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April 29
Sunday

Come and do mountain bike orienteering or classic orienteering or both! Course setter Russ Damtoft has prepared a full slate of white through blue classic orienteering courses, and Tom Nolan has designed three MTBO courses of varying lengths, and all course stats are now posted below.

Update: Online registration with payment is required. MTBO registration is now open here; classic/foot registration is also now open and is located here. If you are doing both events you will need to register in both places.

Any youth or large groups attending, please contact the Event Director so that we can coordinate pre-registration for your group; the group registration and waiver form is part of the information on our Group Leaders page.

Wondering what Mountain Bike Orienteering is about? Check out these videos (there are 3) from the Australian Orienteering Association:

The other two videos are here ('How To Navigate") and here ('Things You Need To Know').

If you don't want to click through to any of those at the moment, suffice it to say that MTBO is navigational racing on mountain bikes, in which each participant is given a map showing a series of checkpoints to be found in a designated order in the shortest possible time, with the choice of route between checkpoints left up to the racer. Success therefore depends on raw speed, of course, but also on the ability to read the map, make good route choices and execute them efficiently.

Rules for the MTBO event:

Note: Poor or wet trail conditions may require the MTBO to be cancelled. The foot-O in the afternoon will take place rain or shine. After racing, our meet director will, weather permitting, get some charcoal going on one of the grills and provide some hot dogs and rolls (maybe). Feel free also to bring your own food to throw on the grill.

Map Board Information If you wish to use a map board, you will need to bring your own. They are available to purchase; make sure to place your order before April 22 to allow enough time for shipping (and installing). The AutoPilot map board (either style) can be purchased as described here. These map boards are the preferred choice of Team USA riders, and a portion of each purchase helps support the MTBO Team as well.

After The Event use our updated RouteGadget software to enter your routes to all controls, and then compare your way to the way others went. The user interface is now tablet- and smartphone-friendly as well as Java-free. Event maps and split times for all participants are usually online within a day of the event.

Have questions? Feel free to use our Contact form anytime!