The sport of orienteering is the survival of the fittest. Participants in meets compete against the clock with only a compass, topographical map and their senses as a guide. An orienteering meet is ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A new orienteering course at Locust Lake State Park in Barnesville takes visitors on a walk around ...

With more than a century of history, the modern sport of orienteering has a language all its own. Here are a few key terms one might encounter while preparing a route or competing on a course: Attack ...

Donna DeLuca has discovered that getting lost in the woods can be good for you-and the kids, too. Like a growing number of northwest and west suburban sports enthusiasts, the Rolling Meadows resident ...

Sara Bednarcik consults her map shortly after reaching one of the checkpoints during the Grizzly Orienteering event at Lone Pine State Park Sunday. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) Asher, Anna and ...

OKEANA — Community members who want to celebrate the new year with an outdoor, physical activity will want to take advantage of two opportunities to participate in local orienteering events on Dec. 31 ...

With more than a century of history, the modern sport of orienteering has a language all its own. Here are a few key terms one might encounter while preparing a route or competing on a course: Attack ...