Event Schedule
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Turkey Trot 2018 - LongSep 16, 2018
The afternoon race at Albion Hills is a Long Distance event. Results will be cumultated with the Middle race from the morning.
Please sign up online, only a limited number of extra maps will be available.
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Turkey Trot 2018 - Middle
Sep 16, 2018
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&nbs
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Schools Orienteering MeetMay 16, 2018
38th annual Orienteering ADVENTURE RACE for schools
- Cross-Country running with map and compass
- 8 different age classes M/F: 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-19
- Medals for first three finishers in each age class
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UKR Gators O-Cup 2018Feb 25, 2018
The Gators Chapter of the Ukrainian Orienteering Club – in partnership with the Toronto Orienteering Club are excited to welcome Ontario’s orienteering community back to Rockwood Conservation Area, just east of Guelph. Originally mappe
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UKR O-Cup 2018Feb 10, 2018
A rare Saturday date brings a return to the recently re-mapped Scanlon Creek Conservation Area, just north of Bradford, Ontario, off of Highway 11 (Yonge Street).
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2018 TOC O-CupJan 21, 2018
Join us for a fun winter day of Orienteering on January 21st at Erindale Park in Mississauga. We will provide a beginner clinic and an easy course for newcomers to the sport. Early bird prices are available until January 1st 2018.
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 beginner 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:
- Sign up as a club member, if you are not already a TOC member
- 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.
- 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:
- Starting on the Wed (and for 1 week after) you can find the course by selecting “Events Near Me” in the MAPRUN6 app.
- Go to the park and when you are near the start location click on “Go to Start”.
- The app will ‘punch’ the start automatically and the timer will begin.
- 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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Beginner ClinicOct 28, 2018
Interested in orienteering but don’t know where, or how, to start? Come on out to our next Beginner Clinic at Albion Hills. We’ll show you how to use a compass, how to read an orienteering map, and walk with you through an orient
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High ParkAug 29, 2018
Go for a run with the Capybaras at our FINAL parks meet of 2018. Or you can go at your own pace. High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features. Great for both experienced and beginning orienteers. And it's still FREE
Morningside ParkAug 22, 2018
A very 'rugged' park. Easy to get LOST. A good test of your navigational skills. But we will also have a BEGINNER course for the more faint of heart.
Earl Bales ParkAug 15, 2018
You can 'reflect' at the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, or take in some entertainment at the BARRY ZUKERMAN amphitheatre. OR participate in the great sport of ORIENTEERING - we'll have BEGINNERS, MEDIUM and LO
G Ross Lord ParkAug 08, 2018
An amazing park with: ravines, wetlands, a large reservoir, a mausoleum, and horse stables. See if you can find the amazing tree consumed with burl deformities right on the main path in the N part of the park.
Intermediate ClinicsJul 29, 2018
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 ne
Etienne Brule ParkJul 25, 2018
By the Humber River. Close to the OLD MILL subway station. We will have: BEGINNER, MEDIUM and LONG courses. While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Humber River and visit their scared buria
Glendon CollegeJul 18, 2018
Glendon College connects to the Sunnybrook Park system, making for GREAT orienteering. You can try our BEGINNER, MEDIUM or LONG courses.
High ParkJul 11, 2018
Go for a run with the Capybaras. Or you can go at your own pace. High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features. Great for both experienced and beginning orienteers. And it's still FREE !
Erindale ParkJul 07, 2018
This park is next to U of T Mississauga, so you can experience both the forest and the urban environments. At this event we will have our full electronic timing system installed. You can experience what it's like at a real Orienteering compe
Warden Woods ParkJun 27, 2018
Your hardest task will be to find the meeting place! If you succeed, you can go on either the: BEGINNER, MEDIUM or LONG courses and enjoy the sport of ORIENTEERING.
E T Seton ParkJun 20, 2018
You can challenge your MIND and visit the Science Centre, then come and challenge BOTH your mind and your body on one of our Orienteering courses.
BestView ParkJun 13, 2018
Located near Bayview and Steeles. A great park with: ravines, forests and paved paths. Meeting place is corner of Laureleaf Rd S and Bestview Dr.
Earl Bales ParkJun 06, 2018
You can 'reflect' at the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, or take in some entertainment at the BARRY ZUKERMAN amphitheatre. OR participate in the great sport of ORIENTEERING - we'll have BEGINNERS, MEDIUM and LONG courses for
Toronto IslandsJun 02, 2018
Have a great ADVENTURE RUN in Toronto's unique park. Great place for BEGINNERS. Could be cold - better bring a jacket. Don't get LOST in the
Taylor Creek ParkMay 30, 2018
Be sure to bring your compass to Taylor Creek for some Attack point training! The terrain around some of the controls will be 'whited out' so you must find suitable 'attack points' to find them. Compasses will be on hand if you ne
Intermediate ClinicMay 27, 2018
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 ne
G. Ross Lord ParkMay 23, 2018
At this event we will have our full electronic timing system installed. You can experience what it's like at a real orienteering competition, but you can also just go informally without timing. A great park for BEGINNERS.
Serena Gundy ParkMay 16, 2018
SERENA GUNDY is part of the Sunnybrook Parks system. The park is named for the wife (Serena) of the co-founder of the WOOD GUNDY financial co. You can visit (what used to be) her garden while here. Lots of paths - so great for BEG
Etienne Brule ParkMay 09, 2018
By the Humber River. Close to the OLD MILL subway station. We will have: BEGINNER, MEDIUM and LONG courses and a fun grid orienteering challenge. While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Hum
High ParkMay 02, 2018
The FIRST event of the 2018 Wed Night Park series. High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features. Great for both advanced and beginner orienteers. And it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST