2025 Schedule
March 22 (Saturday) - Sharon Woods Metro Park, check in at Apple Ridge Shelter.
April 13 (Sunday) - Alum Creek State Park OR Highbanks Metro Park; check back for exact location; electronic punching will be available on advanced courses!
May 3 OR 10 (Saturday) = Slate Run; check back for exact date!
June 1 (Sunday) = Whetstone Park, Clintonville
Sept/Oct = check back soon!
Nov 8 OR 15 (Saturday) = Alum Creek State Park OR Delaware State Park, check back soon!
December 7 (Sunday) = Alley Park, Lancaster, Ohio
All Events Subject to Park Approval.
To Volunteer for Meet Director or assistance at a meet please contact Earl Reisinger.
ereisinger(at)columbus.rr.com
Register and Start anytime between 11AM and 1PM, unless otherwise noted
Spring is almost here, and our first event of the spring season will be at SHARON WOODS METRO PARK on Saturday, March 22.
For a change this will be a score-O with a ninety-minute time limit.
The controls will have different point values.
The object is to get the most points within the ninety minutes.
Beginners can also participate as there will be some easy controls suitable for beginners to locate.
As usual you may start on a course anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
PUBLIC WELCOME DONATIONS APPRECIATED
Directions: Sharon Woods MP 6911 Cleveland Avenue, Westerville OH 43081
From I-270 take the Cleveland Avenue North exit.
Entrance is about a half a mile on the left.
After entering the park, take the first right.
Continue on to the Apple Ridge Picnic Area and take the next right and look for our sign near a picnic shelter.
2025 Schedule
March 22 (Saturday) = Sharon Woods Metro Park, check in at Apple Ridge Shelter, 11 am to 1 pm
April 13 (Sunday) = Alum Creek State Park OR Highbanks Metro Park; check back for exact location; electronic punching will be available on advanced courses!
May 3 OR 10 (Saturday) = Slate Run; check back for exact date!
June 1 (Sunday) = Whetstone Park, Clintonville
Sept/Oct = check back soon!
Nov 8 OR 15 (Saturday) = Alum Creek State Park OR Delaware State Park, check back soon!
December 7 (Sunday) = Alley Park, Lancaster, Ohio
What is Orienteering?
(from the Orienteering USA website.)
Orienteering is a competitive international sport that combines racing with navigation. It is a timed race in which individual participants use a specially created, highly detailed map to select routes and navigate through diverse and often unfamiliar terrain and visit control points in sequence. Courses also can be enjoyed as a walk in the woods, with difficulty levels from beginner to expert offered at most events.