​January 24, 2027
Hidden Creek Park West, Hillsboro, OR
[45.5221, -122.9303]
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Completely new 30 square km Rogaine style map, using 1:25,000 scale and 5 m contours
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Score-O format with 1-, 2-, 4-, and 6-hour courses, and a 4-hour bike course
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Kidd-O course for youngsters.
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Register and pay online. You can save $5 if you sign up no later than 11:59 PM on Sun, Jan 17, but registration is open until 11:59 PM on Friday, January 22. No event-day registrations.
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This event is limited to the first 50 people who register by Friday, January 22, 2027.
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The MapRun® phone app is used for timing and to verify controls found.
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Never done this before or need a refresher? Come any time between 9:00 - 9:45 AM. We'll show you how and get you started.
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Mass start at 9:00 AM. Later starts are OK (you just need to finish by 3 PM.)
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Post-event social with refreshments to share course experiences.
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The event center closes at 4:00 PM.
Event Description
This metrogaine competition explores the city of Hillsboro that includes different types of housing communities, parks, and a variety of off-road trails between streets and through parklands. You have 1-, 2-, 4-, or 6-hours (there is also a 4-hour bike option) to find as many controls as possible in any order. Watch your time carefully, as there is a point penalty for finishing late. Each solo competitor or team must use the MapRun® phone app for timing and verification of controls found.
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You may do your course as an individual or as part of a team, but if you are part of a team, you must remain with your team at all times while competing.
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Your placement in the results is dependent on the total number of points that you earn for controls found. Tie scores are broken by time on the course. The point value of each control is determined by the tens or hundreds digit on the control number (as examples, control 38 is worth 30 points and control 116 is worth 100 points).
Event Day Schedule
​You may check in, receive your map, and plan your course an hour before the time you start. Although there is a mass start time for all courses at 9 A.M., you may start after that time, but you must finish within the time limit for your course or by 3 P.M., whichever occurs first. After your time limit or the course closure time, you will lose 30 points per minute that you are late. The 3 P.M. closure time will be pushed out if the mass start time is pushed out beyond 9 A.M. The event center will remain open to take in late finishers and to serve refreshments to finishers until about 4:00 P.M.
Teams
Teams are 2-3 people (up to 4 are allowed for families with small children). Choose your teammates carefully. Teams must stay together at all times. If one member needs to take a break, the team takes a break. If one member of your team needs to drop out, then the whole team must return to the start/finish area and end their competition.
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If your team has one or more minors aged 14 or younger, then the team must include at least one adult responsible for those minors. Minors 15 to 17 years of age may compete as a team without adult supervision, but they still need adult signatures for their waivers.
Gear List
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4- and 6-Hour Courses
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Required
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Phone with MapRun® app installed
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Recommended
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Battery backup and cable
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Compass
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1- and 2-Hour Courses
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Required
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Phone with MapRun® app installed
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Recommended
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Compass
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Event Day Schedule
You may check in, receive your map, and plan your course an hour before the time you start.
Although there is a mass start time for all courses at 9 A.M., you may start after that time, but you must finish within the time limit for your course or by 3 P.M., whichever occurs first.
After your time limit or the course closure time, you will lose 30 points per minute that you are late. The 3 P.M. closure time will be pushed out if the mass start occurs after 9 A.M.
The event center will remain open to take in late finishers and to serve refreshments to finishers until about 4:00 P.M.
Register for the Event
Please note: the earlier that you register, the easier it is for us to plan for the event. To encourage earlier registration, we add an extra $5 fee to any registrations that occur less than seven days before the event.
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Save $5 by signing up for this event before Jan 17 at 11:59 PM. Or you can register after that, up until 11:59 pm on Friday, Jan 22.
We use the Orienteering USA (OUSA) Event Register system to manage our events.​​
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An OUSA account is not required. If you don't have an OUSA membership, select the Enter Data Manually option.
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Your registration is not complete until you sign your waiver and pay your fees (adults must sign for minors).
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Parents/Guardians, please register your minor children separately and sign the waver for them.​
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All participants must be registered individually, even if they are part of a team.​​
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If you are part of a team, enter the team name/ID on the registration form so that we can group you with your team for the starts and results.
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After registration has closed, we will send an email out with the final instructions for the event.​​​
Hillsboro Metrogaine Event Fees
The following discounts can be applied to fees shown below:
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Members of Mt Hood Orienteering: -$6
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Members of all other orienteering clubs: -$3
All fees below will increase by $5 after the early fee cutoff.
Course | Adult (21+ yrs) | Junior (8-20 yrs) | Child (< 10 yrs)/Adult Shadow |
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1-hr | $16 | $13 | Free |
2-hr | $21 | $18 | Free |
4-hr | $27 | $24 | Free |
4-hr-bike | $27 | $24 | Free |
6-hr | $35 | $32 | Free |
Note: A child is assumed to be accompanying an adult on a course without navigating. A child competing on any course with a map, must register as a junior.
Hillsboro Metrogaine Event Fees
The following discounts can be applied to fees shown below:
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Members of Mt Hood Orienteering: -$6
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Members of all other orienteering clubs: -$3
All fees below will increase by $5 after the early fee cutoff.
Course | Adult (21+ yrs) | Junior (8-20 yrs) | Child (< 10 yrs)/Adult Shadow |
|---|---|---|---|
1-hr | $16 | $13 | Free |
2-hr | $21 | $18 | Free |
4-hr | $27 | $24 | Free |
4-hr-bike | $27 | $24 | Free |
6-hr | $35 | $32 | Free |
Note: A child is assumed to be accompanying an adult on a course without navigating. A child competing on the 60- or 90-minute course with a map, must register as a junior.
Directions to Hidden Creek Park West
​​Address: 225 NE 53rd Avenue, Hillsboro, OR
GPS coordinates: 45.491 -122.906
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Driving option:
Click on the Directions link in the map on the right for driving directions.
Parking is free in the parking lots on the west and east sides of NE 53rd Ave.
Transit option:
Take the Red or Blue MAX train to the Hawthorne Farm station in Hillsboro and then walk south 0.6 miles on NE Elam Young Pkwy and NE 53rd Ave to the event center. To plan your transit trip, go to https://trimet.org/.