"Orienteering Hampton Roads"
is a club dedicated to the sport of orienteering and all navigation sports in the Greater
Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Orienteering is the sport of navigation, using a map and
compass to navigate to checkpoints marked on your map. Traveling through the woods, on and
off trail to find your way. Whether out for a leisurely hike or a competitive run, there's
a challenge for you in orienteering.
OHR Supporters
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Events Fall '07 & '08
Looking forward to more orienteering meets next season? Did you know that we need your
help, please volunteer so we can have more events next season. The club will reorganize,
cover the area from Richmond to Virginia Beach and be renamed the James River Orienteering
Club (JROC), more information to come.
Interested in helping out, contact Shawn at sc_callahan@hotmail.com
Events 2007
Jan 20 - Northwest
River Park
Chesapeake, VA
Extreme-O
Results from NWRP
Feb 25 - New Quarter
Park
Williamsburg, VA
W,Y,O,
& Memory-O
Results from NWRP
April 21-York River
State Park
Williamsburg, VA
Courses:
Y,O,G
Results from YRSP
Info about meets
At most meets you can start between 10:00am and 12:00
noon, you have a 3-hour timelimit from your start or 2:00pm, whichever is first. Beginner
instruction may be available between 9-10am. Always check out and check back in at the
finish of your course. |
OHR
Yahoo Group
Want to stay oriented to orienteering news and events in
Hampton Roads. OHR Yahoo is a FREE e-mail group, stay in the loop about trainings, races,
events and results.
Types of Orienteering
The typical orienteering meet is called a C-meet and has
a range of courses for all abilities. Courses are color coded as follows:
WHITE (Beginner)
YELLOW (Beginner with experience)
ORANGE (Intermediate)
GREEN (Advanced)
RED (Advanced)
Other types of orienteering include:
Score-O (Find as many in a time limit)
Night-O (Orienteering at night)
Metr-O (Urban orienteering)
Extreme-O (Various maps/skill to navigate)
Memory-O (No maps, just your memory)
Paddle-O (Orienteering on the water)
Bike-O (Orienteering on 2 wheels)
Rogaine (6, 12, 24 hr orienteering)
Directions to:
Northwest River Park
New Quarter Park
York River
State Park |
