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Far North Bicentennial

Traditional Meet: White (easy) to Red (advanced) courses available Starts from 5PM to 7PM; You must be done by 9PM Meet Director: Lexi Hill

Ruth Arcand

This will be a mass start Score-O at 6:30. There will also be a white course for those just starting off in Orienteering. The longer score O’s will be split into 3 x 20-30 minute segments with a different map for each. You can run as many of the maps as you want and each … Read more

Service

Traditional Meet: White (easy) to Red (advanced) courses available Starts from 5PM to 7PM; You must be done by 9PM Meet Director: Eric Follett

Beginner Training: How to use a compass

6:00-6:30 – How to use a compass Instruction (outdoors) from 6:00 to 6:30 pm: We’ll quickly cover the basics of orienteering, then discuss how to use a compass and how to use it along with your map to navigate an orienteering course.  Finally, we’ll get you out on a course to try orienteering for 30-60 … Read more

Bartlett

Traditional Meet: White (easy) to Red (advanced) courses available Starts from 5PM to 7PM; You must be done by 9PM Meet Director: Dela Grey

Canceled – Meet Director & Volunteer Social

This event is canceled because last minute planning on our part led to an underwhelming number of RSVPs. We will figure out if we are going to hold it later in the season or plan some other event. Who: All meet directors, meet volunteers, and wannabe volunteers What: Pizza, beverages, O meet discussions, and volunteer … Read more

Fossil Creek

The start is at Thompson Lake which is the northeast corner of our Fossil Creek map. To get there you need to enter via the Fort Richardson gate from the Glenn Highway. Turn right on 6th Street, right again on Davis Highway, then left on Pole Line Road which is unpaved and begins just under … Read more

Beginner Training: How to Read an Orienteering Map

Instruction (outdoors) from 5:30 to 6 pm: We’ll quickly cover the basics of orienteering, then discuss map reading and how to use an orienteering map.  Finally, we’ll get you out on a course to try orienteering for 30-60 minutes. Bring: good walking shoes, long pants, other clothes to keep you warm or cool and dry … Read more