Published: 10 January 2023

Last Updated: 18 March 2023

The 2023 Winter Challenge is open to current NEOC members. Courses have been designed at four locations around Massachusetts. Set yourself a challenge and reach one of these challenge levels:

• 1 to 2 locations: Who said you couldn’t orienteer in New England in the winter? Congrats for getting into the woods and strengthening the synapses in your brain!
• 3 to 4 locations: You will roll into the spring O-season ready to show off your navigation skills. You have mastered the Winter O-challenge and will be listed as a Winter O-challenge Master on the NEOC website (and contacted to help volunteer in the spring).

The Challenge starts on MLK weekend 2023 and runs through April 1! We'll keep track of who has done which trainings with an online spreadsheet, so make sure you are filling it out for each course you run! Please share your comments on the courses or just enter your name to let us know you are getting out on the courses.

The Winter Challenge is a training activity for NEOC members. Details will be sent with your member card when you join NEOC for 2023.
Be sure to check out the comments from members on the spreadsheet of course info before heading out!

Published: 10 January 2023

Last Updated: 10 January 2023

Join NEOC (or renew your membership) now and be ready for orienteering in 2023.
(All 2022 memberships expired on December 31.)

Read the details and join/renew now.

Published: 10 December 2022

Last Updated: 10 December 2022

HVO and WCOC are hosting a series of nine bare-bones, time-yourself orienteering races this winter. Participants download the maps from a link posted on HVO’s website. Control flags will be out in the woods for at least four weeks and the events overlap some weekends so you can do two in one day/weekend if you want. You run whenever you want while the flags are out.

The series runs though March 26, 2023 at locations in Connecticut and New York. Details at HVO's website.

Published: 04 December 2022

Last Updated: 04 December 2022

Another from Mike Cooper's video series: the Brown course at Hale Education, Nov. 20, 2022.

Send your feedback on these videos to Mike.

Published: 27 November 2022

Last Updated: 20 March 2023

• There is still time to place your order for new gear with New England Orienteering Club. Go to neoc.org/gearshop to view the order guide and place your order for new shirts, pants, or jackets. Gear is available in kids', women's, unisex, and custom sizes. Remember, if you placed in the top 3 in the Masters Nationals NRE in October and you haven't used your award coupon yet, it can be redeemed towards this order. Order deadline is December 9.
• 2023 Event Planning Input: We are in the process of pulling together our schedule for 2023. If you have any thoughts on events for 2023, please send them to our events team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you would like to host an event, or have feedback on this year's schedule, please send your thoughts our way.