Foot Orienteering information: (jump down to current schedule)

We hold events open to everyone in the Spring and Fall, and try to hold Ski-O or Snowshoe-O events in the Winter if the weather gods cooperate. Summer is too hot and humid and the woods are too thick. However, if club members want to organize an summer evening sprint or street O event or something similar, contact Janet Tryson for ideas.

NEW: Registration/start for all EMPO events is from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, unless otherwise noted.

Entry fees for standard EMPO events are as follows:

• EMPO members: $5 with a $13 maximum per family (for those with an EMPO family membership)
• non-members: $10 with a $25 maximum per family
  
• large groups: $5/$10 (member/non-member) for the first two groups' maps and $5 for each additional map
• first-timer or white (orienteering novice) course: $5 (both member and non-member)
• Fall Scout-O event: $4 per map (one map required per Scout)
  
  
• SI stick rental for timing ("stick"=timing chip; most courses use electronic timing--also called e-punching--from SportIdent): $2
  [You can purchase your own stick, from one of several vendors listed here: Orienteering USA vendors page; or sometimes through from EMPO if any are still for sale.]
  

Wondering what all the symbols on the 'clue sheets' (control descriptions) mean? Check out this guide.

Join Empire Orienteering Club!
         Our membership form is found on the Club Information page (and by clicking the link above).

For directions to the park and information about the map, click on the park's name in the schedule below.

To find other orienteering events, check one of the following links (or check out the schedules of other clubs in the region, listed below the schedule):

• National, Canadian, and International schedules (overview of other major events)
  
  
• Calendar of National Meets sanctioned by Orienteering USA (formerly called A-meets), with links to pre-registration
  
  
• AttackPoint racing calendar
  

Find mailing lists that connect communities of orienteers in the U.S. and beyond.

Note: See link at top of page for Winter/Ski-orienteering events 2018
Date /    Registration window for EMPO Events	Place / Details Check the map link for directions, then watch for Orienteering signs to parking.	Contact(s) / information Contact the event director for more information
Saturday   April 14 EMPO event	Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar, NY Results	Jason Edwards
Sat.-Sun., April 21-22	West Point National Event West Point and Harriman, New York	National Event Pre-registration required Info / Registration
Sat.-Sun., April 28-29	Troll Cup / Junior Nationals Mount Tom State Reservation, Holyoke, Massachusetts	National Event Pre-registration required New England Orienteering Club Info / Registration
Saturday, May 5	Western New York Championships Letchworth State Park West, Castile, New York	National Ranking Event Rochester Orienteering Club Info / Registration
Sun., May 13 mass start 10:30 am	40TH BILLYGOAT RUN Blue Mountain, Peekskill, New York shorter "Pygmy" version also available	Pre-registration recommended Info / Registration
Saturday    May 19 Start noon-2pm EMPO event	Grafton Lakes State Park (Welcome Center), Grafton, NY Foot-O and MTB-O ( if you are interested in the MTB-O course, please email the organizer before the event)	Gabor Bobok
Sat.-Mon., May 26-28	Westchester County Challenge including U.S. Orienteering Team Trials (middle/long) and Club Relay Westmoreland Sanctuary and Mountain Lakes Parks near North Salem, New York	National Event Pre-registration required Info / Registration
Saturday  June 2 Starts from 9am / courses close at 3pm EMPO event	EMP-O-Ringen, Berne vicinity, NY NEW: Event Description and Notes (v. 3/30/2018)	Phil and Sue Hawkes-Teeter
Saturday  June 16 Start 11am-1pm EMPO event	Crandall Park (Coles Woods), Glens Falls, NY	Cynthia Johnson
We'd love to hold more EMPO events, but need event directors! Team up and split the work; try something new!		We're always looking for adventurous people to learn about event directing and course designing! Contact Phil or Frank if you would like to organize something  this spring or fall.
Thank you for attending our previous meets! Find results for all events here. To train at any time, visit Grafton Lakes State Park and ask for a permanent-course map at the Park Office (Park Naturalist Liz Wagner is our contact).

For additional events, try the following area clubs, or check the race schedule on Attackpoint.org:

• CNYO (Central New York Orienteering Club) - central NY
• ROC (Rochester Orienteering Club) - western NY
• HVO (Hudson Valley Orienteering) - NYC, southern NY, northern NJ
• WCOC (Western Connecticut Orienteering Club) - western CT
  
  A bit farther out:
• BFLO (Buffalo Orienteering Club) - Buffalo, NY area
• LIOC (Long Island Orienteering Club) - Long Island, NY
  
• NEOC (New England Orienteering Club) - MA, RI, eastern CT
• UNO (Up North Orienteers) - NH, ME
• GMOC (Green Mountain Orienteering Club) - VT