About Orienteering Ottawa
Orienteering Ottawa is a strong community of runners, orienteers, and adventure racers who enjoy the exceptional outdoor spaces in the National Capital region.
Ottawa boasts one of the largest and strongest such communities in Canada. With our 40 year history we remain at once close-knit and welcoming with old friends across the country and new friends joining regularly.
We host dozens of events on our 50+ maps every year for members and newcomers alike. Orienteering is the sport of skilled navigation. The goal is to find a series of checkpoints (called controls) shown on the map, choosing routes both on and off trail to find those checkpoints, and return to the finish.
Participation can be at recreational level, a family experience, or a competitive sport.
Read more about Ottawa Orienteering and how to get involved in this article:
Orienteering Ottawa: Explore, Discover & Excel in a Sport that gives you Cross-Country Running with a Twist
Visit us online at: https://ottawaoc.ca/
About our programs
It is very important to us that everyone have the opportunity to explore orienteering at their own pace.
Every season, Orienteering Ottawa hosts introductory clinics for those wanting to learn about our sport. We also have adult intermediate and advanced skills programs for the majority of our members and an evening running program which work outs with, often, an orienteering twist.
For kids, we offer our Youth programs for kids 6-18 years of age.
Find out more at: https://ottawaoc.ca/