
From the Organizer
Your Adventure Starts Here!
Hosted by the Miami Valley Orienteering Club
Event Directors: Steve Barnhart & Hunter Johnson
Join us for a fast-paced, fun, and family-friendly orienteering adventure! Perfect for beginners, seasoned navigators, runners, hikers, and first-time explorers alike.
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🧭 What Is Orienteering?
Orienteering is an outdoor navigation sport where you use a detailed map and compass to locate checkpoints across varied terrain. It combines strategy, speed, problem-solving, and exploration—think of it as a real-world treasure hunt!
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🗺️ How It Works
Participants have up to two hours to find controls on the course of their choice:
• White – Beginner
• Yellow – Novice
• Orange – Advanced
• Green/Red – Elite
We provide everything you need:
• High-quality course maps
• Chip timing
• Loaner compasses
• One-on-one beginner instruction
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Own the Terrain. Master the Map.
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🌧️ Rain, Snow, or Shine!
Dress for the weather and come ready to run, hike, navigate, and explore. The adventure goes on in any condition!
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🌟 Choose Your Challenge
Whether you’re racing competitively or enjoying a leisurely scavenger-hunt-style walk through the park, this event has something for everyone.
Test Your Skills. Trust Your Compass.
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Events
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Your Next Start Line
Every finish line starts with a single decision. Claim your spot at MVOC Grant Park Harvest-O, put it on the calendar, and turn “someday” into a start date.
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Days to train
From Endurance Grid
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
MVOC Grant Park Harvest-O
Sep 13, 2026