Why would I do something like this?

There are a lot of reasons why you might like orienteering...

Competition

Casual Exercise

Scout Badges

It's a sport! People race against each other to see who can navigate the course(s) the fastest. If this is you thing, we have people to push you.

Running not your thing? No problem! We have members that walk the courses with their families.

Both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America have badges for orienteering. We can help your kiddo or troop get them!

Exploration

Fascination for Maps

Disconnecting

Many courses take you off the beaten path, away from pavement and dirt trails to those areas you likely wouldn't see if you just went hiking.

Orienteering maps are about as detailed as a map gets. They show just about anything that could reasonably be used to help navigate terrain. From man made features like fences, buildings and stone ruins to natural ones like hills, cliffs and steams, to things like how thick forest vegetation is.