2025 program
Middle @ Texas Canyon/Amerind Museum
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Improv @ 4:30pm at Tucson Improv Movement
Casual dinner meetup afterwards at MSA Annex
Day 8 Saturday March 15 (Phoenix)
​3-Hour Score-O/Long Classic/Short Classic @Bartlett Lake
Day 9 ​Sunday March 16 (Phoenix)
​3-Hour Score-O/Long Classic/Short Classic @Bartlett Lake
Bib Pick Up
TBD
Event Guide
The event guide will be your one stop shop for daily event information.
All events and recommended activities in one place. When driving, be sure to use the directions in each event's description.
Schedule
Registration Opens:
Beginner Clinic:
Starts:
Courses Close:
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People
Course Setter: Jeff Coker
Vetter:
Event Directors: Cristina Luis
SWSW opens with fun, fast orienteering in the grassy foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains. Classic courses will take you across ridges and reentrants that are virtually cactus-free up at 5000' elevation. Today's finish area is the same as that for Sunday's classic courses.
Course Length(km) Climb (m) Controls Map
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Yellow
Orange
Brown
Green
Red
Blue
Directions to Kentucky Camp HQ
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. DO NOT go to the Kentucky Camp location in Google Maps, you will end far from the orienteering.
Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
E-Punch: yes!
Water: No running water
Restrooms: Portable toilets
→ What to do after:
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If you're planning to stay close before the night-o, try a visit to Sonoita or Patagonia, south on Rt 83.
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If you're headed back to Tucson, check out the Pima Air and Space Museum or Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Night 1 Saturday March 8, 2025
Night-O @Oak Tree Canyon
Mass start night orienteering on the same map as last year's mini-rogaine, right off of Rt 83!
Schedule
Check-in Opens: 6:00 pm
Briefing: 6:45 pm
Mass Start: 7:00 pm
Courses Close: 9:00 pm
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People
Course Setter: Isaac Pimienta
Vetters:
Event Directors: Cristina Luis
E-Punch: Yes
Water: no running water
Restrooms: portable toilet
Directions to Oak Tree Canyon
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations.
Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
Course Length(km) Climb (m) Controls
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Another day of classic courses in the rolling grasslands of the Santa Rita foothills. Today's finish area is the same as Saturday's classic courses.
Course Length(km) Climb (m) Controls Map
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Yellow
Orange
Brown
Green
Red
Blue
Schedule
Registration Opens: 9:00 am
Beginner Clinic: 9:30 am
Starts: 10:00 am - noon
Courses Close: 3:00 pm
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People
Course Setters: Peter Wentzel
Event Director:
E-Punch: yes!
Water: faucets and water fountains available
Restrooms: modern facilities
Directions to Greaterville
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
→ What to do after:
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Head south to visit to Sonoita or Patagonia.
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If you're headed back to Tucson, check out the Pima Air and Space Museum or Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Day 3 Monday March 10, 2025
Cholla Chaser @Box Canyon
This is a handicapped, mass-start event. The course starts with 9 controls in a box. The number of controls a runner needs to visit depends on their handicap, which is dependent on age and gender. After visiting the required number of box controls runners will run a short point-to-point chase segment. First to finish wins!
Schedule
Registration Opens: 9:00am
Course Briefing: 9:50am at the start, which is up to several hundred meters from parking
Mass Start: 10am
Courses Close: 12pm
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People
Course Setter: Anna Sheldon
Vetters: Cristina Luis
Event Director:
Course Length (km) Climb Controls
Chaser 3 - 6km there's climb 11 - 17
Directions to Box Canyon
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
E-Punch: yes
Water: no running water
Restrooms: Portable toilets
→ What to do after:
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See info from Saturday and Sunday
Day 4 Tuesday March 11, 2025
Middle @Texas Canyon
Middle distance courses on a new map by Jon Campbell! This area is a special treat, with large rock structures punctuating rolling grasslands. Be sure the visit the Amerind Museum after your run--your bib will get you in for free!
Schedule
Check In Opens: 9:30am
Start Window: 10-11am
Course Closes: 1pm
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People
Course Setter: Cristina Luis
Meet Director:
Vetters:
Directions to Texas Canyon
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
Course Length(km) Climb (m) Controls Map
Explorer
Orange
Brown
Green
Red
Blue
E-Punch: yes
Water:
Restrooms: portable toilets and indoor toilets for museum visitors
→ What to do after:
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Visit the Amerind Museum right on site. Your bib gets you free entry!
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Kartchner Caverns
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Historic Tombstone
Day 5 Wednesday March 12, 2025
Rest Day & Kitt Peak telescope tour
Join us for a group tour of the 4m telescope at Kitt Peak. Tickets for the 1:30pm tour can be purchased during registration. If you'd like to extend your stay you can also purchase tickets for the other tours. Please plan up to 90 minutes for your drive to Kitt Peak from Tucson.
→ What to do:
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Visit the Desert Museum
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Go for a hike and (possibly) a swim in Sabino Canyon
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Visit the Arizona State Museum
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Take the (free!) street car to 4th Avenue, downtown Tucson, or the Mercado
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Drive up the Catalina Highway and visit Tucson’s downhill ski resort
Get a break from the hills on the west side of Rt 83 and sample the flatter terrain on the east side neighboring the historic Empire Ranch.
Course Length (km) Climb (m) Controls Map
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Schedule
Check In Opens: 8:30 am
Start Window: 9-11 am
Courses Close: 2 pm
​Late penalty:
People
Course Setter: Brad Poe
Vetter:
Event Director: Yvonne Poe
E-Punch: yes!
Water: No water, bring water!
Restrooms:
Directions to
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Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
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→ What to do after:
A park-O on a new map of Christopher Columbus park, on the northeast side of Tucson.
Schedule
Check In Opens: 8:30 am
Start Window: 10-11 am
Courses Close: noon
People
Course Setter: Alan Craig
Vetter:
Event Director:
→ What to do after:
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There's a total lunar eclipse tonight! It will be visible between about 10:11pm and 1:47am, so get to a dark spot and enjoy the view! Tomorrow's starts are late, so you'll have time to sleep in before orienteering again.
Directions to Columbus Park (Day 7)
Please use directions in the event guide for driving directions and exact locations. Also in the guide are course notes and other juicy information!
Please see the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club SWSW page or the event guide for info regarding Phoenix events.
Schedule
Start Window: 12 pm -2 pm
Courses Close: 5 pm
People
Course Setter:
Event Director:
Please see the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club SWSW page or the event guide for details regarding Phoenix events.
Schedule
Pre-race Briefing: 6:30 pm
Mass Start: 7 pm
Course Closes: 9 pm
People
Course Setter:
Event Director:
Please see the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club SWSW page or the event guide for info regarding Phoenix events.
Schedule
Start Window: 7-9 am
Courses Close: 12 pm
People
Course Setter:
Event Director: