Bowness Park Wednesday Evening series

Organizer: David Roberts (Event Director)

Map: Bowness Park + Baker Park

Thank you to David R for some fun courses tonight at Bowness Park! Thank you, too, to al the other volunteers: Oleg, Tory, Marsha, Jan, Lauren and Bogi! Kathryn B, a member of Team Canada, ran all the courses as part of the Control Bounty Fundraiser! Please consider supporting her and other Team Canada members' efforts to raise funds for the international competitions!

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 (1.9km, 12 controls): Suitable for beginner or novice orienteers; relatively simple navigation; always options to stay on trails. This course has one road crossing within Bowness Park at a crosswalk and avoids locations immediately near the Bow River.
• Intermediate Short (3.1km, 16 controls): Requires some intermediate orienteering skills; avoids most trails, crosses parking lots and roads within Bowness Park not at crosswalks; avoids locations immediately near the Bow River.
• Intermediate Long / Advanced (4.9km, 22 controls): Requires some orienteering skills using contours and less distinct vegetation; may cross parking lots and roads both inside and outside the park; may have control locations very close to the Bow River; some route choices may encourage wet feet. :)

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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