November, 2025 thru March, 2026 OCIN TROL and WARS Season Pass
Season passes give
FREE entry to all league events from November 2025 thru March 2026, plus pre-season events in October!
TROL (Tristate Regional Orienteering League) pass is for students in grade 12 and younger. Students (including home school) should purchase a TROL pass even if they plan to run adult level WARS courses. The TROL season pass includes a year of membership in OCIN and OUSA. Register now for your
2025-2026 TROL season pass (students in high school or younger)
WARS (Winter Adventure Running Series) is for adults who are above high school age. Event rankings are based on age. You may also purchase or renew an OCIN annual membership with your WARS pass. Register now for your
2025-2026 WARS season pass (adults above HS age)
When you register, if you have an Orienteering USA account, the registration system will auto-fill your personal information; if not, select "enter data manually".
Sat, Jan 10, 2026 TROL / WARS #8, Miami Woods, Hamilton, 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 those with no prior orienteering experience. Price is $10 for Orienteering Cincinnati members, $15 for non-members for groups of 1 to 5 doing a course together. $5 for Youth. Start times 11 to 1. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
Courses by Pat Meehan, White beginner; yellow intermediate; orange advanced; brown short expert; green expert; red long expert.
Miami Woods COURSE NOTES by Course Setter Pat Meehan.
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 Saturday, Jan 9. See
who's registered
Miami Woods (Hamilton Parks Conservancy), 450 New London Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013. GPS 39.3715, -84.8087. Very small parking lot. Additional parking is located to the west on the south side of New London Rd, and in Potter Park Golf Course, also on the south side of New London. Please be very careful of high speed traffic when crossing New London.
Sun, Jan 11, 2026 ICO Southwestway Park, Indianapolis IN
Organized by Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO).
See ICO website for more details
Jan 16-19, 2026 Georgia Navigator Cup, Chattahoochee Bend State Park, 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.
Event Information and Pre-registration
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 MVOC event Dayton, Ohio
Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC). Date changed from Sat, Jan 24 to Sun Jan 25.
See MVOC website for more details
Sunday, Jan 25, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #9 - Middle Creek Park, Burlington, KY
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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 Saturday, Jan 24. See
who's registered
location info coming soon.
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #10 - Armco Park, Lebanon, 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. (Warren County Parks participants can come any time between 10 and 1). We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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, Jan 30. See
who's registered
location info coming soon.
Sat, Feb 7, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #11 - Pyramid Hill, Hamilton, 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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 link coming soon.
location info coming soon.
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 MVOC event Dayton, Ohio
Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC).
See MVOC website for more details
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #12
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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 link coming soon. Free for TROL and WARS season passholders.
location info coming soon.
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #13
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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 link coming soon. Free for TROL and WARS season passholders.
location info coming soon.
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #14
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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 link coming soon. Free for TROL and WARS season passholders.
location info coming soon.
Sat, Mar 7, 2026 TROL / WARS Series #15
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. We will plan to start control removal at 3.
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 link coming soon. Free for TROL and WARS season passholders.
location info coming soon.
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 MVOC event and Miami Valley Junior Championships, Dayton, Ohio
Organized by Miami Valley Orienteering Club (MVOC).
See MVOC website for more details
March 20-22, 2026 US Individual Nationals, Maryland
pre-registration required.
Event Website.
April 10-12, 2026 OCIN Flying Pig XXVIII, OUSA 2026 Junior Nationals
. 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
Early
lodging information and room blocks will be posted soon. 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.
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.
July 19-26, 2026 Silva O' Camp, Vidnava, Czech Republic
International orienteering training camp for youth 17 and under.
