Mt Hood Orienteering
Welcome to Mt Hood Orienteering
Embark on an adventure with map and compass to find your way through forested or urban worlds. Mt Hood Orienteering shows you how to get started and provides challenging courses for all skill levels from beginner to advanced.
Save the Dates - August 31 and Sep 1, 2025
Mt Hood Forest 2-Day
Non-competitive model courses on Aug 30 followed by two days of Classic Distance Courses (NRE Sanctioning planned)
Hosted Jointly by Mt Hood Orienteering and Columbia River Orienteering Club
Aug 31 - Skyline Sno-Park - hosted by Mt Hood Orienteering (MTHD)
Sep 01 - Billy Bob Sno-Park - hosted by Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC)
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 4: Beaverton Metrogaine
Take the Beaverton Metrogaine (urban rogaine) challenge to find as many control sites as possible in a 27-square-kilometer area filled with steep hills, irregular streets, secluded walkways, and woodland paths. Choose an 8-, 4-, or 2-hour quest. Teams are required for the 8 hour quest and optional for the 4 and 2 hour quest. TAKE NOTE OF THE NEW EVENT CENTER LOCATION
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Jun 29: Silver Falls State Park Point-to-Point
Venture forth into the forest around the Silver Falls State Park Smith Creek Village. We will have seven point-to-point courses (something for all skill levels) to choose from. This will be our first epunch event, so remember to bring your epunch SI card (“finger stick”) or rent one from us. If you camp overnight, you can hike the 9-mile trail of 10 waterfalls the day before the event.
July 20: TriMet Transit Metrogaine in the Greater Portland metro area
Here is another rogaine challenge. You get 4, 8, or 12 hours and a TriMet transit day pass to find virtual controls in multiple courses in the greater Portland Metro area. Use your time on buses and trains to rest, while planning how you'll find the controls around your next destination. Or skip the rest and run or walk between the different courses. Do this as a team and have one phone running the MapRun® app and another phone running the Trimet app to find out when and where to get your next transit ride.
Aug 31: Skyline Ridge Point-to-Point
(Day 1 of Mt Hood Forest 2-Day)
Join Mt Hood Orienteering (MTHD) on Day 1 of the Mt Hood Forest Two-Day, to be hosted in partnership with Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC). This will be MTHD's first classic-distance NRE. MTHD will host Day 1 of the competition at Skyline Sno-Park, about 15 minutes drive south of Oregon’s Mt Hood. CROC will host Day 2 of the competition (also an NRE) at Billy Bob Sno-Park. Registrations for each day are done separately. Register early to take advantage of discounts and reserve your lodging as soon as possible. It'll be Labor Day weekend and hotels and camping sites typically fill up early.
