Sat, Mar 7, 2026 TROL / WARS Series Season Final
and 2025-2026 Season Awards
Miami Univ Ecology Research Center, 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.
Range of courses from white through red. Start times 11 to 1. Course closes at 3:00. No control pickup - my students will do that on Monday.
This event is included in our 2025-26 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. Please help us by pre-registering early. Registration closes at 9 pm. on Friday, March 6. See
who's registered
Plan to gather immediately afterwards for 2025-2026 TROL and WARS Season Awards! We have a banquet room reserved at LaRosa's Restaurant where we will present season standings and awards! Please plan to join us at LaRosa's - we will go there as soon as everyone is finished.
Orienteering: Miami Univeristy Ecology Research Center, 5806 Somerville Rd, Oxford, OH; Post-event gathering and awards: LaRosa's, 21 Lynn Ave, Oxford OH 45056
Sunday, Mar 14, 2025 Camp Crooked Creek, Louisville, Kentucky
Advance pre-registration required. For more information, visit the
Orienteering Louisville website
Sunday, Mar 15, 2026 MVOC "Shamrock Hunt", and Miami Valley Junior Championships, Dayton, Ohio
Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC).
See MVOC website for full details Starts 12-2.
Courses for all ages are offered. Students high school age and younger may compete for individual and team awards on white, yellow, orange, green.
Sweet Arrow Reserve, 789 Little Sugarcreek Rd, Sugarcreek Township, OH 45440
March 20-22, 2026 US Individual Nationals, Maryland
pre-registration required.
Event Website.
Sunday, Mar 22, 2025 Long Run East, Louisville, Kentucky
Sunday Afternoon. Advance pre-registration required. For more information, visit the
Orienteering Louisville website
Sat, March 28, 2026 ICO Conquer The Crossroads Rogaine, Yellowwood State Forest IN
Organized by Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO).
See ICO website for more details
Choice of 12 hour (mass start at 9 am) or 6 hour (mass start at 10 am) score-style course for teams of 2 to 5 members. Solos allowed with approval from the meet director.
Sunday, Mar 29, 2025 Lapping Park, New Albany, IN
Sunday Afternoon. Advance pre-registration required. For more information, visit the
Orienteering Louisville website
April 10-12, 2026 OCIN Flying Pig XXVIII, OUSA 2026 Junior Nationals
Online Pre-registration is open All three races are NRE sanctioned.
Friday April 10 - Afternoon Middle Distance NRE (National Ranking Event) at Hueston Woods State Park, Oxford, Ohio
Saturday - Sunday, April 11-12 - - OUSA Junior Nationals - Two-Day Classic at Mounds State Recreation Area, Brookville, Indiana
Preliminary
Event Info Page Preliminary
lodging information Spring weekends in the college town of Oxford, Ohio will be busy. The good news is two new hotels are opening soon in Oxford (Fairfield Inn opens this August, Holiday Inn Express is supposed to open before the Pig)
Embargo At this time, all parts of Mounds State Recreation Area are embargoed for orienteering events and training, except you may use the campground and beach. You may drive the paved park roads to access the campgrounds, beach and boat ramps.
Embargo At this time, all parts of Hueston Woods State Park are embargoed for orienteering events and training, except you may use the campground, golf course, marina, beach, lodge, and cabins. You may drive the paved park roads to access the non-embargoed facilities. Please note that the mountain bike, equestrian, and disc golf facilities are embargoed and may not be used prior to the event on April 10.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 MVOC Eastwood MetroPark, Dayton, Ohio
Date Change from May 9. Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC).
See MVOC website for more details
May to August, 2026 QCARS Summer Season Pass
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 7 to 9 events in June through August. Your best 3 races count for season awards. Season pass sales opening soon.
Monday (Memorial Day), May 25, 2026 Liberty Quest VI, Liberty, IN
Urban Score-style course through the town of Liberty. Find as many control points as you can in any order. At each control point, you will find the answer to a history or trivia question to record on your score-card. You get points for each correct answer. But you will rapidly lose points if you go over the 3 hour time limit, so it is better to get back ON TIME even if you haven't found every point.
May 31-June 5, 2026 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.
Saturday, June 28, 2026 Woodland Trails, Camden, Ohio
Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC).
See MVOC website for more details
July 19-26, 2026 Silva O' Camp, Vidnava, Czech Republic
International orienteering training camp for youth 17 and under.
July 24 - Aug 2, 2026 Eastern Canadian and Canadian Orienteering Championships, Moncton NB and Halifax NS
pre-registration required. Details coming soon.
November, 2026 thru March, 2027 OCIN TROL and WARS Season Pass
Season passes give
FREE entry to all league events from November 2026 thru March 2027, plus pre-season events in October!
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #1, Camp Butterworth, Maineville, Ohio
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. Event fee 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.
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #2, Diamond Oaks, Dent, Ohio
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. Event Fee 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.
Dec 27, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027 North American Orienteering Championships, Tucson, AZ
pre-registration required. Details coming soon.
Jan 15-18, 2027 Georgia Navigator Cup, location tba, GA
pre-registration required. Details coming soon. Normal format is: 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.
March 19-21, 2027 OCIN Flying Pig XXIX tentative dates
All three races will be NRE sanctioned.
