Central Ohio Orienteers

2025 Fall Schedule

Nov 2 (Sunday) -Battelle Darby Creek MP, Indian Ridge picnic area.

2705 Darby Creek Dr, Darbydale, OH 43123

Dec 13 - (Saturday) Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Whittier Peninsula

MASS START

e-punching will be available on advanced courses - starting with the May meet.

All Events Subject to Park Approval.

To Volunteer for Meet Director or assistance at a meet please contact

Ann Almstedt.

ohio.orienteering(at)gmail.com

Battelle Darby Creek, November 2

Our next orienteering meet is Sunday, November 2nd at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park Indian Ridge Area.

The start and finish will be at a small shelter between the two main parking lots.

Start between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Course closes at 3:00 p.m.

Public Welcome Donations Appreciated

Course setter: Shin Shimizu

Courses: Length Climb Controls Pin Punch or Finger Stick

White: 1.6 km 9 m 8 pin

Yellow: 2.6 km 36 m 9 pin

Orange: 3.2 km 48 m 11 Finger Stick

Brown: 2.3 km 48 m 8 Finger Stick

Green: 4.6 km 99 m 14 Finger Stick

Red: 6.3 km 141 m 20 Finger Stick

Map Preview

Daylight savings time ends that day, FALL BACK ONE HOUR!

There will be 39 control flags around a small area. Please check the control flag number be

fore you punch your punch card or insert your finger stick in the control unit.

Please watch out for traffic. Courses have road crossings.

DIRECTIONS:

Battelle Darby Metro Park Indian Ridge Area , 2705 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, Ohio 43119

From I-270 take the West Broad St.(US 40) exit west. Go about 5 miles on Broad St. to Darby Creek Drive. Turn left onto Darby Creek Drive and go about 4 miles. The Indian Ridge Picnic Area is on the right , just after crossing the railroad track/bike path.

Alley Park - Results - Oct. 11

We had a great turnout for the Alley Park meet this past weekend. There was a total of 39 starts across the 5 courses. The weather cooperated and it was a nice day for racing through the woods.

Thanks to Annie for helping with the registration, and thanks to all the volunteers who helped pick up, it made it go much quicker than I could have managed by myself.

Results for White, Yellow and Orange are listed below and the Brown and Green summary results are below, with split time are posted on attackpoint.org. (https://www.attackpoint.org/eventdetail.jsp/event_60065)

-- Alan

Brown Course
Split Times

Christopher Hodkinson 35:15

Jim, Amanda, and Lyric Hays 1:46:29

Earl Reisinger DNF - 2:23:13

Green Course
Split Times

Benjamin Hart 54:28

Jason Martin 56:40

Ron Enson 1:06:10

Knights who say nee 1:06:57

Stephanie Orienteering Cincinnati 1:16:36

Joe 1:23:49

Steve Robinson 1:27:25

Deb and Kyle 1:51:20

Hamster 2:14:22

Aaron Shambrock 3:11:11

Central Crossing DNF

Mike Storck DNF

HIghbanks Results

Sept 7, 2025

Thank you to everyone who came out and made our first event of the fall season at Highbanks a success!

The weather was perfect, and we had a great turnout: 49 people started AND finished White, Yellow, and Orange courses. We had 8 starts on Green, 5 starts on Red and 8 starts on Blue.

We also rolled out a few new features with electronic controls and online registration. Many

long-time supporters were excited to see this development as we incorporate new

technologies.

The courses also had a few extra features. In addition to the standard beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses, we offered a stacked-course option for folks who wanted to take on an extra challenge by running both of the advanced courses back-to-back (and navigating the second course on the fly without a break to pre-plan their route)! A few brave folks also took on a surprise challenge by tracking down an optional hidden control for an extra time bonus!

We also offered a complimentary wardrobe decoration service for folks who went off-

trail, courtesy of the Highbanks flora. Many people returned with an impressive layer of seeds and burrs from their torsos to their toes. (Hopefully the time saving for taking the direct route was worth it!)

Our next event will be at Alley Park, just south of Lancaster, on October 11, 2025. It's only a short drive from Columbus and has some rugged hills and picturesque ponds. And hopefully we'll start to have some fall colors showing!

Chris Haas / Course Setter for Event

Detailed Split times Green link.

Green Time

Annie Hartley 1:02:49
Uriah 1:16:23
Michelle Snaveley 1:26:58
John Bailey 1:37:49
Nolte 1:37:55
Bearmoose 2:19:56
Hampster 2:30:53 (MP)
Annie Almstedt 1:04:01 (MP)

Detailed Split times Red link.

Red Time

Sam Richardson 1:06:05
Ron E 1:28:20
Shin S 1:41:39
Aquila 1:58:56
Chiori S DNF 1:38:56 (MP)

Detailed Split times Blue link.

Blue Time

Jason Martin 2:29:08
Deb & Kyle Stout 2:34:35
Sam Hartman 3:03:54
Ann & Nathan 3:30:52
Daniel L 337:40
Steve Robinson DNF 3:01:26 (MP)
Laura Comptois DNF 2:53:30
Mike Storck DNF

Whetstone Park of Roses Results

Due to city regulations the results cannot be posted publicly. If you would like to see your results, provide an email address and we will send you your time.

SLATE RUN Metro Park Results
May 10, 2025

White Course
1 Team Coley 35:45

2 Grant Shepherd 42:00

3 Luke Rospirn 45:07

4 Team Tartell 50:30

5 Team Watson 51:30

6 Team Hope 52:45

7 Four Panthers 56:20

8 Team Nightingale 1:03:00

9 Gary and Ingrid 1:05:45

Yellow Course
Orange Course
Green Course
Red Course

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.

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