MVOC Pumpkin Hunt John Bryan State Park / Camp Birch
About this race
🎃 MVOC Pumpkin Hunt
John Bryan State Park / Camp Birch
Your Adventure Starts Here!
Hosted by: Miami Valley Orienteering Club
Event Directors: Larry Berna & Scott Lefgren
Join us for a fun, fast-paced, and family-friendly orienteering adventure set in the beautiful woods of John Bryan State Park and Camp Birch. Whether you’re brand new to orienteering or a seasoned navigator, runner, hiker, or explorer—this event is for you!
🧭 What Is Orienteering?
Orienteering is an outdoor navigation sport where participants use a detailed map and compass to locate checkpoints across varied terrain. It blends strategy, speed, problem-solving, and exploration—a real-world treasure hunt for all ages.
🗺️ Choose Your Course
You’ll have up to two hours to complete the course that fits your skill level:
White – Beginner
Yellow – Novice
Orange – Advanced
Green / Red – Elite
We provide everything you need to succeed:
High-quality course maps
Electronic chip timing
Loaner compasses
One-on-one beginner instruction
🌟 Own the Terrain. Master the Map.
Race the clock, test your navigation skills, or enjoy a relaxed, scavenger-hunt-style walk through the park. Compete seriously—or just soak in the fall scenery.
🌧️ Rain, Snow, or Shine!
Dress for the weather and come ready to run, hike, navigate, and explore. The Pumpkin Hunt happens no matter what Mother Nature has planned.
Test your skills. Trust your compass. Celebrate the season outdoors. 🎃🧭
Pick your distance
Adventure race
Orienteering Map & Compass
A fast-paced orienteering challenge designed for all experience levels—newcomers, seasoned navigators, runners, hikers, and families alike.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Yellow Springs, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:56 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (EDT) in Yellow Springs on October 25, 2026 — 10h 45m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 12 Yellow Springs events
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