MetroWest YMCA Outdoor Center (Hopkington, MA) (March 30 - April 7):Participate in a bring-your-own-map event where you can either use QR code timing or self-time. Come check out this new map in a tucked-away wooded park. Here are the current results! Courses are set for beginners and intermediate/advanced orienteers.
White (1.7 km) – beginner: all controls on trails
Yellow (2.6 km) – advanced beginner: all controls visible from trails
Sprint1 (2.4 km) – intermediate: some controls on trail, some off trail
Sprint2 (2.4 km) – intermediate with different controls from Sprint1
Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS): Mark your calendars for seven evening orienteering events in the Greater Boston Area. Register for the full series or for just one of the events. Pre-registration is required and club members get a reduced rate for the series. Starts are from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.
April 25: North Point Park - Cambridge
May 2: Franklin Park - Boston
May 9: -- Rest week --
May 16: Mary Cummings Park - Burlington
May 23: Fresh Pond - Cambridge
May 30: Edmunds Park - Newton
June 6: Hammond Pond - Newton
June 13: Pine Banks - Malden
Membership: Join/Renew your 2024 NEOC membership. From the Spring Park-O Series (reduced rates) the Winter Challenge, BYOM events, and in-person events scheduled through the spring and fall, Membership gives you access to orienteering events through all of 2024!
The 2024 Winter Challenge is now closed! Be sure to add your name and comments to the spreadsheet! It helps motivate the course setters and we will list the names of folks who made it to 4 of the 5 in an upcoming write-up!
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