Cub-O Orienteering Competition and Camp Out

​What:  CUB-O is a timed orienteering event that teaches our scouts to think for themselves while learning to read a map and hiking in the woods. It’s fast, exciting, and FUN for all scouts.  The locations of 40-50 orange and white orienteering flags are marked on the map and you and your team will hike to find them – or most of them! Each flag has a unique hole punch that you’ll use to mark your scorecard. Flags are worth from 5 to 30 points, depending on how hard they are to find.  Your team will get a Cub-O competition map and plan a hiking strategy to find the most flags and score the most points in just 2.5 hours! 

 

Who:  All scouts, siblings, and parents are welcome to register

 

Where:  Sid Richardson Scout Ranch Bridgeport, TX 76426

 

When:  Cub-O will be the weekend of January 3-5, 2025, with the main adventure activity on Saturday, January 4th. (Camping available Friday and Saturday night)

 

How:  The pack will provide dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning.  Families should bring sack lunches, snacks, and water bottles for Saturday while on the compass course. There will be instructions on map and compass reading and smaller orienteering teams will be by family groups or dens (team size is limited so larger dens will need to split up).  The Cub Scouts love the excitement of looking for the hidden Cub-O markers and hiking all over the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.  More information will be provided at the pack meeting but Register Here for a GREAT way to kick off the new year in the outdoors. Registration will close on 12/17/24.

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Family Camping:  You are welcome to arrive and leave the day of the event or camp on Friday and/or Saturday night depending on the arrival time you register for. Weather could potentially be very cold, so be prepared with extra sleeping bags and blankets.

 

The format will be similar to 2024, Here are additional details of the orienteering event from last year:

• Cub-O is a team event

Teams (Dens) of 3-6 Cub Scouts plus 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, and a great day of orienteering.  Maximum team size is 8 people.

• No mass start crowd in 2025!
  CUB-O has been redesigned to have Dens starting every few minutes all day long.5

• Roads Stay Open!
  Pick your Arrival Time! come out to camp or make a Day Trip of it. The roads will be open all day (with speed enforcement roadblocks), so you can arrive and leave when you need to.

• Easy “How-To-Orienteer” Beginner Training Videos on YouTube!

• No more crowds at Training! The Orienteering Committee is making several short videos on “How to Have Fun Orienteering for Beginners”! Learn on your own time or watch it on your phone on Saturday!