The Orienteering kites have been set! They’re actually wooden stakes about .5 meters tall.
Enjoy the free course from now til 9/14. You can email ke5nry@gmail.com with your results and course comments. Remember its a sprint, so we should see some 5 minute miles! 😉 wink wink
The Arch O is up for you and ready for you to explore the recently renovated National Park. Course instructions with fillable clue sheet are attached along with the map.
You may start and end at any point of your choosing. Email or text a picture of your completed course to the Race Director per the instructions when complete.
Make sure you figure out which leg of the Arch is north and which is the southern one!
Course will run through 8/31/20! Get out there and check it out!
Let’s Orienteer!
Instead of having a traditional meet we are offering a do it yourself kind of meet. This event will be self timed, individual course. Starting Thursday July 30 til Sunday Aug 2, 2 courses will be temporarily set at Creve Coeur Park. The maps are posted below.
There are two courses available. A 5k “sprint” course and a 3k family course. Some of the checkpoints are the same. Once you download the map, print it and then head to the park.
The Start and finish will be at the north end of the parking lot just west of Mallard Lake(that’s the southern lake). It’s the same parking lot as the Lakehouse Bar and Grill
After you do the course, send us an email with your results and will keep em posted.
Below is one of the checkpoints you’ll be looking for. These temporary checkpoints are Orange and in a ziplock bag and stand 2’ high on the ground. Good Luck
Lets have some orienteering fun at Rockwoods Range. In lieu of a formal meet we are setting a challenge that starts today and ends 4/10. Complete this course anytime and post to results to either facebook or email jeffro1978@charter.net. Then we will post the results on our website. After this challenge will be another challenge in the same park using different controls.
4-5-20 Update: Roundhouse parking lot is now closed. If you want to do the course in it’s original format, you will have to park in one of the two parking lots off of Fox Creek Rd. to the West of the Range and navigate to the starting point. Have fun!
If you don’t have a map of Rockwoods Range, go to our products page and purchase one for $5.
This current challenge is going to be 7K long. Start and Finish will be at the western gate next to the gravel parking lot 300 meters south of hencken and allenton rd.
The Control/checkpoint order is 6, 27, 31, 9, 28, 13, 29, 16, 15, then Finish.
Course notes: there is a new gravel trail that looks more like the pic below. If you adjust your map to look like below it will help approach 31
Complete this course from our map and send us your results! Good luck!
This event is postponed. Please check back for a later date, maybe even in the fall.
The Boy Scouts are holding their annual Scout O. They have opened the beautiful park to the public for this event.
There will be a 60 minute Score-O and a beginner hike/run course available. $20 per person for adults. This is a free event for SLOC members.
Registration starts at 8:30 am
We will be starting the Summer Sprint Series in August. Look for a shorter self service event Thursday thru Sunday each week. For more info about each individual meet click on the event. We will post info as we iron out details for parks, meet directors, and courses.
Thanks for your interest and patience as we figure out how to keep everyone Orienteering!
The next challenge in our social distancing Orienteering challenge is here! Complete this course anytime between now and 4/23/20
Start at 11, then go 10, 8, 26, 25, 24, 4, 5, 7, 34, 33, 32, and end at 13!
We recommend parking at the south Greenrock TH gravel parking lot and walk to the start at checkpoint 11. Then once you’ve completed the course at 13 please feel free to enjoy your cool down hike back to your vehicle.
If your old map is like David Frei’s and is all marked up, you can purchase a new map from our website. An email will come with a map to print at your leisure.
Feel free to post your times and photos on our Facebook event page or email jeffro1978@charter.net
Hope you enjoy the course designed by David Frei. Yes that’s the name you yell when you get cut by a briar or your quads are burning from the small hill in front of you.
Boy Scouts are sharing a wonderful park to run side be side events for the scouts and the public. This is your yearly opportunity to explore a gem of a park.
Gary Thompson is back to set another awesome day in the woods. You won’t want to miss a truly great park for 8hrs! It’ll be a rogaine style event with an 8 hour time limit. Checkpoints are worth different values
Online registration only(below), last day to register for guaranteed shirt and map Feb 20. Last day to register for meet Feb 25
Lake of the Ozarks State Park picnic shelter
6:45 am pre race meeting, 7:00 am map distribution, 8:00 am race start. 4 pm all must be finished
Teams of 2-5 people(email jeffro1978@charter.net if want solo)
Safety Gear required: watch, cell phone, emergency blanket, nutrition for 8hrs
Quality Inn($70 approx., wifi, breakfast buffet, exercise room)
Holiday Inn Express($100 approx., wifi, breakfast)
Lake of the Ozarks Campground(restrooms and shower closed for winter)
Mcdonald’s(24hr) and Starbucks are within 15 minute drive
$75 per person(for club and non club members), includes event shirt, maps, post meet food
Scott Shaw is taking us thru Rockwoods Range for an awesome day with some awesome topography!
This course is going to be a 3 hr Dogbone Score O!
Wait, what does that mean? Glad you asked. There will be a 3 hr time limit to get as many controls as possible. Don’t get back late to the finish, points will be deducted. The Dogbone part means that each control has a partner. On the map it look like two circles and a line, hence Dogbone. The Dogbone controls(or partners) have to be gotten together before you can go onto the next set of controls. We can explain more the day of.
Where: Rockwoods Range, Shelter on corner of hencken rd and Allenton rd
When: Registration starting 8am, MASS start 9 am, Finish Cutoff time NOON.
How much: Free with your $50 family membership, $20 for adults, or $5 for kids and scouts