NEOC Update 3/18/23

The Spring Orienteering Season kicks off next weekend! And the new NEOC GEAR has arrived: See pick-up dates highlighted below.

• Here are a few highlights of the upcoming Spring Season. See the Coming Events page for details and updates.
  • March 24-26: BYOM Event at Auburndale Park (Newton, MA). Gear pick-up during the March 25 training event window (10 am - 1 pm).
  • March 25: Beginner Training Event (Newton, MA): Pre-registration Required. If you have time, volunteer to help out.
  • April 2: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Training Event (Baldwin Hill, Ashburnham, MA). Gear pick-up available.
  • April 15: Spring Scout-O at Hale Education
  • April 16-30: BYOM Hale Education (Westford, MA)
  • April 24: Beaver Brook North (Waltham, MA) - Updated Map
  • May 13-14: The 43rd Billygoat and Camping/Training Weekend at Pearl Hill (Ashby, MA). Beginner and intermediate courses also available on May 14. Registration info coming soon.
  • May 21: Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA)
  • May 28: Forest Park Sprints (Springfield, MA)
  • June 11: Houghton's Pond (Milton, MA)
• In addition, here are a few additional regional Spring activities to keep you busy!
  • Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS): CSU and NEOC are organizing a series of 8 Thursday evening spring park orienteering events in the Greater Boston Area. Pre-registration will be live soon. Register for the series or for just one of the events. Series runs April 20-June 8: 6:00 pm. Tentative Schedule listed here.
    • April 20: Boston Common - Boston
    • April 27: Nahanton Park - Newton
    • May 4: Horn Pond - Woburn
    • May 11: Herter Park - Boston
    • May 18: Jamaica Pond - Boston
    • May 25: Menotomy Rocks - Arlington
    • June 1: Historic Beaver Brook - Belmont/Waltham
    • June 8: Pine Banks - Malden
  • May 6-7 - Boulder Dash in NH: Up North Orienteers are hosting a 2-day National Ranking Event near Hollis, NH. Early Bird Registration ends on March 19.
  • Newton Recreation Spring Development Series: Register for this exciting beginning training 3-event series in Newton Parks. Learn the basics of navigation and then try out your skills at the 2023 events.
• CHECK OUT this segment from the NBC Nightly News w/Lester Holt: 'Orienteering Keeps your Brain Healthy'.. See you in the Woods soon!
• Join/Renew your NEOC membership for 2023. Membership gives you free entry to NEOC standard events and allows you to skip the queue at registration. It also gives you access to the 5 courses included in the 2023 Winter Challenge (runs through April 1).