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Welcome to Hike-a-Thon 2020 - Virtual Orienteering Challenge
Important! By printing a map or participating in the Orienteering Challenge, you are agreeing to the terms of our standard liability waiver. If you do not agree to these terms, do not attempt the Orienteering Challenge.
1. Print the map on your own (or view it on your mobile device).
2. Go to the park at a time of your own choosing, avoiding contact with others, and you can complete the course(s) on your own. At each point you will find a numbered post and the name of an animal that makes its home in the Natural Areas. You may visit the posts in any order.
3. Upload your results. Self-report times and experiences to Hike-a-thon. Upload comments and a selfie to the OCIN Facebook page.
Your safety is important:
Tell others where you are going and when you expect to return. Leave a map.
Take a cell phone and whistle.
The Explore Course (intermediate) is coming soon
The Explore Course will take you off the trails to interesting places in the Western Woods.
The Adventure Course (hardest) is available for printing here
The Adventure Course takes you to some of the most remote and difficult to access places in the Miami Natural Areas. This is a course for the experienced adventurer looking for a rugged off-trail expedition.
Maps and courses will be available throughout October, 2020. Each location is marked with a numbered post, along with the name of an animal that makes the Miami Natural Areas its home. How many animals can you find?
Try orienteering courses in other parks throughout southwest Ohio, southeast Indiana, and northern Kentucky.
Visit the OCIN ParkQuest page for more do-it-yourself courses.
For in-person events, visit the OCIN Event Schedule page. In person events currently have online registration and payment and contact-free check-in.
What is orienteering? Need some help getting started? Visit our New to Orienteering page
Find many other outdoor activities and events at the Virtual HIKE-A-THON 2020 page
When doing any of these courses, please respect and avoid any private property areas or cultivated fields marked on the map. Please also avoid any obvious private property, construction areas, cultivation or gardens even if not indicated on the map. Please respect any park rules and road or trail closures, and visit only during hours when the park is open to the public.
By printing a map or participating in an orienteering course, you are agreeing to the terms of our standard liability waiver. If you do not agree to these terms, do not attempt the course.