Event Details

Fort Valley
Flagstaff, AZ

3.0-Hour Score-O

Saturday, September 13, 2025
Starts: 7:30 - 9:00 AM

[image:O flag] Online Signup Required
(No onsite signup is available for this event.)
(Signup deadline: Thursday, September 11 at 11:59 PM.)
[image:O flag] Fort Valley Directions
[image:O flag] Google Map Placemark
[image:O flag] Safety Plan

Summary: Saturday, September 13, 2025: Fort Valley
(North of Flagstaff, AZ, on US 89A)
Time Event Location
Saturday, 7:30 AM Check-in/Registration Fort Valley Trailhead
Saturday, 7:30 AM First Time to Start 3.0-Hour Score-O Course Fort Valley Trailhead
Saturday, 9:00 AM Last Time to Start 3.0-Hour Score-O Fort Valley Trailhead
Saturday, 12:00 PM Score-O Course Closes Fort Valley Trailhead



Introduction

Events

  • 3-hour Score-O

Please join us as we offer another day of orienteering fun at a new event site just north of Flagstaff. While we've held events starting from the Fort Valley Trailhead before, this will be the first time we use the terrain to the west and northwest of the trailhead. On Saturday, September 13, we'll present a 3-hour Score-O. During the Score-O, participants try to find as many destination markers and they can in the 3-hour time limit. There is no prescribed course to follow. Participants visit as many or as few markers as they can.

The terrain around the Fort Valley Trailhead is mostly sparse pine forest with thicker growth in drainages that criss-cross the area. Much of the forest west of the trailhead has undergone thinning work, so the forest is open and runnable in spots. Areas where the terrain climbs are covered with boulders which make travel difficult. Parts of the map further away from the trailhead have not undergone thinning and therefore include thicker forest. Water is available at the timer's table but not on the course itself. We advise participants to bring their own water.

Online Signup and Fees

Due to permit restrictions, online signup is required for this event. We will not provide on-site signup or extra maps, so make sure you sign up online before the event.

Online Signup
Online signup is open until Thursday, September 13 at 11:59 PM.

Click [image:O flag] here to sign up.

Fees
Note: Each participant must sign up separately. You're welcome to group together as a team onsite, but there is no team signup. An additional permit condition restricts us from charging a registration fee for the event. We ask you to donate for course setup and printing costs through the signup link above.

  • 3.0-Hour Score-O
    • Signup Donation: $10/participant
      (Members apply a $5 discount.)

Parental Consent:

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)

All participants under age 18 are now required to have a signed parental consent form on file with the club. You can complete the form before the event and either scan it and send it to us by e-mail or bring it with you to the event.


What to Bring:

Whistle Mandatory for all.
Available for purchase for $1.00.
Compass Available for rent for $1.00.
Water bottles. We will not provide water on the course. We strongly encourage you to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
Sunscreen There shade throughout the course, but open areas are frequent, especially in areas undergoing active thinning.
Sturdy hiking shoes and long pants Recommended. You will encounter some areas of thicker forest vegetation, especially in the drainages.