Orienteering is the outdoor sport of navigating a designed course through the forest using only a map and compass and the Northeastern Ohio Orienteering Club will be offering “Orienteering 101” Feb. 8 ...

Matt Plutz and daughter Abie find a checkpoint at an orienteering event at Swallow Cliff Forest Preserve in the Chicago area. Matt Plutz and daughter Abie find a checkpoint at an orienteering event at ...

Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Mike Keating was running through the mosquito-infested woods at Yankee Springs Recreation Area, map and compass in hand. On the fly, he checked his compass bearing and quickly changed ...

Vicki Sonne, an instructor with the National Park Service, shows Elena Gournelos how to position a compass to start her trek.Elena Gournelos, 25, of Silver Spring, gets her bearings during an ...