Save the date and make plans to join us January 5, 2018 at Cub-O, the annual Cub Scout orienteering event held at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.
Cub-O is the most popular orienteering event in North America. A fun day of hiking and friendly competition for Cub Scouts, parents, and leaders. Orienteering, the use of map and compass, to find locations and plan a journey, has been a vital skill for humans for thousands of years. Thousands of people participate in the sport each year in local clubs and competitions. Longhorn Council has two events annually for orienteering. One is for Cub Scouts (Cub O), and one is held for Boy Scouts.
Early Bird Registration is $20 per scout and adult and includes a patch, lunch, liability insurance and a Cub-O keepsake map. T-shirts are available to purchase for $12 each. Additional attendees (attending, assisting or camping but not competing) can pay $6 for lunch and liability insurance only but must register and be paid. ***We are required to have 2 registered adults for every den we have attending. If there is a doubt we will need you as a walking chaperone, please register!
Lunch is included. Each team of 3-6 Cubs gets a Cub-O map half an hour before the race starts. Your goal is to hike in the woods and find as many of the 40 orange and white orienteering flags as you can.
Plan your strategy to score the maximum point total possible in 2 hours!
Map training sessions for Cub Scouts and parents are held all morning.
Lunch will be served in the dining hall. Meal times are assigned to minimize the length of serving lines.
This is a rain or shine event: extreme inclement weather (ice or snow) may cause a one week postponement. Weather announcements will be made on the Longhorn Council Website and on our blog as well.
Sound like something you want to do? REGISTER ONLINE HERE. Early bird registration ends THIS THURSDAY.
It’s fast, exciting, and FUN. And it’s all Cub Scouts. The locations of 40-50 orange and white orienteering flags are marked on the map and you and your team will go hiking in the woods to find them – or most of them! Each flag has a hole punch that you use to mark your scorecard. Flags are worth 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 points, depending on how hard they are to find. Your Den team will get a Cub-O competition map 20 minutes before the race starts. Then you plan a hiking strategy to find the most flags and score the most points in just 2 hours! You’ll stay warm ‘cause you’ll stay moving!
Cub-O is a team event for teams (Dens) of 3-6 Cub Scouts and at least 2 adults. Each team must have at least two adults registered for Cub-O. Be sure to dress warmly in layers and bring lots of water! Bring a compass and a watch so you’ll finish on time. All registered participants will get a Cub-O patch, our latest 5-color competition map, lunch and a great day of orienteering.
Matt Strong, Hiking Coordinator, will be on site for the event during the day. If you're attending please reach out to him 817-374-2318 (all phones don't have service at Sid Richardson). If you're interested in caravaning out there for the day event only, we will establish a time and meet at the church for that.
Plan on about a 15-30 min drive from where Google shows the entrance to be which will include the drive into the campground, and the walk from a possible far away parking spot to the main area for planning purposes.
The weather looks to be great for camping but someone will need to take lead for this to coordinate meals, campsite, campfire, unless you simply want to bring your own food and handle it individually. If you want to take lead CONTACT APRIL. If we do not have an individual to coordinate the small group wanting to camp, you will be on your own for coordinating camping accommodations/meals for your family. Your campsite will be communicated to you through the Council.
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