Confederation Park Wednesday Evening series

Organizer: Nicki Rehn (Event Director)

Map: Confederation Park

Organizer Notes:

Starting - near the tunnel by Rosemount Community Hall.

Good news, the giant lake that formed in east Confederation after the heavy rains of late has drained. Things are back to normal in the park. This week there are three courses:

• Beginner - 2 km, 17 controls
• Intermediate - 3.4 km, 20 controls
• Long - 4.8 km, 29 controls

The long course has quite a bit of climb (100 m)!

Please note that the map has some inaccuracies. There are a few new bike paths in the west end, an unmapped wood and stone viewing platform (of sorts) on the south edge of the creek, and the vegetation along the creek can be quite different from what is mapped.

It's going to be a gorgeous warm evening on Wednesday, so bring a chair, a cooler, and snacks, and stick around for some socializing after your run.

Wednesday Evening Orienteering (WEO)

• in-person orienteering events
• with control flags and SI timing units in the terrain
• from 6:30-8pm on the day of the event

There will be about 20 WEO events from April to September

• You have to pre-register for each event. The last day to register for each Wednesday event is the Monday evening before to guarantee a map is printed for you.
• You will need an SI stick; when registering you can choose to borrow one if you do not own one.
• If you are unable to attend on the day of the event, you may wish to download the MapRun app and use it to run anytime up to a year afterwards.

Course Selection

When registering, there are three courses to choose from:

• Beginner: the easiest and shortest course, suitable for beginner orienteers and families; simple navigation; approx 1.5-2kms. Stays on trails
• Intermediate: requires orienteering/navigation skills; approx 2-3.5kms
• Advanced: the longest and potentially most challenging course (for some city maps this course may be called Long Intermediate); approx 4 kms (or more)

Pricing

• $5 for Members
• $10 for Non-members
• $15 for a Member Family (up to 6 registrants)
• $30 for a Non-member Family (up to 6 registrants)

Become a member to take advantage of our member pricing.

Click the green "Register" button to pay and register for the event.

WEO Series Pass

If you are interested in joining us for the season, you may purchase the WEO Series Pass for $55. This will give you access to all events in the WEO season, but you must still pre-register for each event so that a map is printed for you. Note, you must have a FWOC membership in order to purchase the WEO Series Pass.

Volunteering

All our events depend on volunteers - please consider helping-out - no experience necessary.

TRY-IT!

Interested in trying orienteering but feel like you need a little help? Join us for a Try-It!

What to expect?

• You will receive some brief instructions.
• You can try a couple of learning activities
• You will get a map and head out for a self-led walk or run to try the beginner orienteering course.
• All of this should take around 1 hour.

Go to the Try-it page for more information and registration

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