Paskapoo Slopes - Revisited! Wednesday Evening series
July 9th 2025 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Organizer: Oleg Tabelev (Event Director)
Map: Paskapoo Slopes
Event Description
Welcome to Paskapoo Slopes FWOC WEO - take two this season. The first attempt in May was spoiled by a sudden thunderstorm so let's hope this instance will be lightning-, hail-, and forest fire smoke free.
This event offers three regular orienteering maps:
- Beginner/Novice (Technical Difficulty TD2, 2.3 km long (route choice 3 km), elevation gain 120m, 10 controls on or near trails),
- Intermediate (TD3, 4 km (more like 5 km), 185 m elevation gain, on and off trails, route choices, 16 controls),
- Long (TD4, 4.5 km (closer to 6 km), 275 m elevation gain, 21 controls, physically challenging).
Trail shoes with good grip are recommended for all courses.
You will get to see most of the Paskapoo Slopes features - the Big Erratic, Buddhist Stupa, abandoned painted cars, ruins, many fresh springs, lush vegetation, and well trodden trails.
All maps are 1:7,500 scale. Contours 5 m.
THIS IS A HIGH USE MTB AREA: Paskapoo Slopes are a popular area for mountain biking - please watch out for cyclists while on course and be courteous; they have bigger mass and higher speed - and therefore much bigger momentum. Also watch out for other park users: humans, dogs, and wildlife.
PARKING OPTIONS:
- The Paskapoo parking lot we will be based at, called 'Olympic park parking' on google
- Street parking on the west side of Piita Rise SW (adjacent)
- Underground parking lot at Trinity Hills Shopping Mall (300m away)
- Street parking on Na'a Drive SW (400+m)
- Overground or Underground parking at Trinity Hill Tipi Plaza - Save on Foods, off Na'a Drive SW (1km)
** There are no toilets at the event site. Please plan ahead! **
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.
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