About this Event:
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, Yes! You might want to try our sport/pastime of orienteering.
Quite simply, orienteering is the activity of map and compass navigation through natural or built landscapes. It’s you, a mapped course, the world around you, and a clock. You can be a competitive athlete, a weekend walker and nature enthusiast, a three-dimensional puzzle solver. Each are orienteers.
To learn more, join the navigational skills course (Orienteering for Beginners) at Geauga County Park District’s awesome West Woods Nature Center, taught by members of the Northeastern Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC). In a three-hour session that will be both lecture and field work (snow, rain or shine). You will learn how to read a topographical map, take a compass bearing using a baseplate compass, learn some important orienteering lingo and techniques, and generally how to be successful as a beginning navigator and orienteer.
Equipment needed: shoes appropriate for trails and a baseplate compass.
(compasses will be available for loan, if you don’t have one).
(compasses will be available for loan, if you don’t have one).Location:
9465 Kinsman Road (Rte 87)
Novelty, OH 44072
Schedule
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Indoor classroom 10:00am – 11:30am
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Outdoor guided practice 11:30am – 12:30pm
Registration and Cost
Registration is handled through the Geauga Park District. Visit the Programs & Events page on the park’s website: https://reservations.geaugaparkdistrict.org/programs/
Look for the Feb 8th event. Note that space is limited!
Free!
PLEASE REVIEW THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK BEFORE PREREGISTERING. BY PREREGISTERING, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THIS WAIVER AND ARE ABSOLVING NEOOC AND ORIENTEERING USA , ET AL OF LIABILITY RESULTING FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ASSOCIATED ORIENTEERING ACTIVITY.
For any questions, email us at: registrar@neooc.com
Volunteers:
The Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sport of orienteering. It is run entirely by volunteers. Typical volunteer roles in need include course setting, control collection, marketing, and event welcome and registration. If you are interested in helping with this event, or any events in the future, please connect with the event director or send an email to contact@neooc.com. Thank you in advance!
Additional Information:
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Make sure to dress for the weather. Long pants and trail running shoes or hiking boots are recommended as a minimum for any weather conditions.
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Please bring a baseplate compass if you own one. (Compasses will be available on loan if needed.)
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Use the skills you learn at the March 8 orienteering event also at The West Woods. See our “upcoming events” page for further details!