Orienteering is the outdoor sport of navigating a designed course through the forest using only a map and compass and the Northeastern Ohio Orienteering Club will be offering “Orienteering 101” Feb. 8 ...

This workshop is ideal for backcountry enthusiasts. Become familiar with backcountry navigation. Wilderness travel potential will be expanded by learning the proper use of maps, compass, and other ...

If getting lost in the woods sounds like fun to you, you’d love orienteering. The sport involves navigating through unfamiliar terrain, often in a forest, to locations circled on a detailed ...

Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

The five-day event was hosted by The Big 5, in collaboration with volunteers and is also known as Big 5 O-Week, which takes ...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Mike Keating was running through the mosquito-infested woods at Yankee Springs Recreation Area, map and compass in hand. On the fly, he checked his compass bearing and quickly changed ...

When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

Grizzly Orienteering is holding two orienteering events. Orienteering is the sport of navigating through terrain with a map and a compass, and ski orienteering takes place on Nordic ski trails. A ...

Vicki Sonne, an instructor with the National Park Service, shows Elena Gournelos how to position a compass to start her trek.Elena Gournelos, 25, of Silver Spring, gets her bearings during an ...