Orienteering Cincinnati Schedule Page

Orienteering Cincinnati Event Schedule

updated 17 May 2012, 8:10 am 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.
OCIN Events are held rain, shine or snow. In the event of severe storm or snow emergency, check this site on the morning of event.

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OCIN local events
Other local events within 150 miles (250 kilometers) of Cincinnati
Major US and Canadian Events
Major International Events

May 19-21, 2012 Ottawa Orienteering Festival, Ottawa, Canada events at Kanata, Westboro, Gatineau Park, NRC Campus in Montreal.

May 19, 2012 Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO), Registration opens at 9, beginner class at 9:30, starts open from 10 to 12. Courses: white, yellow, orange, brown, red. Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) website

Sun, May 20, 2012    Cincinnati Nature Center     Introduction to Orienteering Class (9 am - Noon) including on-trail courses. Off trail travel will not be permitted but we'll still plan a course to provide route choice to intermediate and advanced orienteers.
    A joint program with Cincinnati Nature Center. Event Director: Mike Minium Cincinnati Nature Center is a private facility. Pets are permitted in most areas, but must be on leash.
    To register for the beginner class, visit Cincinnati Nature Center Website, click on the calendar, select the orienteering class, and follow the registration instructions. The cost is $5 for OCIN and CNC members, $13 for those who are not members of either organization.
    To just do an orienteering course, email Mike Minium to let me know you are coming. Then show up at CNC between 10 am and 11 am. If you are not a CNC member, you will need to pay $5 per person admission to enter the property. But, the course fee will only be $2 per map. SI timing will be used. Courses will be "short", "medium", and "long", tentatively around 2-3, 3-5, and 5-7 km. You must stay on trails and roads, but the CNC has a complex trail network, so you will have to be alert and make route choice decisions.
    Public is welcome at ALL OCIN events. Directions: Exit I-275 at exit 59 (59B from the south) to US 50 EAST (not Milford Pkwy). At end of very long ramp (Ohio route 450), turn RIGHT on US 50. Go 1.9 miles and turn RIGHT on Round Bottom Rd. Go 0.4 miles and turn LEFT on Tealtown Rd. Go 0.7 miles and turn RIGHT into Cincinnati Nature Center's Rowe Woods. Class and Start will be at the Visitor Center.As you drive into Rowe Woods, after the entrance gate, the road splits and you'll see a sign for visitor center parking to the left. From the end of the lot, walk straight ahead to the visitor center. Once inside, turn immediately right and left to the auditorium.

Sun, May 20, 2012 Grant Park, Centerville, OH Miami Valley (MVOC) event. See MVOC website for details.
more details and directions coming soon. Locator Map Starts noon to 2 pm. Event Director: Steve Barnhart (937) 226-1549.

Tues, May 22, 2012 E P Sawyer Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

May 26-27, 2012 Western Massachusetts "5-Day" See Event website for details.
2 "A" middle distance races and 3 other races (2 sprints and a classic) make 5 events in just 2 days.

June 3, 2012 John Bryan State Park, OH Miami Valley (MVOC) event. See MVOC website for details. Starts noon to 2 pm. Event Director: Matt Bond (937) 848-3106.

June 3-8, 2012 Texas Junior Orienteering Camp Six days of intense orienteering and physical training for juniors age 13-17. Selective admission by application only. Application deadline: postmark by April 28. Camp Sid Richardson, north of Ft. Worth. cost $150. OCIN grant available for all TROL members who earned more than 4000 points in middle or high school divisions this season.

Tues, June 5, 2012 Joe Creason Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

June 8-10, 2012 Sprint the Golden Gate, California See Event website for details. Several sprints and possibly a middle distance race.

Tues, June 12, 2012 Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

June 16, 2012     Shelby Trails Park, Louisville, KY     Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
    2 hour and 4 hour score style courses. An equestrian (horseback) course will also be available.
    Director Ken Kling

Tues, June 19, 2012 Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

Tues, June 26, 2012 Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

July 1-7, 2012 World Masters Orienteering Championships Bad Harzburg, Germany. Entry is open to all orienteers age 35 and over. WMOC usually also offers "spectator events" for those younger than "masters" ages.

July 7-14, 2012 2012 Junior World Orienteering Championships Kosice, Slovakia (National Teams Only) Website: http://www.jwoc2012.sk/
Contact U.S.A. Junior Orienteering Team Administrator Janet Porter for information on how you can participate.

July 7-22, 2012   2012 Swiss Orienteering Tour     July 7-14 - 4th Swiss O' Tour throughout Switzerland with daily orienteering.
    July 15-22 - Swiss 5 days competition near Lausanne, in conjunction with WOC 2012.
    Swiss O-Tour may be combined with WMOC events, Swiss organizers will arrange transfer from Germany on request.
    event website or contact Swiss O-Tour email

Tues, July 10, 2012 Seneca Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

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

Tues, July 17, 2012 Fisherman's Lake Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

July 22-27, 2012 O-Ringen, Halmstad, Halland, Sweden World's largest orienteering event. Event website

Tues, July 24, 2012 Lapping Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

Tues, July 31, 2012 Lapping Park, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

Sat, Aug 4-5, 2012 Race of Hope 24 hour Rogaine, Athens, OH Organized by Not So Fast Adventures (NSF). See NSF Adventures website for details. Pre-registration required.
Lake Hope State Park and Zaleski State Forest, west of Athens, OH. 6 hour score style event. awards for top teams and solos.

Tues, Aug 7, 2012 Park tba, Louisville, KY Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) Summer "sprint" Series. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Short courses in the 2 km. range. Starts from 6 pm to 7:15 pm.

August 11-19, 2012 Canadian Championships, Alberta, Canada Western Canadian Championships August 11-12 (near Calgary) and Canadian Championships August 17-19 (near Edmonton), Sass Peepre Junior Camp. Event Website Early registration discount thru March 31, regular regiustration thru June 30, registration closes August 1.

Aug 18-19, 2012 Dakota Rogaining Championships, Custer SP, SD Dakota Rogaine website 24 hour race; 12 in 24 race, and 6 hour short course in Custer State Park. Entry limited to 40 teams of 2 to 5 runners per team.

August 20-25, 2012 2012 World (and Junior World) Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Veszprem, Hungary

Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2012 Laramie Daze, Laramie, WY Fast, fun terrain at 7000 to 9000 foot elevation. Event website
including 2-day Classic "A" meet on Sept 1-2.

Aug 31-Sep 1, 2012 World Rogaining Championships 24 hour race, Prebuz, Ore Mountains, Czech Republic

Sept 15, 2012 Rough River Dam SP, KY National Orienteering Day. Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
New map, new park, Registration open at 10 am, Starts open 10:15 - 12:15, Courses close at 2 pm. Ribbons or medals for High School top finishers.

Sept 23, 2012 (tentative) Twin Creek, OH Miami Valley (MVOC) event. See MVOC website for details.
more details and directions coming soon. Starts noon to 2 pm. date subject to change. location pending park approval. Matt Bond (937) 848-3106.

October 5-7, 2012 Camp Stonybrook Girl scout training weekend. Public event open to all on Sunday, October 7.
details coming soon. Locator Map

Oct 6, 2012 Taylorsville Lake SP, KY National Orienteering Day. Orienteering Louisville (OLOU) event. Normal courses. See Orienteering Louisville website for details.
Registration open at 10 am, Starts open 10:15 - 12:15, Courses close at 2 pm. Ribbons or medals for High School top finishers.

Oct 6-7, 2012 Ontario Championships, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Canadian Thanksgiving (holiday weekend).

Oct 6-7, 2012 Boggs Mountain "A" meet, Cobb, California See Event website for details.

October 19-21, 2012 North American Championships, Bushkill, PA Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. The North Americans are held every two years alternating between the USA and Canada. Pre-registration required. Early registration discount before June 1. Registration closes October 8.
See Event website for details.

October 20, 2012 Dogwood Canyon Rogaine, Lampe, Missouri Three and six hour rogaine, teams of 2 to 5, no solos.

October 21, 2012 Germantown Metropark (west), Germantown, OH Miami Valley (MVOC) event. See MVOC website for details. pending park approval.
more details and directions coming soon. Locator Map Starts noon to 2 pm. Event Director: Steve Barnhart (937) 226-1549.

Sat, Nov 10, 2012 Sleepy Hollow 12 hour Rogaine, Chillicothe, OH Organized by Not So Fast Adventures (NSF). See NSF Adventures website for details. Pre-registration required.
Scioto Trail State Park and Scioto Trail State Forest. 6 hour score style event. awards for top teams and solos.

Sat, Nov 10, 2012 Bill Yeck Park, Centerville, OH Miami Valley (MVOC) event. See MVOC website for details.
more details and directions coming soon. Locator Map Starts: Junior Champs / TROL Practice Event 8-10 am, public event 11 am - 1 pm. Matt Bond (937) 848-3106.

Nov 10-11, 2012 Henry Coe Adventure Trex, California 4 hours prologue race, then 20 hour and 12 hour rogaines.

Sat, Nov 24, 2012     Miami University, Oxford, Ohio     TROL Training Camp with classroom instruction, outdoor activities and practice event. Plan is for morning to be geared towards beginners, with afternoon geared toward intermediate/advanced skills and activities. Lunch (sandwiches) and dinner (pizza) are included.
    Pre-registration will be required.
    We recommend bringing at least 2 pairs of shoes (an indoor classroom pair and an outdoor orienteering pair), several changes of socks, rain gear, and at least one full change of clothes and a towel.
    Directions and location map coming soon.

Sun, Nov 25, 2012 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Season opener event the TROL 2012-2013 Season. Start times 11 am to 1 pm. Fees: $7 for OCIN members, $10 for non-members. Free for TROL Season Pass holders. $2 discount if you have your own SI card.
Directions and location map coming soon.

Dec 30, 2012 - Jan 1, 2013 New Year's Orienteering Events, Hamilton, Ohio Details to be announced.
Directions and location map coming soon.

2013 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships Latvia, dates to be confirmed.

2013 World Ski Orienteering Championships Kazakhstan, dates to be confirmed.

March 9-10, 2013 PTOC/ OK "A" meet Kansas City MO/KS details to be announced. 2013 U.S. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Championships.

April 5-7, 2013 Flying Pig XVII details to be determined. tentatively Bloomington / Belmont / Nashville, Indiana.

July 7-14, 2013 Junior World Orienteering Championships Czech Republic (National Teams Only)
Contact U.S.A. Junior Orienteering Team Administrator Janet Porter for information on how you can participate.

July 27-28, 2013 World Rogaining Championships Pskov region, Russia

July 26 - August 4, 2013 World Orienteering Championships Vuokatti, Finland (National Teams Only) event website

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

August 26-31, 2013 World (and Junior World) Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships West Viru, Estonia

Oct 5-6, 2013 2-day Classic "A" Meet, Portageville, NY Letchworth State Park, east side. South of Rochester, NY

October 11-14, 2013 Canadian Championships, Hamilton, ON, Canada Golden Leaf Orienteering Festival, 2013 Canadian Championships, registration opens May 1, 2013. Event Website Entry numbers will be limited, so plan ahead!
Training on Oct. 11. Canadian Championships Sprint and Middle races on Sat. Oct. 12; Long on Oct. 13.

April 4-6, 2014 Flying Pig XVIII details to be determined.

July 4-10, 2014 Junior World Orienteering Championships, Bulgaria Borovetz, (near Sofia), Bulgaria (National Teams Only)
Contact U.S.A. Junior Orienteering Team Administrator Janet Porter for information on how you can participate.

July 5-13 2014 World Orienteering Championships Trentino, Italy (National Teams Only)

July 19-26, 2014 Swiss Orienteering Week, Zermatt The Swiss Orienteering Week returns to the high country of Zermatt.

Aug 16-17, 2014 World Rogaining Champs, Black Hills, SD, USA 24 hour race. The World Rogaining Championship comes to Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA.

2014 World Masters Orienteering Championships Porto Alegre, Brazil.

October 10-13, 2014 North American Championships, Ottawa, Canada Ottawa, Canada

Aug 1-18, 2015 World Orienteering Championships, Inverness, Scotland Great Britain (National Teams Only). In conjunction with the Scottish 6-day, which will have courses open to all.

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