The Abbott Loop course wrapped up nicely last night. Despite a promise of low vegetation and bugs, several mosquitos failed to comply and caused an annoyance to a few of the juicier competitors. The Red course saw a close finish with the top three within 2 minutes of each other. Looks like a minor navigational … Read more
Join us for a traditional orienteering meet Wednesday, 28 May 2025, at Abbott Loop Community Park, 8101 Elmore Rd. The start and finish will be at the picnic shelter. This area has some nice opportunities for forest navigation. The courses generally avoid the marshy areas, so you should be able to keep your feet dry. … Read more
More than eighty people came out to Prospect Heights on Wednesday evening to celebrate the end of the school year and the unofficial start of summer by participating in a traditional orienteering meet. Prospect Heights can be a challenging area for travelling off-trail, but conditions were as good as they get. The weather was good, … Read more
Orienteering on Wednesday at Prospect Heights! This week’s meet will be near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Chugach State Park. We say “near” because the Prospect Heights parking lot is closed for paving. Orienteers will need to park along Sidorof, Slalom, or Prospect Drive. Please carpool if possible, and limit parking to one side of … Read more
45 people, including a dozen very smart kids, came out to learn new skills and commiserate about wrong turns on a dry and bug free evening. Some went out and taught a friend, others went out by themselves, and quite a few went out in groups with instructors. It was fun to hear some of … Read more
Meet us at Ruth Arcand (at the pavilion near the playground) for focused training to improve your orienteering skills! Training runs 5pm – 8:30pm. Last maps will be handled out at 7:30. Control pickup at 8:30pm For this training there will be multiple short legs of 3 to 4 controls focusing on a specific navigation … Read more
Wednesday May 7, 2025 McHugh Creek Day Use Area Thanks to everyone who came out to McHugh. Orienteering season has kicked off in Anchorage this year. Many adventures were had on all course levels. Orange proved the most popular, but also was a bit brushy and difficult for a first meet. Red and green had … Read more
Once again, we kick off our season with a meet at one of our most scenic venues! Come out to the first orienteering meet of the year at McHugh Creek on Wednesday (5/7/25) evening to enjoy the spectacular views and challenging orienteering. Courses will be on the shorter side as it’s the first meet of … Read more
This year there is a new category for traditional season points competition to recognize friends and family that orienteer as teams. Like the individual male and female categories, teams will be awarded points for how well they place on a given course relative to other teams. For this to work, a team must use the … Read more
Join us this Thursday May 1st for the Meet Director Meet-Up to kick off the start of a new season. This event is for veteran meet directors; those who are interested in becoming meet directors; or those who are interested in learning what elements go into designing fun and interesting orienteering courses. We hope to … Read more