Oct. 11 & 12 Duluth Orienteering

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Saturday, Oct. 11: Chester Park, 1800 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth, MN
Sunday, Oct. 12: Lester Park, 61 Lester River Road, Duluth, MN

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Event Details

Enjoy a full weekend of orienteering. Saturday will include individual middle-distance courses and a bonus cell-phone-O. Sunday is the MinneGoat, a long-distance mass start event, as well as other course options.

The events will be held at Chester Park and Lester Park, both in beautiful Duluth, MN.

Saturday, Oct. 11 - Middle-Distance

Chester Park

1800 East Skyline Parkway

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eM9VwDcePYGgkwXp9

Overview

This is a middle distance event. See the OUSA event type page for more information.

Courses

The Chester Park Middle-distance courses will offer a mix of trails, open terrain, forests.
There will be three courses: white (~1.5 km), orange (~ 2.5 km), and red (~3.5 km)
A Cell-Phone-O course is also available, but only after completing a regular course. This requires a team of at least 2 people, and 2 cell phones. You must start the Cell-Phone-O by 2 pm.
Beginner instruction will be provided for all activities

Schedule

Registration/Check-In/Starts: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Courses closure: 2:30 pm*

**All participants must return to the finish by 2:30 PM. It is important that you return on time, so please have some way to keep track of time while you are out on the course.

Start Location

Start location at Chester Park near the chalet and playground (map). Watch for MNOC directional signs.

Volunteer

Many volunteers are needed! Use the Volunteer button at the top of this page which will take you to the general volunteer page. There you will find links to the Oct. 11 and 12 events. When you show up for your volunteer shift, please connect with the other MNOC volunteers so they know you have arrived. Thanks!

See task descriptions here.

Race Management

Setter/Director: Will Daniels

Vetter: TBD

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Sunday, Oct. 12 - Minnegoat, Mini-Minnegoat, & Score-O

Lester Park

61 Lester River Rd, Duluth, MN, 55804

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5c7UfwHNN1TzBWdMA

Overview

This event has three events: a Minnegoat, a Mini-Minnegoat, and a Score-O.

See our event type page for more information about these events.

A light lunch and snacks will be provided at the event headquarters from 12-2 pm

Courses

MinneGoat

>12 km, ~30 controls, maps 1:10,000
Must visit controls in sequential order
May be allowed to skip controls (TBD)
Time cutoff - Must return to finish by the course close time. MinneGoat participants must reach the midpoint under 2 hours (shortcuts will be switched to the Mini-Minnegoat course)
Solo participants only. However, with a mass start and following allowed, you may form informal teams.

Mini-MinneGoat

6-9 km, ~15 controls, map 1:10,000
Must visit controls in sequential order
May be allowed to skip controls (TBD)
Time cutoff - must return to finish by the course close time.
Solo participants only. However, with a mass start and following allowed, you may form informal teams.

Score-O

90 minute time limit, up to 30 controls, map 1:10,000
Beginner instruction will be available.
Find as many controls as you can within the 90 minute time limit
Visit controls in any order
Solo or in teams up to 3 people

Schedule - MinneGoat and Mini-MinneGoat

Registration/Check-In: 7:45 am
Pre-Race meeting: 8:40 am
Race Start: 9:00 am (mass start)
Course Closure: 2:00 pm

Schedule - Score-O

Registration/Check-In/Starts: 9:15 am - 11:30 am
Course Closure: 2:00 pm
Time Limit: 90 minutes

*Courses close and ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST RETURN TO THE FINISH BY 2:00 pm. It is important that participants return on time. Have some way to know the time while you are out on the course.

Start Location

Start is at the Lester Park Playground area (map).

Volunteer

See task descriptions here.

Race Management

Setter: Will Daniels

Vetter: TBD

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Pricing and Other Information

PRE-REGISTRATION PRICING AND DAY-OF PRICING*

Saturday Middle Distance:

$21: Adults

$16: Juniors**

Sunday Minnegoat/Mini-Minnegoat/Score-O: (includes lunch)

$27: Adults

$22: Juniors**

*$3 discount for orienteering club members (Your Member Discount Code is located on the membership card that you were emailed after purchasing your annual membership. Use this coupon code when registering to receive $3 off)

**Juniors are 19 years old and under

ONLINE pre-registration closes at 11:59 pm on October 8. You can also register in person at the event.

GROUP REGISTRATION: At most of our regular events, we allow up to 3 people to participate together on a single registration. To do this, one person should register and select a course. The second and third person then register, but instead of selecting a course, select "Not Competing," and add a note to the registration stating who you will be participating with. Minnegoat and Mini-Minnegoat are for solo participants only. The Score-O course on Sunday does allow for groups.

Come Clean, Leave Clean

The Minnesota Orienteering Club practices a Come Clean, Leave Clean policy. This helps us maintain a good relationship with the parks we utilize, sets a good example for other users, and limits the transfer and spread of many of the plants that make our venues less enjoyable.

Race Results

Race results are usually published within 24 hours of the event. View our Race Results page to see the results.

Questions

If you have questions or comments about this event, please feel free to Contact Us.

Orienteering Etiquette

Here are a few tips to make orienteering enjoyable for all:

Stand Back: Move at least 5 meters away from check-points after you've punched. Doing so 1) allows other competitors easy access to punch, and 2) doesn't give away the control location to other competitors.
Seal the Lips: Do not shout to others in the woods. Especially avoid shouting "it's over here!" - that's not fair to others on the course who want to find the control themselves. So if you are in a group, stay within speaking distance.
Encourage Participation: If you are in a group with less skilled orienteers, let them navigate to every other control in order to practice their skills.
Don't Follow: Don't follow other orienteers on the course (except when specifically allowed in Minnegoats and other special events). Run your own course and refine your orienteering skills. Besides, they may be running a different course or may be making an error.
Keep It Clean: The park should be left in better condition than you found it. Be aware of, and cautious not to cause damage in, sensitive areas such as wet spots and steep slopes. Also, artifacts in the woods should be left as you found them, and don't damage trees or plants. And please do your part to pick up trash and leave the park cleaner than you found it.
Keep It Clean #2: Please avoid profanity and adult topics. Small children are typically present at almost all MNOC meets. Help us create a fun and family-friendly environment enjoyable for all.
Share The Trails: Be courteous and respectful to other park users and be sure to yield right-of-way when on trails. The city and state park departments are kind enough to let us hold events in their parks, so please help in retaining that valuable relationship.
Be Courteous: Please be nice to our volunteers. Everyone working at a meet is volunteering their time. Volunteers are often trying to do two or more things at once, so be patient.
Control Retrieval: If you can, please stick around until the event is done to help with control retrieval. This simply entails going around the park and collecting the check-point flags that were used for the event. We like to have 6-8 volunteers help with this at the end of every event.
Volunteer: Orienteering events, along with the entire MNOC club, is run by volunteers. We'd love for your help in running the events, so please sign up to be a volunteer if you have a few hours to spare. We'd greatly appreciate it.