September 7, 2025, Orienteering: A Great, Outdoors Scandi Adventure for ALL!

Orienteering: A Great, Outdoors Scandi Adventure for ALL!

Welcome to the 2025 FALL orienteering season in Columbus, Ohio, fellow Scandinavians! Central Ohio Orienteers (COO) will have its fifth 2025 event at Highbanks Metro Park.Check-in is from 11am to 1 pm. Check here and on the COO website for updates. 

We had a very good turnout in June at the Whetstone Park of Roses, including new people! Let's keep it up!

COO's website is here: https://www.centralohioorienteers.org/ Always a good idea to check there for last minute info, like verifying the start locations in the parks. 

2025 Events Schedule

• Sunday, September 7: Highbanks Metro Park (sledding hill area), 9466 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035.
• Saturday, October 18: Alley Park, Lancaster, OH. (Indian Ridge picnic area)2805 Old Logan Rd SE, Lancaster, OH 43130.
• Sunday, Nov 2: Batelle Darby Creek Metro Park 2705 Darby Creek Dr., Darbydale, OH 43123.
• Saturday, December 13: Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Whittier Peninsula, Columbus. MASS START.

Event Logistics 

Look for conspicuous signage at events, typically a large white/orange square at the park entrance and another near the reserved shelter/park section where the club starts and finishes. Electronic punching on the long, advanced courses, will start with the May meet. We will still offer traditional, manual red "paper punches".

Start your walk or run between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Details are available on the COO website or COO Facebook pages. If possible, let's meet at 11 a.m. at the start or see you on the trail.

Contact

Annie Almstedt, your Intrepid Scandi-Orienteer-er Coordinator
ohioalmstedts@att.net
614-975-5949

Registration and Donations:

At the meet, inform Annie of your attendance.

No charge for Metro Park events, but COO (Central Ohio Orienteers) accepts donations.