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 ...

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old ...

I aspire to be them, because they’re getting out in nature and getting exercise.” (Plus, she adds, sometimes the older people beat the high-school kids, “because they know exactly where they’re going.

Mike Minium, a Butler County resident, serves as the event director of Orienteering Cincinnati. He has been participating in orienteering for many years and has received top-level awards for the sport ...

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A COUNTRY park may soon have a permanent new orienteering course if a community group can secure vital funds. The Friends of Jubilee Country Park are investigating the possibility of setting up the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. The 23-marker course designed by Ken Thompson from Orienteering SA includes four separate routes ranging ...

An orienteering group on the Isle of Man has been awarded funding to expand the opportunities to take part in the activity by mapping more courses and remapping those damaged by storms. The Isle of ...