Event Announcement Archive (2021)
The Bay Area Orienteering Club has been holding orienteering events for many years, and this archive of pre-event announcements comes in handy for planning future events. The announcements for recent years are stored on our wiki, and can be viewed below by selecting the year and pressing the reload button (or by following these links: 2024 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2024), 2023 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2023), 2022 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2022), 2021 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2021), 2020 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2020), 2019 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2019), 2018 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2018), 2017 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2017), 2016 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2016), 2015 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2015), 2014 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2014), 2013 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2013), 2012 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2012), 2011 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2011), 2010 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2010), 2009 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2009), 2008 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2008), 2007 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2007), 2006 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2006), 2005 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2005)).
Even older event announcements for the following years are stored in their original format: 2004 (http://baoc.org/sched/s04/), 2003 (http://baoc.org/sched/s03/), 2002 (http://baoc.org/sched/s02/), 2001 (http://baoc.org/sched/s01/), 2000 (http://baoc.org/sched/s00/), 1999 (http://baoc.org/sched/s99/), 1998 (http://baoc.org/sched/s98/).
Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date. The formatting of the pages varies, due to the fact that this web site has undergone a number of cosmetic changes over the years. If you know the name of the park where the event was held, but not the date, it may be easier to find by using the search box in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
| Date | Event Name, Location, Type, and Notes |
Event Director or Contact |
Course Setter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9 - 17 | Oceania Orienteering Championships 2021; Christchurch, NZ - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Jan. 16 - 18 | Georgia Navigator Cup; Atlanta, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| B; This will NOT be a National Ranking Event. This is a weekend of regular orienteering events with age classes for awards. Weekend class winners determined from best two scores. Classic courses on Saturday & Sunday, Middle courses on Monday. | |||
| Feb. 11 - 16 | Portugal "O" Meeting 2021; Loulé, Portugal - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Mar. 1 - 31 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at Sunol Sunol Regional Wilderness, Sunol, CA |
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course open February 1 through March 31; in 2 or 4 hours, visit as many of the 52 checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Mar. 11 (Thu.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
 - 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00–10:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Mar. 19 - 21 | 2021 U.S. Nationals — Flying Pig XXIV; Cincinnati, OH - CANCELED | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Apr. 1 - 30 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at Auburn; Cool, CA | Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course open March 1 through April 30. In 2 or 4 hours, visit as many of the checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Apr. 9 - 10 | Lighthouse Classic & 2021 Junior Nationals; Whidbey Island, WA - CANCELED | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Apr. 9 - 11 | Georgia O-Fest; Whitesburg & Gainesville, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; NRE sanctioning approved! Standard classes on Fri. (Middle near Whitesburg), Sat. & Sun. (Classic near Gainesville); awards based on best 2 of 3 scores; SE Interscholastic Championships Saturday and Sunday (entry deadlines: 6 AM EST April 2 & 7) | |||
| Apr. 15 (Thu.) |
Special BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| A special (mid-quarter) Board meeting will be held at 8:00 PM to discuss the status of CalOFest | |||
| Apr. 24 - 25 | Annual National Ranking Event; West Point, NY - CANCELED | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| May. 1 - 31 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at Cache Creek; Rumsey, CA | Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course open April 1 through May 31. In 3 or 6 hours, visit as many of the checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| May. 7 - 9 | 2021 U.S. Team Trials; Clifton, VA | Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) | |
| B; Glorified local events with great competition; details and venues for Sprint and Middle races are TBD, Long race will be held with a QOC local event; the Sprint and Middle will likely allow a small number of non-Team Trialers to run for a small fee | |||
| May. 12 - 16 | Swiss 5 Days; Neuchâtel, Switzerland - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| May. 15 - 16 | Chapel of the Four Chaplains Trail-O; Philadelphia, PA | Capital Region Nordic Alliance (CRNA) | |
| A; Sanctioned as 2021 U.S. Trail-O Championships; Saturday PreO with 18 stations, Sunday TempO with 7 stations; both PreO and TempO courses use two local parks supporting those with disabilities/special needs | |||
| May. 20 - 29 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Champs; Kansai, Japan - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| May. 22 - 23 | Montana weekend; Missoula, MT | Grizzly Orienteering (GrizO) | |
| B; 2-day event organized by Grizzly Orienteering, recently formed by Boris Granovskiy (former U.S. Team member) & Allison Brown (entry details TBD) | |||
| May. 25 (Tue.) |
BAOC Annual General Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Annual membership meeting and election of officers | |||
| May. 29 - 30 | U.S. Rogaining Championships; Sprague, WA | Northwest Navigation Races (Northwest Nav Races) | |
| Rogaine; 24-hour Rogaine; pending sanctioning (entry deadlines: May 9 and 25) | |||
| Jun. 1 - 30 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at Almaden Quicksilver Almaden Quicksilver County Park, San Jose, CA |
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course open May 1 through June 30; in 2 or 4 hours, visit as many of the checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Jun. 10 - 18 | WMTBOC & JWMTBOC: World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships 2021; Kuortane, Finland | ||
| Annual adult (WMTBOC) and juniors (JWMTBOC) mountain bike championships; there will probably be an Open event in conjunction with the championships | |||
| Jun. 15 - Jul. 15 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at Urban Parks San Francisco, CA |
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course in S.F. Presidio open June 15 through August 15; in 2 or 4 hours, visit as many of the checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Jun. 23 (Wed.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00–10:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Jun. 28 - Jul. 2 | Five Days of Italy, Fai della Paganella, Trentino, Italy | ||
| A; Sprint, Long, and three Middle events "in the Middle of the Trentino Dolomites" (limited to 1800 entries; entry deadline: June 3) — rescheduled from 2020 | |||
| Jul. 2 - 11 | Canadian Rockies 2021 Orienteering Festival; British Columbia, Canada - CANCELED | Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club (FWOC) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Jul. 3 - 9 | WOC: World Orienteering Championships 2021 (forest); Doksy, Czech Republic | ||
| A; Annual World Orienteering Championships with six "public" races (also see "WOC Tour 2021") — rescheduled from 2020 | |||
| Jul. 3 - 9 | 53rd Kainuu Orienteering Week; Suomussalmi, Finland | ||
| A; Four events over six days, plus a trail-run event; competition categories and open courses; quotes from website: "3,500 to 10,000 orienteers annually", "one of the most popular sporting events in Finland" (entry deadline: May 31; no on-site reg.) | |||
| Jul. 3 - 5 | Advanced Practice Weekend; Laramie, WY | Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC) | |
| Training; Laramie Range Orienteering Club will be hosting bare-bones, advanced, practice courses for experienced orienteers over Independence Day weekend (July 3-4-5), in the Medicine Bow National Forest just east of Laramie. Pre-registration is required. | |||
| Jul. 4 - 9 | WOC Tour 2021; Doksy, Czech Republic - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Jul. 4 (Sun.) |
Bay 2 Bankers 10k San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 10k point-to-point map adventure course from Crissy Field to Union Square; teams of 1–5 will use a custom map to navigate about 11 legs from checkpoint to checkpoint, answering a simple multiple-choice question at each checkpoint; pre-reg. required! | |||
| Jul. 11 - 16 | Fin5 Orienteering Week 2021; Kuusamo, Koillismaa, Finland | ||
| A; 3 Middle-distance and 2 Long-distance events (entry deadline: June 22) — rescheduled from 2020 | |||
| Jul. 11 - 16 | JWOC: Junior World Orienteering Championships; Kocaeli, Turkey | ||
| A; Annual junior championships — DATES CHANGED TO SEPTEMBER 5–10 | |||
| Jul. 17 - 24 | Swiss O Week; Arosa, Switzerland | ||
| A; Six events: forest Sprint, 2 Middle, & 3 Long events; 3 modes: Competition, Holiday, & Challenge (entry deadline: May 31) | |||
| Jul. 19 - 25 | WTOC: World Trail-O Champs 2021; Jelenia Góra, Poland | ||
| A; POSTPONED TO JULY 19–23, 2022; TrailO Relay, TempO Qualifications and Final, two PreO events | |||
| Jul. 25 - 31 | O'Ringen; Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| A; POSTPONED TO 2022; Annual, "world's largest" orienteering event — rescheduled from 2020 | |||
| Jul. 30 - Aug. 2 | Deschutes Daze 2021; Bend, OR | Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC) | |
| B; REGISTRATION IS CLOSED DUE TO LIMIT ON ENTRIES — Barebones event with only advanced courses and a 100-person limit; Classic courses Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; Score-O on Monday | |||
| Jul. 31 (Sat.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 415.531.3627 |
Deron van Hoff |
| C; Sprint courses at the Main Post Parade Ground on SATURDAY | |||
| Aug. 1 - 7 | 23rd Scottish 6-Days; Fort William, Scotland | ||
| A; Popular biennial event; largest orienteering event in the UK with typically more than 3500 competitors (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
| Aug. 1 - 31 | Bon Tempe Reservoir Fairfax, CA |
Dennis Wildfogel | |
| Training; Unofficial, self-serve Brown, Green, and Red courses; download PDFs of the maps from the BAOC website; the courses are also available through the MapRun6 app on your smartphone or tablet, and the MapRunG app on a Garmin watch capable of running apps | |||
| Aug. 1 - 31 | Coyote Hills Regional Park Fremont, CA |
John Richardson | |
| Training; Unofficial, self-serve courses; download PDFs of the maps from the BAOC website; the courses are also available through the MapRun6 app on your smartphone or tablet, and the MapRunG app on Garmin watch capable of running apps (streamers are removed) | |||
| Aug. 1 - 30 | Town & Country Spring Series, Event #2; North Gold Country, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Second of three (independent) events in the Series. Short (5k) & Long (10k) self-serve adventure courses open May 22 through August 30 (Note: The start & end dates shown in the BAOC website schedule are artificial, forced by a website limit.) | |||
| Aug. 1 - 30 | Town & Country Spring Series, Event #3; South Gold Country, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Third of three (independent) events in the Series. Short (5k) & Long (10k) self-serve adventure courses open June 5 through August 30 (Note: The start & end dates shown in the BAOC website schedule are artificial, forced by a website limit.) | |||
| Aug. 1 - 30 | Town & Country Spring Series, Event #1; Central Coast, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| First of three (independent) events in the Series. Short (6–7k) & Long (14–15k) self-serve adventure courses open May 1 through August 30 (Note: The start & end dates shown in the BAOC website schedule are artificial, forced by a website limit.) | |||
| Aug. 6 - 13 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Championships 2021; Velence, Hungary | ||
| A; Sprint qualification & final races; forest qualification, Middle, & Long races (entry deadline: July 12) — 5-day "WMOC 2021 Tour" public event announced | |||
| Aug. 6 - 15 | Tahoe 2021 Sierra College & Lake Tahoe Area, Rocklin, Truckee, & Tahoe City, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
George Minarik, Misha Kreslavsky, Erin Schirm, Bill Cusworth (NAV-X), Heidi Cusworth (NAV-X) |
| A; Two weekends of events: 2021 U.S. Orienteering Championships (Sprint, Middle, & Long) and Club Relay Championships, and 2021 North American Rogaining Championships (24-hour competition & 4-hour recreational) | |||
| Aug. 21 - 22 | 72nd Jukola Relay; Finland | ||
| A; NEW DATES — Annual men's overnight 7-leg relay event (entry deadline: June 15) — rescheduled from 2020 & from June 2021 | |||
| Aug. 21 (Sat.) |
43rd Venla Relay; Finland | ||
| A; NEW DATE — Annual women's afternoon 4-leg relay event (entry deadline: June 15) — rescheduled from 2020 & from June 2021 | |||
| Aug. 29 - Sep. 4 | 20th ARDF World Championships; Zlatibor, Serbia | ||
| Annual Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) championships — postponed from 2020 (hence the "2020" URL) | |||
| Aug. 29 (Sun.) |
Bedwell Bayfront Park Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.281.5280 |
Matthias Kohler |
| C; There will be a "beginner" course, and a three-loop "advanced" course (you can do 1, 2, or all 3 loops). Beginners are very welcome — the courses will be "easier" than usual because of the nature of the park. | |||
| Sep. 1 - 30 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek at 100 Lakes; Yuba Gap, CA | Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS course open July 1 through September 30 (extended from Aug. 31); in 3 or 6 hours, visit as many checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your checkpoint visits. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Sep. 5 - 10 | JWOC: Junior World Orienteering Championships; Kocaeli, Turkey | ||
| A; Annual international championship event for juniors; 4-day public "Tour" event ("If conditions allow") with Sprint, Middle, & Long races (Tour entry deadline: Aug. ??) — rescheduled from 2020 & July 2021 | |||
| Sep. 9 (Thu.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
|
| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00–10:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Sep. 11 - 12 | Seattle Adventure Running Tournament (SART); Seattle, WA - CANCELED | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Sep. 18 - 19 | Overlook NRE & Letchworth Goat; Rochester, NY | Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) | |
| A; POSTPONED TO 2022! Sanctioned one-day Middle-distance NRE event on Saturday; Sunday will offer a (non-NRE) Goat-style event at Letchworth East — aka "Grand Canyon of the East"; limited to 150 people; 30 mi south of Rochester (entry deadline: TBD) | |||
| Sep. 18 (Sat.) |
S.F. Bernal Heights Find-Your-Way 5k & Scramble San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 20-checkpoint 5 km course and 90-minute Scramble (Score-O) with up to 36 checkpoints; Lovely views, parks, charming residential streets and shopping lanes, staircases, paths — fun area! Must be vaccinated & masked to use restroom. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Oct. 2 - 3 | 2021 New England Championships; Townsend, MA | New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) | |
| A; Classic format national ranking event, with two-day combined-time championships for New England residents and primary club members of New England orienteering clubs (entry deadlines: Sept. 25 & 28) | |||
| Oct. 9 - 10 | 2021 Masters Nationals; Onamia, MN | Minnesota Orienteering Club (MNOC) | |
| A; Two-day Classic format; NRE for all age classes (entry deadlines: Sept. 20, Oct. 1) | |||
| Oct. 10 (Sun.) |
Camp Tamarancho Fairfax, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Anthony Riley, Greg Callas, Rex Winterbottom |
| B; Definite, unrestricted event — there will be Beginner (White & Yellow), Intermediate (Orange), and Advanced courses | |||
| Oct. 10 - 17 | 2021 U.S. ARDF Championships; Raleigh, NC | Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) | |
| A; 20th U.S. ARDF Championships (ARDF = Amateur Radio Direction Finding); practice event Oct. 10; training/practice events Oct. 11–13; championship events Oct. 14–17 (entry deadlines: Oct. 1 & 8) | |||
| Oct. 21 (Thu.) |
Orienteering USA (Virtual) AGM 2021 | Orienteering USA (OUSA) | |
| Orienteering USA will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) as a virtual meeting again this year like we did in 2020. | |||
| Oct. 24 (Sun.) |
St. Mary's College Moraga, CA |
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Matej Šebo |
| A; National Ranking Event (NRE) with qualification and final Sprints (2 ranking courses!), and a course for beginners. NOTE: Online registration is REQUIRED for the Sprints. | |||
| Oct. 30 (Sat.) |
Haunted Island 5k & 10k; Alameda, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Trick or treating for adults (& families) in teams of 1 to 5! Mask up, bring a headlamp or flashlight, and adventure through the wickedly decorated neighborhoods of the east end of Alameda; ~20 checkpoints on the 5k, 36 on the 10k (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Nov. 6 - 7 | Back To The Woods NRE; Northern Delaware & Northeast Maryland | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
| A; 2-day National Ranking Event: Sprint & Middle on Saturday, Long on Sunday (rescheduled from 2020; registration is open; entry deadline: Nov. 1) | |||
| Nov. 7 (Sun.) |
Huddart Park Woodside, CA |
- 650.906.9672 |
John Richardson |
| B; Standard 7-course B-meet in this beautiful redwood park | |||
| Nov. 13 (Sat.) |
Point Richmond Find-Your-Way 5k & Scramble; Richmond, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 5k Map Adventure course & 90-minute Scramble; discover the quirks and wonders of Point Richmond, its parks, views, decor, and street art; teams of 1–5 use a custom map to navigate to checkpoints, answering a simple question at each (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Dec. 1 - 31 | "Corona" Training Courses San Francisco Bay Area |
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| Training; Streamered courses at various locations for practice/exercise during the COVID-19 shutdown/restrictions/sparsity-of-events (Note: The start & end dates shown are artificial, forced by a website limit; the end dates are TBD.) | |||
| Dec. 1 - 31 | NAV-X GPS Map Trek & Practice Courses San Francisco Bay Area |
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; Self-serve GPS courses at various Bay Area locations. In a specified time period, visit as many of the checkpoints as you can. Use the MapRun6 smartphone app, or Garmin-based MapRunG, to record your visit to each checkpoint. (Not BAOC events.) | |||
| Dec. 2 (Thu.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00–10:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Dec. 4 - 5 | Bon Tempe Reservoir Fairfax, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Dennis Wildfogel |
| C; Two days, with limited participation, as in the past; same three advanced-level courses both days; NO BEGINNER COURSE; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED | |||
| Dec. 5 (Sun.) |
Hoyles Mill NRE; Germantown, MD | Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) | |
| A; One-day Classic-distance NRE; ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED; registration deadline Dec. 3 at 6 PM EST | |||
| Dec. 11 (Sat.) |
Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA |
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Martin Kunz |
| B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced | |||
| Dec. 11 - 12 | Possum Trot XXI; St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) - CANCELED | Possum Trot Orienteering Club (PTOC) | |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Dec. 18 (Sat.) |
Holiday Hustle 5k & 10k; San Jose, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Adventure through the decorated neighborhoods of San Jose, finding awesome displays, & answering simple questions about each; ~22 checkpoints on the 5k, ~36 on the 10k; after the fun, stay for treats and socializing at the Finish (Not a BAOC event) | |||