2026 Allardale Score Recap Our last event in the 50th Anniversary year was an easier course followed by a social with fun, food, friends, and prizes. Starting at the Lodge, over 50 orienteers (as individuals or teams) begain the 90 minute score course. Kathy’s course had 29 controls placed mostly in the woods. Total possible […]
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Corn Maze Recap and Results. We ran our annual Szalay’s Corn Maze under a bright full moon. The moonlight must have helped, everyone had great times and a lot of fun. Almost all teams ran multiple courses or went back into the maze to find the Szalay’s displays -notated by the black pumpkins on […]
Kent State Score Recap. We continued our 50th anniversary year celebration with a late afternoon score event on the Kent State campus. Bob Turanchik’s course had controls located through out the entire campus, some out in the open, others tuck into nooks and crannies, and one under the baseball bleachers. Check out the map and […]
Anniversary Picnic and Score Recap. We continued our 50th anniversary year celebration with a 60 minute Score and picnic on a new map at a new venue – Chapin Forest Reservation, Lake Metro Parks. Chapin Forest is a great combination of mature Ohio woodlands, rocks, big rocks, boulders, big boulders, ledges, […]
Paddle O Recap Our 50th anniversary year Paddle O was on the water at Walborn Reservoir – our first event here since 2022. Despite the air quality issues and severe thunderstorms the day before, this year’s Paddle-O turned out to be a perfect day. Both water and winds were calm – always a good thing. […]
Oak Hill Recap NEOOC continued to celebrate our 50th anniversary year with our first map exchange event in many, many years. Orienteers started the score course with a map showing half of the controls. They had to exchange or trade with others for the second map. Interesting and fun event. I think you will see […]
Recap and Results NEOOC continued to celebrate our 50th anniversary year with our first competitive event in Stark Parks this year . We’ve been here many times, but this was our first classic at QH in 4 years. The streams were flowing, trails were sloppy, and the foilage is still manageable. It is the first […]
Orienteering for Beginners Beginner-level Navigation Skills Course Orienteering 101 Overview Want to improve your on and off-trail navigation ability? Looking for another way to immerse yourself in the natural world? Could you benefit from an adventure activity that maintains your fitness, both physical and mental? …An activity you can do for a lifetime. If, […]
Recap and Results NEOOC continued to celebrate our 50th anniversary year with a classic event held at our newest venue – Girdled Road Reservation (mapped 2024/5). This is the first time we’ve held a classic competition at Girdled Road and the streams were flowing, wild turkeys were out, and spring was in the air. New […]
Beginner-level Navigation Skills Course Orienteering 101 Co-hosted with Stark Parks Overview Want to improve your on and off-trail navigation ability? Looking for another way to immerse yourself in the natural world? Could you benefit from an adventure activity that maintains your fitness, both physical and mental? …An activity you can do for a lifetime. If, […]