Join the St. Louis Orienteering Club’s “flashlight” meet at Kirkwood Park. Designed for all ages, meet at the Lion’s Amphitheater and see how many check points you can find using your map and compass. Registration begins at 7:00 p.m. and the 45 minute meet starts at 8:00 pm with a mass start. There is a teaching session prior to the meet and awards following. Bring a headlamp or flashlight and a good sense of adventure!

Note: This event is park of the Kirkwood Greentree Festival. Yep, it’s on the official schedule. So, the park will be busy. The amphitheater is in the center of the park off Amphitheater Drive (appropriately named).

https://www.kirkwoodmo.org/recreation/greentree-festival

Meet Director: TBD

Weeknight Series – #8

When: Tuesday, August 4, 6-8 pm

Where: Broemmelsiek Park. St Charles County. Follow signs.

Meet Director: Yvonne Deyo

Meet Info: This park has a network of trails and park roads, plus several lakes, creeks, fields, and some woods. Yvonne will keep us “somewhat” on the trails, but expect a few route choices that could be bushwacky. Traditional course choices with electronic punching. Courses open from 6-8 pm.

Weeknight Series – #7

When: Tuesday, July 21, 6-8 pm

Where: Downtown Saint Louis, Laclede’s Landing, Riverfront, and the Gateway Arch National Park grounds.

Meet Director: Mark Geldmeier

Meet Info: This will be an urban scramble. That is, you’ll be using an orienteering map as usual, but instead of punching, when you get to the circle location you’ll read your clue and look around for the correct answer. The start location is still being finalized. Come out and learn a little history while doing a bit of exploration.

Weeknight Series – #6

When: Tuesday, July 7, 6-8 pm

Where: Tower Grove Park. Saint Louis City.

Meet Director: Mark Geldmeier

Meet Info: It’s the middle of summer, let’s stay out completely out of the woods. If you wanted an orienteering event that had zero hills…well, this is the one. It’s flat! We’ll have two point-to-point course options. One is short a fun for families and walkers, and a slightly longer one for those that want to run or walk fast. Courses will be open from 6-8 pm.

Weeknight Series – #5

When: Tuesday, June 23, 6-8 pm

Where: Marquette High School. 2351 Clarkson Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Enter main entrance and look for signs to setup area.

Meet Director: Terri Zuber & Mark Geldmeier

Meet Info: This large high school campus has a bit of everything. Mostly open, but a tiny bit of woods and even a creek. There will be two courses. A 45-minute score-O (where you can get them in any order) and a point-to-point course. Courses will be open 6-8 pm.

Weeknight Series – #4

Registration Open

When: Tuesday, June 9, 6-8 pm

Where: Queeny Park. Smith Shelter. Weidman Road entrance, take first left to large parking lot. Looks for banners and signs.

Meet Director: Zdenek Palechek

Meet Info: Yes, we were here a few weeks ago, but Meet Director “Z”, has some more hidden places at Queeny Park that he’d like to share. Plus, with the vegetation completely leafed out, the park will look completely different. We’ll be using the older “manual” punch for this one. Courses are open 6-8 pm but we should be setup and ready before then. Come out and play!