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U.S. National Trail Orienteering Championships

Date: April 13, 2012

Location: University of West Georgia

Event Director: Laurie Searle

Course Setter: Bill Farrell

Trail-O Championships Starts beginning at 2 p.m.

Preregistration is required via our online registration system.

 

The U.S. National Trail Orienteering Championships will be a ranking event. Those with the three highest scores in their class will receive a bronze, silver, or gold medal (provided that they are OUSA members). 

 

Trail Orienteering information is available at the site http://orienteering.org/trail-orienteering

* IOF Trail Orienteering Competition Rules
* IOF Technical Guidelines for Elite Trail Orienteering
* Technical Introduction to Trail-O for Experienced Foot Orienteers

 

Please note that the start window will allow participation in both the Trail-O and the Sprint.

 

Start Interval for Trail-O
A variance to the standard 2-minute start interval for Trail-O has been granted by OUSA. Our Trail-O Champs will be permitted to use a 1-minute start interval.

 

Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC), chartered in 1980 by the United States Orienteering Federation (now Orienteering USA), fosters the sport of orienteering through education, outreach, map development, and competitive events.

 

GAOC has hosted more than 20 national A-Meet competitions since 1985 including the U.S. Interscholastic Champs (2000), U.S. Trail-O Champs (2001), U.S. Radio-O Champs (2002), and the United States Orienteering Convention (2003).