TOUR DE ISLANDS

For the FINAL course of 2021 we have something a bit different. It is a pt to pt course with 21 controls starting at Hanlan's Pt ferry docks and finishing at Ward's Island ferry docks. It will take you all the way across the Toronto Islands and you will discover many interesting spots, especially the beautiful, deserted, secluded beaches. BUT, only 12 of the controls are marked on the map. Nine of the controls are described only by clues. You will have to use your deductive and observational skills to find these.

In the download folder you will find: the complete course, expanded copies of the West and Central parts of the course, the clues, a descriptive (tourist map) of the islands which may help you.

ALL controls are marked by SMALL orange ribbons, with "S15" written on them - you will have to look carefully to find them.

A chance to get away from the city and orienteer in a beautiful Conservation Area close to Toronto.

There will be a 2.3 km  pt to pt Beginner course with all controls close to paths.

For the more experienced Orienteer, there will also be a Score-O course consiting of 20 controls having  values from 20 to 60 pts.

Interested in orienteering but don’t know where, or how, to start? Come on out to our next Beginner Clinic at Etienne Brule Park - near the Old Mill! We’ll show you how to use a compass, how to read an orienteering map, and walk with you through an orienteering course.

We're using EDWARDS GDNS as the gateway into the northern part of the Sunnybrook Park system. There is 1 control to find here (see picture at left) to force you to experience this park. Please NO RUNNING while you're in Edwards Gdns.

There is a Beginner pt to pt course with 9 controls and length 2.6 km. 

There is also an Advanced Score-O course with each control worth: 5, 10, 20, 30 or 40 pts, making the total 250 pts. If you want bonus pts, there are two "dogbones" (which means the two controls comprising the "dogbone" have to be found back to back - without going to any other controls).

Please respect the purple hatched OUT OF BOUNDS areas marked on the map. In the public areas, the ribbons marking the controls are short and at ground level.

There are NO virtual courses.

There will be a BEGINNER ( 1.9 km 8 controls) and an ADVANCED ( 3.5 km 16 controls) pt to pt course.

The BEGINNER course will be entirely in Earl Bales Park.

The first half of the ADVANCED course will be in neighbouring Bathurst Park and will finish in Earl Bales. Bathurst Park is a technically difficult park with lots of MTB trails and dense forest and the course is actually longer than 3.5 km (because you can never "fly like a crow" between the controls). 

There will be virtual courses for both:

 ADVANCED Bathurst Earl Bales 20210818 PXAC

 BEGINNER Bathurst Earl Bales 20210818 BEGINNER PXAC

The course is a Sore-O course with 20 controls having pt values 2, 4 and 6. You will have to navigate Monarch Park and the surrounding streets to find familiar objects.

There is NO virtual course.

While there is a break in the weekly series we have a new multi-sport GPS course for TOC members out at Walker Woods Forest starting this week! Get out your mountain bike AND running shoes this time around!  A great outing this long weekend!

Interested in orienteering but don’t know where, or how, to start? Come on out to our next Beginner Clinic at Earl Bales Park. We’ll show you how to use a compass, how to read an orienteering map, and walk with you through an orienteering course.

This week's course is a pt to pt course consisting of 15 controls. If you're a beginner you should probably only do controls: 1 to 6, then 8, 11, and 10.

There is NO virtual course this week.

There will be a BEGINNER pt to pt course with 8 controls that you must find in order, length 2.3 km (as the crow flies).

There will also be a more advanced SCORE-O course with 23 controls that you can find in any order. These controls have pt values of 10 to 50 pts. If you find ALL of them you score 500 pts.

There WILL also be corresponding virtual courses.

Hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. Start: across the street from Rosedale subway. There is a small amount of free* 1 hour parking immediately northwest of control 34.

The course is a Score-O with 30 controls of equal value. It uses a highly detailed (1:2500) map of a small, dense urban environment. You should be able to do this course in less than 45 mins. Please respect Private Property!

This is an entirely VIRTUAL course with no ribbons. Note: there is NEW staircase construction in the south end of the map area which impacts control number 25; but the GPS punch works properly as its coordinates are correct

In MapRun6 the course is called: 

“RamsdenParkScoreOrev PXAS ScoreN45”.

You can also download the detailed map of the course to help you with your navigation.

The course is from the 2018 Schools Orienteering meet. The start (as you'll see from the map) is in the large open area of Serena Gundy park. It's a Score-O with 30 controls, having pt values from 10 to 50. As with all Score-Os, you can find the controls in any order. At the Schools Meet, there was a time limit of 1 hr to find as many controls as possible. In the download folder is the winning course - all controls found in 1 hour. See if you can do as well.

Some small trails (esp mountain bike) are different from what the map shows.

There is no virtual course.

Interested in orienteering but don’t know where, or how, to start? Come on out to our next Beginner Clinic at High Park. We’ll show you how to use a compass, how to read an orienteering map, and walk with you through an orienteering course.

High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, where it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

There will be a BEGINNER pt to pt course with 9 controls that you must find in order.There will also be a more advanced SCORE-O course with 17 controls to find. These controls have pt values of 10 to 50 pts. If you find ALL of them you score 400 pts.

There WILL also be a virtual course.

The start is at the parking lot off HALDON AVE.

This is a long park with lots of difficult, technical ravines. But you can also stay on/close to the paths if you're less experienced.

The course is a Score-O (which means you can find the controls in any order). They have pt values from 0 to 100 depending on how hard they are to find.

There is also a virtual course available.

Follow the directions CAREFULLY to find the start. This is a technically difficult park so beginners should be careful. Also the mosquitoes may be out in force.

There will be a SHORT and a LONG pt to pt course. Both courses will first take you up the east side of the creek, cross over on St Clair Ave, and then back down the west side. If you have difficulty with the first part, or if it's getting dark, then you shouldn't cross over to do the return leg, rather re-trace your steps using the paved path on the east side and return to the start.

A brand new map of a beautiful park in downtown Toronto. Scale is 1:4000, so experts can test their sprint skills, while beginners can learn to orienteer in familiar surroundings.

The start location is the wooden platform down in the dog bowl. There are 2 VIRTUAL sprint courses. That means NO ribbons, you use the MAPRUN6 app on your phone, and you can download detailed maps of the courses from the standard place.

An amazing park with: ravines, wetlands, a large reservoir, a mausoleum, and horse stables. 

There will be 3 Pt to Pt courses which means you have to find the controls in order:

1. An "advanced" with 14 controls and a "distance" (as the crow flies between controls - so your distance will be longer) of 4.4 km.
2. A "sprint" with 12 controls and a "distance" of 3 km.
3. And, what the course setter Ian calls a "bridge tour". This course takes you throughout the whole park and has a "distance" (as the crow flies) of 6.5 km. There are NO markers at the control pts - so use the map to take yourself on a guided tour of this interesting park.

There is NO virtual course.

Glendon College connects to the Sunnybrook Park system, making for GREAT orienteering. If you park in the parking lot, make sure you pay otherwise you will almost certainly get a TICKET!

The courses are marked with PINK ribbons.

There will be a Beginner pt to pt course with 7 controls that you must find in order. There will also be a more advanced SCORE-O course with 20 controls to find. These controls have pt values of 10, 20 and 30 pts. If you find ALL of them you score 350 pts.

There is NO virtual course.

High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, where it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST! There will be a BEGINNER pt to pt course with 9 controls that you must find in order.There will also be a more advanced SCORE-O course with 20 controls to find. These controls have pt values of 10, 20 and 30 pts. If you find ALL of them you score 320 pts. Some areas have beautiful Trillium beds, especially at controls 28 and 29. Please be careful not to disturb them. There will NOT be a virtual course.