Georgia Navigator Cup 2026

Race Info -- Jan 16-19, 2026

Embargo Information

McIntosh Reserve Park, entire park -- embargoed as of June 1, 2025
Chattahoochee Bend State Park, entire park -- embargoed as of June 1, 2025

Friday - Sunday, Jan 16-18 -- Model Area: Chattahoochee Bend State Park

Maps of a small area with controls will be available in a box in the Visitors Center parking lot. Please return the map to the box when you are done. Do not wonder off the mapped area. The rest of the park is embargoed.

The model map is also available here at 1:7500 and here at 1:10000

Friday, Jan 16 -- McIntosh Reserve Park

Middle Distance National Ranking Event
One-day, individual event

Saturday and Sunday, Jan 17 & 18 -- Chattahoochee Bend State Park

Classic Distance National Ranking Events
Awards for all OUSA classes based on 2-day combined times

Monday, Jan 19 -- McIntosh Reserve Park

Mal Harding Extreme-O
Long (approx 10km) and short (approx 5km) courses offered
Great fun for 2- or 3-person teams, but may be done solo

If you expect to be part of a team, be prepared to come with a team NAME and the E-stick number to be used.
E-stick punching is required. If you have an e-stick rented from GAOC, please be prepared to return it at download after the Extreme-O.

Patterned after a three-day military competition held in a member NATO country each year
Different map styles - orienteering, USGS quad, aerial photos may be used
Puzzles and mazes have been included too
Mandatory Extreme-O meeting to be held Monday morning, 8:30am, location TBD

Previous Extreme-O photos courtesy of our friends at Vulcan Orienteering from 2018 and 2022