Orienteering is an outdoor sport that uses map reading, navigation skills and speed. Orienteering Utah is a small club that hosts monthly events at parks and forests along the Wasatch Front. Scout troops also use the events for practice towards badges. Events are free of charge and generally take an hour to complete. Instruction and compasses are available at the start point which is referenced on the club's Web site, www.o-utah.org. Cost is $5 per event.

Here are the locations of upcoming events:

June 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. » Kaysville Mountain Park, 1422 E. 600 North, Kaysville

July 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. » Snow Basin Ski Resort

Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. » Brighton Ski Resort

Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. » Utah Valley University

Oct. 10, 3-5 p.m. » Jordan River Parkway, 900 W. 12300 South, Draper

Oct. 24, 7-8 p.m. » Hidden Valley Park, 2800 E. Wasatch Blvd,, Sandy