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    Vampire-O

    Oct 28th

    Get your SPOOK on with our annual Vampire-O tradition on October 28th. It’s a family-friendly journey through the woods of Darlington Provincial Park.We’ll give you a map and it’s up to you to navigate and find as many checkpoints (and avoid zombies!) as you can in an hour in the dark.

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    Turkey Trot 2017 - Short

    Sep 24th

    The afternoon race at Little Tract is a Short Distance race, not a Sprint. For those around long enough (c. 1990s), you may remember that there were three orienteering disciplines: short, medium and long. This race comes closest to a Short in structure. In other words, this is completely forested and not just about short legs, and longer than what most would expect from a “Sprint.”  It will be a lot of fun. Come and enjoy, then hopefully you can collect some prizes!

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    Turkey Trot 2017 - Middle

    Sep 24th

    Condensed Turkey Soup in a can? No way! The title here refers to one of the longest-running annual orienteering events in Ontario. This year's edition, let's call it the 35th annual Turkey Trot will be condensed into a single day. It will feature a longer Sprint event, along with a longer Middle distance event all in the same day.

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    Toronto Orienteering Festival

    Jun 4th

    It's a big year for milestones in Canada - we are 150 years young as a country and the sport of Orienteering is celebrating 50 years. To celebrate, the Toronto Orienteering Club is hosting an event that offers fun for the whole family.

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    Schools Orienteering Meet

    May 17th

    37th Annual Schools Orienteering Adventure Race

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    UKR Gators O-Cup 2017

    Feb 26th

    The UKR Gators are excited to welcome Ontario’s orienteering community back to Starkey Hills, just southeast of Guelph.

    Originally mapped in 1985 at 1:15000 by Olaf Hansson for the Ontario Masters Games, this venue has held numerous events/training days.

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    UKR O-Cup 2017

    Feb 12th

    Winter should be in full swing just prior to Valentine’s Day in 2017. Welcome back to newly remapped North Tract, near the hamlet of Vivian in Whitchurch-Stouffville. 
    Great Opportunity for Beginners!  There will be a BEGINNERS CLINIC and COURSE.
    Please come out and enjoy the “North of the North (Tract)”!

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    TOC O-Cup

    Jan 15th

    Join us for a fun winter day on January 15th at the Claireville Conservation area. We will provide a beginner clinic and an easy course for newcomers to the sport.
    Early bird prices are available until January 1st 2017.

Recreational Park Series 

The Toronto Orienteering Club (TOC) invites you to orienteer in Toronto city parks. These informal, recreational events are for everyone – both beginners and experienced orienteers. Come and see how easy it is to start orienteering and enjoy the outdoors this summer. You’ll discover how interesting our many beautiful city parks can be while getting some good exercise.

In-person registration will start at 6:15 on the Wednesday. The meeting place will be marked by an orange and white orienteering flag. Participation is FREE for TOC members, non-members will be asked to pay $5. After getting your course map you can run/walk the course at your leisure. The course will close at 8:00pm. There will usually be a begiiner and an advanced course. You will also be able to receive informal orienteering instruction from TOC members at the registration area.

The controls to find on the course will be marked by short orange ribbons.  The ribbons will be in place for 1 week, so you have a  week to do the course. NOTE there is no guarantee that a ribbon will remain in place. Especially in busier areas of a park, other users of the park may remove them.

If you can't make it in person on the Wednesday, you can get a pdf copy of the course: 

  1. Sign up as a club member, if you are not already a TOC member
  2. AFTER MAY 1, send a signed waiver to [email protected] . Note - you only need to send ONE waiver per season. Once we have your waiver you will have access to the courses for the Park Series from May to Sept. You will be able to download the course in PDF format from here
  3. The course map for a particular park will be available for download starting on the Wed  for 1-2 weeks. 

 

GPS COURSES OR MAPRUN6 COURSES 

Some Wed courses may indicate that they also have a virtual (GPS) version, this allows you to find the controls using the MAPRUN6 app on your smartphone (you don't need to see the ribbon). In this case first follow the waiver procedure above, then you can use the app on your smartphone to do the course.

Here is how it works:

  1. Starting on the Wed (and for 1 week after) you can find the course by selecting “Events Near Me” in the MAPRUN6 app.
  2. Go to the park and when you are near the start location click on “Go to Start”. 
  3. The app will ‘punch’ the start automatically and the timer will begin.
  4. You will hear a beep at each control as you go through the course.  Continue to the finish and you will be able to see how you did by clicking “Show Results”

To complete the virtual course, the pdf map is not required (but highly recomended), you can just use the map on your phone (it's a less accurate Open-Street Map) but the pdf map, since it's more detailed will help with your navigation.

If you are new to Maprun6 watch a short video on how to set it up and use the first time HERE.

 

Past GPS/Maprun6 Courses

ALL of our past GPS/Maprun6 Courses are available to club members that provide a current waiver. The PDF files of the maps are available HERE.  If you have questions on the software please contact us at [email protected]

For more information, you can contact the meet director of the event by e-mail (click on the name), or email Park Series Coordinator

Park Series Schedule

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    Ramsden Park

    Aug 30th

    Meeting place: across the street from Rosedale subway.

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    Edwards Gardens

    Aug 23rd

    Take some time to smell the FLOWERS. Or get some wedding photos done.

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    Earl Bales

    Aug 16th

    Earl Bales Park: the north and south of it. Wednesday night action returns in the heart of summer to the heart of Willowdale.

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    Sunnybrook Park

    Aug 9th

    Giddyup!

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jul 26th

    The meeting point is in the first parking lot on the other side of the DVP.

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    Glendon College

    Jul 19th

    Back to School!

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    Intermediate Clinic

    Jul 16th

    Completed the beginners clinic and want to take your orienteering skills to the next level? Join us for an intermediate clinic to learn about more advanced concepts and prepare yourself for the next adventure race or feel more confident on your next hike.  

    There is limited space, so please register in time

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    High Park

    Jul 12th

    The Capybaras are waiting to give you a run!

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    Warden Woods

    Jun 28th

     Your hardest task will be to find the metting place!

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    Intermediate Clinic

    Jun 25th

    Completed the beginners clinic and want to take your orienteering skills to the next level? Join us for an intermediate clinic to learn about more advanced concepts and prepare yourself for the next adventure race or feel more confident on your next hike.  

    There is limited space, so please register in time.

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    E. T. Seton Park

    Jun 21st

    You can hop the fence and sneak into the Science Centre.

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    Ramsden Park

    Jun 7th

    Meeting place: across the street from Rosedale subway.

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    Morningside Park

    May 31st

    Easy to get lost in this park, probably the 'wildest' park in Toronto.

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    Intermediate Clinic

    May 28th

    Completed the beginners clinic and want to take your orienteering skills to the next level? Join us for an intermediate clinic to learn about more advanced concepts and prepare yourself for the next adventure race or feel more confident on your next hike.  

    There is limited space, so please register in time

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    Serena Gundy Park

    May 17th

    Serena Gundy is part of the Sunnybrook Park system. The park is named for the wife (Serena) of the Wood GUNDY co-founder. You can visit (what used to be) her garden, while here.

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    Earl Bales Park

    May 10th

    You can reflect at the Holocaust Memorial and take in some entertainment at the Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre.

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    Advanced Clinic at Albion Hills

    May 7th

    We are pleased to offer our first advanced clinic of the year. Please join us if you want to sharpen your orienteering skills.

    There is limited space, so please register in time.

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    Etienne Brule Park ( Humber River)

    May 3rd

    By the Humber River. Close to OLD MILL subway stn.

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    High Park

    Apr 26th

    The FIRST EVENT of the 2017 Park Series. 

    Come join us for this free event.