2020-03-28 Beaumont Scout O(POSTPONED)

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

2020-08 Summer Sprint Series And Family Fun Courses

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!

2020-04-23 Rockwoods Range Orienteering Challenge #2

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.

2020-03-28 Beaumont Scout O

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.

2020-02-29 Lake of the Ozarks State Park 8 hr Rogaine

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

Register Here

https://stlouisorienteering.org/product/tame-the-dragon/

2020-02-08 Winter O

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

2020-01-19 Babler O meet

Yvonne Deyo is taking us back to Babler state park for another edition of a classic winter Orienteering meet. There will be four different courses, from easy and family friendly to hard and longer.

Where: Visitor Center lower level, follow orange and white orienteering signs.

When: Sunday 1/19/20 Registration starts at Noon, First individual starts to follow shortly after.

Who: You, and your friends or family

Courses: White, Orange, Green, and Red

How: EPunch will be used with help from Scott Kelley, if you’re not familiar don’t worry, we’ll show you, even kiddos can use it

Stick around after if you want to help pick up the courses, just ask Yvonne, we love help

Remember to sign up for your $50 yearly family membership!

See you there!

2019-12-28 Holiday 0

Holiday Mountain Bike and Foot Orienteering

Try one or try them both! Come out for a new map of Indian Camp Creek.

12/28/19

9am registration

10am first starts

Location: Indian Camp Creek, Youth Group Camp Area

2019-11-30 Turkey O

We are excited for another edition of SLOC Turkey O. Kevin Minton is setting a course in the beautiful Cuivre River State Park.

Here’s the details:

What: 3 Hr Turkey O(as many points as possible in 3hrs), a white course(1.5-2km), a yellow course (1.5-3km)

When: Registration starts 8am, individual starts 9 am

Where: Cuivre River State Park, Hilltop Shelter.

If you’d like to volunteer feel free to offer any help or use the signup genius link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094BA9A92AA0F58-turkey

2019-10-26 Castlewood Night O

Brian Hey is directing the first, in a long time, Castlewood Night O. Format will be a Score O. Get as many as you can in the time alotted! Bring a friend if you get spooked in the dark easily.

  • Registration 6pm
  • Mass Start 7pm
  • Course closes 9pm