Summer Training: There is likely to be at least one more fun and informal evening session this Thursday 8/24 at 6 pm. Contact Nils P. and check out the details here.
Aug. 27 - Horn Pond (Woburn): Ease into the 2023 fall orienteering season with a first ever Score-O at Horn Pond. Plus, the usual beginner courses are also available, so invite all your friends and neighbors to try orienteering. Two Score-O courses, one with a 45 minute limit, and one with a 75 minute limit. The object of a Score-O is to find as many controls as possible, in any order, without going over the time limit. (Points lost for overtime.) Volunteer on-line to help out, by clicking here, or email the event director: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. No prior experience necessary for the registration table, instruction included.
Wanderings - Medford start (Aug. 27 - Sept. 4): Join this annual BYOM event where you can bike or run! Or both! The foot-O only section will be in Lawrence Woods.
Fall Series 2023: The Fall Point Series is back again for 2023 - Mark your calendars! This series provides a bit of light-hearted competition for the fall season. Scores are tallied by course (white, yellow, orange, brown, green, and red). Participants need to run the same color course for at least 3 of the 5 events listed below. No special registration required. Mark your calendars now!
Sept. 17: DCR Great Brook Farm (Carlisle, MA)
Oct. 7: Wells State Park (Sturbridge, MA)
Oct. 8: Wells State Park (Sturbridge, MA)
Oct. 22: DCR Boojum Rock (Stoneham, MA)
Nov. 12: DCR Mt Wachusett (Princeton, MA)
New England Champs 2023 - Oct 7 and Oct. 8! More to Come on the club's National Ranking Event! In the meantime, register here to get regular event entry fees (prices increase after Sept. 17)!
Check out the following upcoming events that draw folks from all over the area:
Sept. 3: The WCOC Corn Maze-O in Sunderland, MA is listed as the US Corn Maze-O Champs so clearly something to try!
Sept. 8- 10: Up North Orienteers’ Pawtuckaway Camping Weekend(Nottingham, NH). This event is not to be missed! It offers standard orienteering courses, a vampire-O, canoe-O and more. Join for a single day or for the entire camping weekend.
Join/Renew your NEOC membership (half-year rates apply). Didn’t get to orienteer in the spring but plan to join events in the fall, sign up for half-year membership. Membership gives you free entry to NEOC local events and allows you to skip the queue at registration.