Date: Early February
Time: TBD
Location: Greensfelder County Park
Meet Director: Nathan Graves
** More details coming soon **
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2026-08-04 Broemmelsiek Summer Sprint Results
Jack and Betty Broemmelsiek operated their family farm in this part of St. Charles County for decades. In 2002, they worked with St. Charles County to turn their beloved property into parkland to preserve the rural character of the area. Many park features today point to the Broemmelsiek’s enduring legacy of conservation and education. Thank you, Broemmelsiek’s! ❤️
For this SLOC event, it was a typical steamy summer afternoon. It wasn’t the hottest we’ve had, but certainly not the coolest either. Two courses were offered, a 2.1k beginner course with 10 control points and a 2.9k “sprint” course with 9 control points. Some folks did both courses! Controls 3 to 4 on the sprint course offered the classic Broemmelsiek route choice: take the longer winding trail or the much shorter (but massively overgrown) route through an old field. It seemed like popular opinion went with the trail route as being the fastest (plus fewer ticks!).
Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy orienteering in St. Charles County. Special thanks to John Vogel for picking up all the controls. 😊St. Charles County.
Results and Livelox link below (watch competitor “MGe” running an extra half mile on the way to #3!)
https://www.livelox.com/Events/Show/198134/Broemmelsiek-Sprint-2026
2026-09-19 David Frei Kirkwood Night-O
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: Mary Piper
Livelox – Publishing my route, Virtually watch event
Analyze Your Race: A Beginner’s Guide to Livelox
Ever wonder exactly where you lost those two minutes on leg 4? Livelox is the ultimate post-race analysis tool for orienteering. It lets you visualize your GPS track on the actual competition map, compare your lines with competitors, and replay the race in real-time.
Here is how to get your results onto the platform and start learning from your mistakes.
You will need to create a new account. The only information required is your name, email, country, and a password. Choose the Livelox limited (free option). When you add that you are a member of SLOC, we will be able to upgrade you to the ad free version. (Livelox.com)
Step 1: Record Your Session
To get data into Livelox, you need a GPS recording of your run. Most orienteers use a Garmin watch, but any sports watch or smartphone app (like Strava) that exports .GPX or .FIT files works perfectly.
Step 2: Connect or Upload
Scan the LiveLox QR code on the map to locate the event. Locate the table of classes, find the class you raced in, and select “Add route”. There are two primary ways to get your track into the system:
The easiest method if you use a Garmin
Use the Fetch from Garmin option. After your Garmin Connect account is linked (one time activity), you will be presented with a list of activities – just choose your activity to load.
The Manual Upload:
If you don’t use a synced service, export the .GPX file from your device to your computer or phone. Choose to Upload file, locate the file on your device and you are finished.
Step 3: Align and Analyze
Returning to the list of classes, select “Show Replay” to see your “snail trail” move across the map. Toggle on other competitors to see where they found a better thicket bypass or a faster route choice.
2025-05-27 Queeny Sprint
Kickoff to our Sprint Season!
When: Tuesday, May 27th, 6-8 pm
Where: Queeny County Park
Meet Director: Jeff Ryan
Meet Info: Two courses, yellow (intro) and a sprint lenght (3-5km). You’ll follow the signs to the start in an open field. Be ready for attention to detail on this one as Jeff will have multiple courses close to each other to make sure you are using your cunning running skill set.
Registration: Please register!!!! Prices go up 48 hours in advance. Subscription Members pay no meet fee but we still need you to do your part so we can print the right amount of maps.
2022-08-13 Indian Camp Creek Bike O
Get pumped up. SLOC is partnering with the mountain biking world to throw down on some awesome single track this summer. A bike O, with likely a foot O option, will be held on Saturday 8/13. The details will follow but mark your calendars now!
Virtual Orienteering Events
The post explores an option for virtual orienteering events where physical controls are not deployed, but GPS enabled devices (mobile phones and Garmin devices specifically) are able to recognize when you are at the correct location – providing both a “beep” to tell you you’re there and recording the time you arrive.
The technology chosen to test is a product called MapRun. Of the various options, this technology provided options that allowed Garmin users to wear their watch to run a course (while looking at a paper map) while also providing an option for those who don’t own Garmin devices to use a mobile phone.
Basic Instructions
Download and Install “MapRun5” from your app store.
For Garmin setup
Assuming you have Garmin Connect setup and configured. And – you have the Garmin Connect IQ installed and configure.
Go to the Garmin Connect IQ app an search for MapRunG. Installing this app pushes it to your device. You will need to connect your device to the app after the installation. From the Connect IQ app, you can browse your installed apps and select MapRunG. There is a setting tab where you will enter the id that your watch generates to connect the devices.
Download a test course
From the MarRun6 app, click on the hamburger menu and select CheckSites. This will ask for a 6 digit code. Use 695904 – this code is valid until mid-Oct 2021.
Does the course download to your phone? You should see a map of the course.
Now … go to options and settings and go to “GPS Watch Mode” … you’ll need to again link your watch somehow – I don’t remember how. If you enable this, the courses are sent to your watch when you open MapRunG. The course above should open with title of Kirkwood Night-O
The operation is straight forward …
when you get to the start control, your clock starts!!!
each control when you get close will beep and you can move to the next control
your time will stop at the finish control (beep)
There are some adjustments that can be made
Radius of when the beep / punch occurs (to small may not be accurate enough. To large and you might not have to actually see it)
2020-05-30 Don Robinson do it yourself Orienteering meet
Check back for details about an all day do it yourself Orienteering meet at Don Robinson State Park just south of Eureka.
We will probably set up two courses and leave them out all day. The maps would be purchased from our products page so that you can print the map out at home and do the course whenever you want!
2020-04-28 Des Peres Family-O Fun
Enjoy the fun of orienteering with family or friends at a time of your choosing. My kids helped me set up a word find orienteering course in Des Peres Park. Find all the words in order to reveal the secret message! Print the map off below or take a snapshot of it on your phone. Don’t forget your compass! Start and end in the parking lot.
Email the complete sentence to me with your time and I will post your results on our webpage if you would like. My email is jb.balancedbody@gmail.com. Feel free to share pictures on our Facebook page but don’t give away the locations :). If you know you are in the right location but don’t see it, someone might have taken our baggy. Just go on to the next one and see if you can still figure out the message!
The course will be picked up on 5-15-20.
Have fun!
Director: Josh Borgmeyer
2019-09-21 Kirkwood Night-O
Bring a flash light and the family for a night orienteering meet in Kirkwood City Park. We will have a mass start and 45 minutes to find as many controls as possible! All ages and abilities will enjoy a course designed by our infamous David Frei. Need more of a challenge, be the first to get all the controls the fastest!
Location: Kirkwood City Park, Amphitheater in the middle(look for directional signage)
Registration starts 7:15pm
Everyone starts at 8pm!
Cost: $5 for kids, $10 for adults, $50 for family membership(free event for the year)
Map recently updated by Tim Gutersloh
