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Schedule (2024)

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Unless otherwise noted, all of the club's events take place within the San Francisco Bay Area, are on Sundays, go on rain or shine, and offer courses for beginners. Please check our Frequently Asked Questions for information about event schedules, costs, and what to bring.

Click on the event date to go to the event webpage/website. For the latest information for any event, please check the event webpage/website closer to the event, or (for local events) contact the Event Director. There are additional details about the event schedule below.

Note that there is a Google calendar of "local" events below the list of events. You can subscribe to that calendar to have the events shown on your personal Google calendar.

If an event you are interested in no longer appears on the schedule, please check the Archive of event announcements or the Results.

To see only BAOC events, change the drop-down box below from All Clubs to BAOC, and click on Reload. Similarly, you can select a different year, and you can restrict the displayed list to only a certain type of event.

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Date Event Name,
Location,
Type, and Notes
Event Director
or Contact
Course Setter(s)
Nov. 1 - 30 Mt. Tamalpais Watershed – 2024 Nav-X GPS Map Trek #5, 2 hr/4 hr
Bon Tempe Reservoir, Fairfax, CA
- 707.714.7264
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X)
Heidi Cusworth (NAV-X)
Rogaine; Print the map & do the course on your own schedule; alternatively, informal mass start at 10 AM on Nov. 2. Use the MapRun or MapRunG app for timing. Oct.–Nov. results will be included in the official results & accrue Nav-X Challenge Series points.
Nov. 12
(Tue.)
BAOC Board Meeting
Video Conference
- 415.309.1853,
- 669.264.4761
Meeting of the Board of Directors; 7:30 PM; all club members are welcome
Nov. 17
(Sun.)
Shell Ridge Open Space
Walnut Creek, CA
- 510.407.1876,
Sheila Cotter
Gavin Wyatt-Mair
B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; everyone is welcome, including non-members and beginners, with free, brief, beginner instruction available
Nov. 17
(Sun.)
Shell Ridge – 2024 Nav-X Map Trek #6, 2 hr/4 hr
Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek, CA
- 510.407.1876
Nav-X Challenge (NAV-X)
Gavin Wyatt-Mair
Rogaine; Unlike their normal DIY events, this Nav-X end-of-season finale is an in-person event with SportIdent E-punching for timing. There will be a 9:30 mass start for the 4-hour event & a 11:30 mass start for the 2-hour event. See the website for details.
Dec. 1
(Sun.)
Rossmoor Bar
Rancho Cordova, CA
- 530.919.3160
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO)
Nik Weber (GCO)
B; 6 courses (details TBD) (pending park approval)
Dec. 8
(Sun.)
Bon Tempe Reservoir
Fairfax, CA
- 408.568.6740 Martin Kunz
C; Volunteer appreciation event; ONLY ON SUNDAY this time; as in the past, participation is limited to only club members who have volunteered this year; PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED; NO BEGINNER OR INTERMEDIATE COURSES
Dec. 15
(Sun.)
Red Rock Canyon Classic NRE 2024; Cantil, CA Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC)
A; One-day NRE with sanctioned Classic courses with OUSA age classes (entry opens "closer to the event"; deadline Dec. 12)
Dec. 21
(Sat.)
Willow Glen Holiday Lights "Light-O" & Potluck Social
Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA
- 650.302.4835 Jeff Lanam
C; Evening Score-O course to enjoy the neighborhood holiday lights, followed by a potluck social & awarding of the 2024 BAOC Service Award

Schedule of events in 2025 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Schedule/Current?year=2025)


Notes

Additional notes about the above schedule:

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Google Calendar of Events

The Google calendar below shows announced orienteering events. It should contain BAOC, GCO (http://www.goldcountryorienteers.org), Nav-X (http://www.navxchallenge.com/), and terraloco (http://go-terraloco.blogspot.com/#!/p/about-terraloco_09.html) events, as well as selected other California events like Mt Pinos and Anza Borrego. However, please do not rely on this calendar for accuracy. The schedules on each club's website (including our own) will have the most accurate and up-to-date information.

If you have your own Google calendar, you can subscribe to this calendar, and see its events displayed on your personal Google calendar. To subscribe, click on the "+ Google Calendar" button at the bottom of the calendar.


Notes:

Working Calendars of Upcoming Events

The Event Coordinators' working schedule is available here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JG_uFZgck4lyAvmna2OC0SjCBXJ0Unv0NjaGXUiUttk). (You might notice that there are proposed events that need Event Directors and Course Setters. Without them, those events will not happen!)

Please send event suggestions (and offers to direct an event and/or set courses) to , the BAOC Event Coordinator (who leads the Regional Event Coordinators).

Another working calendar of events, named the CA OR WA NV AZ Adventure Calendar is available here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8gwfoPMxAqupZ7_2gx26xz8aGekARdST4ef_G20HKE/edit?usp=sharing). In addition to BAOC and other regional events, it lists major national and international events.

More Schedule Information

You can find more events by looking at:

If you are looking for an announcement for a past BAOC event, check out the archive of old event schedules (http://baoc.org/sched/archive.php).

The best driving directions are usually within the event announcements themselves, but we also have a page containing driving directions (http://baoc.org/maps/directions.php) to most of the parks.

If you'd like to orienteer more often, volunteering to help put on events is a sure way to do it. Please contact the Event Coordinator, , regarding event directing and course setting.


Note: If you have additional information concerning any of these events, know of an event that should be added, or see something that's incorrect, please contact the .