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November, 2024 thru March, 2025 OCIN TROL and WARS Season Pass
Season passes give
FREE entry to all league events from November 2024 thru March 2025, plus pre-season events in October!
TROL (Tristate Regional Orienteering League) pass is for students in grade 12 and younger. Students (including home school) should purchase a TROL pass even if they plan to run adult level WARS courses. The TROL season pass includes a year of membership in OCIN and OUSA. Register now for your
2024-2025 TROL season pass (students in high school or younger)
WARS (Winter Adventure Running Series) is for adults who are above high school age. Event rankings are based on age. You may also purchase or renew an OCIN annual membership with your WARS pass. Register now for your
2024-2025 WARS season pass (adults above HS age) mid-season reduced price after Jan 2!
When you register, if you have an Orienteering USA account, the registration system will auto-fill your personal information; if not, select "enter data manually".
Jan 17-20, 2025 Georgia Navigator Cup, Sweetwater Creek, GA
pre-registration required. Friday Middle Distance Race. 2-stage Classic Distance races on Sat and Sun (full range of courses). The annual Mal Harding Extreme-O on MLK Monday.
Event Information and Pre-registration
Jan 24-26, 2025 Winter Adventure Weekend, Carter Caves State Park, Olive Hill, KY
Opportunities to try out various outdoor adventure activities; presentations and trainings by experts.
OCIN and OLOU volunteers will be offering two "introduction to orienteering" sessions on Friday, January 24. Carter Caves State Resort Park, Olive Hill, KY.
Saturday, Jan 25, 2025 Grant Park Centerville, Ohio
organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC). Score style course (go in any order) Start times Noon to 2:00 pm.
See MVOC website for more details
Registration, Parking, Start/Finish will be at Normandy Elementary School, 401 Normandy Ridge Rd, Dayton, OH 45459. Open sided-shelter.
Sunday, Jan 26, 2025 TROL / WARS Series #10, Pyramid Hill, Hamilton, OH
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
This event is included in our 2024-25 TROL/WARS season pass, so entry is FREE if you purchase a
TROL season pass (HS student or younger) or
WARS season pass (adult above high school age).
Pre-registration is required even if you have a TROL or WARS season pass. Registration closes at 9 pm. on Saturday, Jan 25. See
who's registered
Park admission fee Pyramid Hill is giving us a discounted group entry fee, which will be collected by OCIN when you pre-register online. Park fee is $7 per adult, $3 per child.
Restroom facilities: Heated concrete block restroom
Event Center: outdoors, open-sided shelter.
1763 Hamilton-Cleves Rd, Hamilton, Ohio.
Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 TROL / WARS Series #11, Colonial Park, Lebanon, OH
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
This event is included in our 2024-25 TROL/WARS season pass, so entry is FREE if you purchase a
TROL season pass (HS student or younger) or
WARS season pass (adult above high school age).
Pre-registration is required even if you have a TROL or WARS season pass. Registration closes at 9 pm. on Friday, Jan 31. See
who's registered
Park entry or vehicle permit fees: none.
Restroom facilities: Portable toilet.
Event Center: outdoors, open-sided shelter.
Feb 8, 2025 TROL / WARS Series #12, Twelve Mile Preserve (private), California, KY
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth under 18. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
This event is included in our 2024-25 TROL/WARS season pass, so entry is FREE if you purchase a
TROL season pass (HS student or younger) or
WARS season pass (adult above high school age).
Pre-registration is required even if you have a TROL or WARS season pass. Registration closes at 9 pm. on Friday, Feb 7. See
who's registered
Park entry or vehicle permit fees: none.
Restroom facilities: Modern indoors.
Event Center: outdoors, open-sided shelter.
Parking and Registration will be at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and School, 2162 California Crossroad, California, KY 41007. For GPS and WAZE, use the church. Twelve Mile Preserve is not publicly identified.
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 Sweet Arrow Reserve, Ohio
TENTATIVE organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC). Start times Noon to 2:00 pm.
See MVOC website for more details
Feb 16, 2025 TROL / WARS Series, Green Twp Bicentennial Park, Cincinnati, OH
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
Feb 22, 2025 TROL / WARS Series, Mounds State Recreation Area, Brookville, IN
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
March 1 , 2025 TROL / WARS Series, Hueston Woods State Park, Oxford, OH
Adventure with a map! Participants get a detailed map and try to locate a series of control points shown on the map. Suitable for all ages, you may compete for the fastest time, or just enjoy a leisurely hike, while using our map to explore the park. There will be six different courses of varying difficulty and length - there is one suitable for every adventurer.
Free map and compass instruction for beginners. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Starts are open from 11 am to 1 pm.
Friday, March 14, 2025 Lakota Pi Day 2025
Evening exhibitions and activities in a variety of science and technology related activities. OCIN will offer twilight orienteering courrses on the school grounds, and a very short indoor orienteering course. Try out many other fun activities including robotics, archery, astronomy, and much more.
Saturday, March 15, 2025 Live Oaks Career Campus
Range of courses, details to be announced.
March 15-16, 2025 Navy JROTC Nationals, Birmingham, AL
restricted event - invited Navy JROTC teams only. Oak Mountain State Park
March 21-23, 2025 OUSA Junior Nationals, Bridgeport, Texas
pre-registration required. Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
Event and Registration Info
April 4-6, 2025 OCIN Flying Pig XXVII
details to be announced. South Central Indiana in cooperation with ICO. Preliminary plans call for a Friday middle distance, Saturday long, Sunday sprint.
April 11-13, 2025 West Point Invitational, Highland Falls, NY
pre-registration required. Annual event hosted by the US Military Academy
June to August, 2025 Cincinnati, Ohio
Queen City Adventure Running Series (QCARS) is a series of short summer orienteering events, featuring 2 short, fast, and fun courses more open park land and campus areas. Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
The season will have 6 to 7 events in June through August. Your best 3 races count for season awards.
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June 1-6, 2025 Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, Bridgeport, Texas
Week-long adventure of orienteering courses, training, competitions and fun, for high school and younger students who are successfully completing orienteering courses at yellow level and above. Selective admission, registration form coming in spring.
Summer, 2025 World Police and Fire Games, Birmingham, AL
pre-registration required. Restricted entry to police, fire and other first responders; volunteer firefighters are now eligible. Volunteers are needed to help in various ways. Sprint and Classic Courses, tentatively Railroad Park and Oak Mountain.
