. Probably a TROL 2010-2011 event.
    Directions: coming soon.

Sunday, December 5, 2010     Camp Friedlander, Loveland, Ohio
    **pending approval from BSA** All welcome! BSA Camp, no pets, please.
    Director: tba. Start times and details tba. In conjunction with Live Oaks JROTC "Raider" meet.
    Directions: From I-275, exit #54, Ward's Corner Rd. Go northeast on Ward's Corner. Turn right on Loveland-Miamiville. Turn right on Price Rd and cross over I-275. Turn left on Ibold Rd. Go past "Upper Camp Craig", around bends, and down a winding hill. Turn right after flashing "camp entrance" sign into Cub World. Use Camp Craig / Cub World (not Camp Friedlander) on the locator map: Camp Craig Locator Map

December 11, 2010     OLOU Billygoat, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Long courses in the Billygoat tradition. Tom Walklace Lake or Jefferson County Forest. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

December 11, 2010     Cricket Holler BSA Camp, Dayton, OH
    Night Score Style Orienteering Course, details soon. Miami Valley Orienteering Club website (MVOC)
   

January 15-17, 2010     Georgia Navigator Cup "A" Event
    2-day total time competition, different course each day on Sat and Sun. Extreme-O event (optional) on Monday uses a variety of different kinds of maps and navigation problems, as well as physical challenges, modeled after an annual NATO military competition. Richard B. Russell State Park. organized by Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC)

Saturday, January 22, 2011     Iroquois Park, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

February 13, 2011     MVOC / TROL event, Dayton, OH
    TROL regular season event, MVOC's "Valentine Hunt". Probably at Possum Creek or Twin Creek. Miami Valley Orienteering Club website (MVOC)
   

2011   2011 World Ski Orienteering Championships
    site and date to be announced.
    Contact U.S.A. Ski Orienteering Team Coordinator Rick Worner for information on how you can participate.

March 12, 2011     Caesar Creek (west side), Wayynesville, OH
    TROL regular season final event and MVOC "Junior-O Champs". Miami Valley "Junior O' Championships Practice Event", Miami Valley Orienteering Club website (MVOC)
   

March, 2011     German Ridge, southern Indiana
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

April 1-3, 2011     Flying Pig XV, Ohio
    Details to be announced. Probably Friday middle distance, 2 sprints on Saturday, and long on Sunday.
   

April 15-17, 2011     U.S. Interscholastic Championships, California
    "A" sanctioned practice race on Friday, national championships on Sat & Sun. Pacheco State Park. organized by Bay Area Orienteering Club (BAOC)

June 25-26, 2011     Keystone Capers "A" Event, Pittsburgh, PA
    details tba. organized by Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club (WPOC). WPOC's first "A" event!

July 1-9, 2011   2011 Junior World Orienteering Championships
    Wejherowo, Poland (National Teams Only)     http://www.jwoc2011.pl/
    Contact U.S.A. Junior Orienteering Team Coordinator Janet Porter for information on how you can participate.

July 16-26, 2011     Canadian Championships, Whitehorse, Yukon Terr.
    hosted by Yulon Orienteering Assoc. (YOA). several events plus Sass-Peepre Junior Camp.
    event website

August 13-20 2011   2011 World Orienteering Championships
    Savoie, France (National Teams Only)     event website

August 13-20 2011   2011 World Trail Orienteering Championships
    Savoie, France (National Teams Only)     event website
    Contact U.S.A. Trail Orienteering Team Coordinator Karen Dennis for information on how you can participate.

August 26 - September 5, 2011   World Police and Fire Games
    New York, NY (Full time police and fire Only)

October 15, 2011     4 hour and 12 hour rogaine, Louisville, KY
    Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. 4 and 12 hour score style courses. Tentatively at Taylorsville Lake. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
   

July 7-14, 2012   2012 Junior World Orienteering Championships
    Kosice, Slovakia (National Teams Only)
    Contact U.S.A. Junior Orienteering Team Coordinator Janet Porter for information on how you can participate.

July 14-22 2012   2012 World Orienteering Championships
    Lausanne, Switzerland (National Teams Only)     event website

2012 North American Championships in USA
    site to be announced.

August 1-10, 2013   World Police and Fire Games
    Belfast, Northern Ireland (Full time police and fire Only)

summer 2013   2013 World Orienteering Championships
    Vuokatti, Finland (National Teams Only)     event website

2014 North American Championships in Canada
    site to be announced

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