Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Where We Orienteer...
DVOA holds Orienteering events in various parks, nature centers and schools throughout our area. All events are open to the public and instructions are always available for beginners.
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Upcoming Events Our Complete Event Schedule

Sat - Jan 24, 2026: Phoenixville Urban Orienteering
Join us for the third winter series of Mailbox Madness, offering urban sprint orienteering training in Philadelphia (and environs). The Phoenixville edition will begin in the late morning, with the start in the plaza directly in front of the Schuylkill River Heritage Center, a semicircle surrounded by “Phoenix Steel” columns. There is abundant parking available in downtown Phoenixville, including three lots on all sides of the Heritage Center. Lunch/Mappy Hour to follow at Root Down Brewing Company.

Events follow a Score-O format, with mailboxes (and other landmarks) instead of control flags. Tag as many as you can in 60 minutes—pace and route choice are up to you. Scoring is unofficial, on the honor system, though the map will be on the Usynligo app. Note that urban running involves risk. Please cross streets safely and carefully.

There will be a mass start at 11 am; arrive fifteen minutes early (10:45 am) to collect your map and plan your route.

Advance registration is $5. Day-of is $10.
Sun - Feb 01, 2026: Seneca Creek
Rescheduled 2025 Mid-Atlantic Championships See QOC info page here: https://www.qocweb.org/events/2026/2/1/seneca-creek
Sat - Feb 14, 2026: South Philadelphia 3-Hour Urban Orienteering Score-O
What better way to spend Valentine's Day morning than with a run through the City of Brotherly Love—specifically FDR Park, the Navy Yard, and South Philly?

Join us for the last event in the third winter series of Mailbox Madness, offering urban sprint orienteering training in Philadelphia (and environs). This one is for the ages—a three-hour, multimap score-O—with lunch/Mappy Hour to follow, details TBA.

Mailboxes (and other landmarks) replace control flags. Scoring is unofficial, on the honor system, though the map will be on the Usynligo app. Note that urban running involves risk. Please cross streets safely and carefully.

There will be a mass start, time TBA. Arrive 15-30 minutes early to collect your maps and plan your route.

Advance registration is $10. Day-of is $15.
Sun - Mar 01, 2026: Four Mile Circle, Brendon Byrne State Forest
Sun - Mar 08, 2026: Fort Washington
Sat - Mar 14, 2026: Norristown Farm Park
BEGINNER PROGRAM, MEET AT EDUCATIONAL BARN CLASSROOM @ 10 AM