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    2024 O-Cup Knock Out

    Apr 14th

    Compete in a series of stages using the Handicap system to drop controls at each stage. Don't get Knocked Out!!

    This is the final race in the Orienteering Ontario O-Cup Series, and the series trophy will be awarded at this event!

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    2024 Schools Orienteering

    May 15th

    42nd 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
    • School trophies for 11- 14 and 15-19 age classes
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    2024 Canadian Orienteering Festival

    Aug 3rd - 11th

    Enjoy 7 days of competitive orienteering races here in Ontario!

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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    High Park

    May 8th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    Sunnybrook Park

    May 15th

    Lots of paths - so great for BEGINNERS, but also many complicated features - so challenging for EXPERIENCED orienteers. We will be using the course from the Schools Meet which took place earlier in the day.

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    Earl Bales Park

    May 22nd

    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.

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jun 12th

    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.

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    Etienne Brule Park

    Jun 19th

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

    While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Humber River and visit their scared burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

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    Sunnybrook Park

    Jun 26th

    Lots of paths - so great for BEGINNERS, but also many complicated features - so challenging for EXPERIENCED orienteers.

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    High Park

    Jul 3rd

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    E T SETON PARK

    Jul 10th

    You can challenge your MIND and visit the Science Centre, then come and challenge BOTH your mind and your body on our Orienteering course.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    Jul 24th

    This event is hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. The meeting place is outside the Earl Bales Community Centre. Bathurst Park is next to Earl Bales Park and is a technically difficult park with lots of MTB trails and dense forest. 

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    Earl Bales Park

    Jul 31st

    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.

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    Morningside Park

    Aug 14th

    A very 'rugged' park. Easy to get LOST. A good test of your navigational skills.

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    Warden Woods

    Aug 21st

    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.

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    High Park

    Aug 28th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    High Park

    Aug 30th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

    NOTE new travel restrictions - vehicles can no longer enter via Bloor St. High Park vehicles

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    Warden Woods

    Aug 23rd

    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.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    Aug 16th

    This event is hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. The meeting place is outside the Earl Bales Community Centre. Bathurst Park is next to Earl Bales Park and is a technically difficult park with lots of MTB trails and dense forest. 

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    Etienne Brule Park

    Aug 9th

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

    While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Humber River and visit their scared burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

    NOTE: the parking lost next to the meeting place is CLOSED. There are a couple of parking lots on the other side (West) of the Old Mill bridge.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 2nd

    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.

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    Morningside Park

    Jul 26th

    A very 'rugged' park. Easy to get LOST. A good test of your navigational skills.

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    G Ross Lord Park

    Jul 19th

    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

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    E T Seton Park

    Jul 12th

    You can challenge your MIND and visit the Science Centre, then come and challenge BOTH your mind and your body on our Orienteering course.

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    High Park

    Jul 5th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    Humber Bay Park

    Jun 28th

    A new map at scenic Humber Bay Park. Take in views of the skyline, watch the butterflies and birds and be refreshed by the cool breeze coming off the lake. This park consists of two peninsulas jutting out into Lake Ontario, split by Mimico Creek with plenty of sandy shoreline to explore.
     
    See if you can find the Air India memorial, commemorating the victims of the largest mass killing in Canadian history.
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    Sunnybrook Park

    Jun 21st

    Lots of paths - so great for BEGINNERS, but also many complicated features - so challenging for EXPERIENCED orienteers.

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jun 14th

    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.

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    Glendon

    Jun 7th

    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!

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    Earl Bales Park

    May 24th

    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.

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    Etienne Brule Park

    May 17th

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

    While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Humber River and visit their scared burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

    NOTE: the parking lost next to the meeting place is under construction and so may be closed. There are a couple of parking lots on the other side (West) of the Old Mill bridge.

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    High Park

    May 10th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    High Park

    Aug 31st

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    Edwards Gardens

    Aug 24th

    We're using EDWARDS GDNS as the gateway into the northern part of the Sunnybrook Park system. Please NO RUNNING while you're in Edwards Gdns proper.

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    Ramsden Park

    Aug 17th

    Map provided by the UKR Orienteering Club. Start: across the street from Rosedale subway. There is a small amount of free* 1 hour parking.

     Please respect Private Property!

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    Etienne Brule Park

    Aug 10th

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

    While you're orienteering, you can re-trace the trade routes of the Anishinaabe peoples along the Humber River and visit their scared burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

    Note only half the parking lot is open, so parking may be difficult, it's close to a subway station - so consider taking the TTC.

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    Humber Bay Park

    Aug 3rd

    A new map at scenic Humber Bay Park. Take in views of the skyline, watch the butterflies and birds and be refreshed by the cool breeze coming off the lake. This park consists of two peninsulas jutting out into Lake Ontario, split by Mimico Creek with plenty of sandy shoreline to explore.
     
    See if you can find the Air India memorial, commemorating the victims of the largest mass killing in Canadian history.
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    Morningside Park

    Jul 27th

    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.

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    G ROSS LORD PARK

    Jul 20th

    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

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    E T SETON PARK

    Jul 13th

    You can challenge your MIND and visit the Science Centre, then come and challenge BOTH your mind and your body on our Orienteering course.

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    Warden Woods

    Jul 6th

    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.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    Jun 29th

    This event is hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. The meeting place is outside the Earl Bales Community Centre. Bathurst Park is next to Earl Bales Park and is a technically difficult park with lots of MTB trails and dense forest. 

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jun 15th

    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.

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    Sunnybrook Park

    Jun 8th

    Lots of paths - so great for BEGINNERS, but also many complicated features - so challenging for EXPERIENCED orienteers.

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    Earl Bales

    May 25th

    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.

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    Glendon

    May 18th

    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!

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    Monarch Park

    May 11th

    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

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    High Park

    May 4th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, but you're surrounded by the city, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST!

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    2022 Weekly Park Series

    Apr 27th - Sep 3rd

    Join us this spring and summer of 2022 for more weekly Orienteering!  Details coming soon.  

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    TORONTO ISLANDS

    Sep 10th - 28th

    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.

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    Greenwood Conservation Area

    Sep 1st - 9th

    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.

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    Beginner Clinic - Etienne Brule Park

    Aug 27th

    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.

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    Edwards Gardens

    Aug 25th - 31st

    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.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    Aug 18th - 24th

     

     

    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

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    Monarch Park

    Aug 11th - 17th

    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.

     

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    Humber Bay Park

    Aug 4th - 10th

    A new map at scenic Humber Bay Park. Take in views of the skyline, watch the butterflies and birds and be refreshed by the cool breeze coming off the lake. This park consists of two peninsulas jutting out into Lake Ontario, split by Mimico Creek with plenty of sandy shoreline to explore.
     
    There will be a beginners 2km point to point course consisting of 9 controls, as well as a longer "advanced" Score-O course with 20 controls, covering more of the park.
     
    GPS courses are available for both on MapRun.
     
    Close to the start/finish you can reflect at the Air India memorial, commemorating the victims of the largest mass killing in Canadian history.
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    2021 Walker Woods Adventure

    Jul 29th - Oct 1st

    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!

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    2021 Beginner Clinic - Earl Bales Park

    Jul 23rd

    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.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Jul 21st - 27th

    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.

     

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    E T Seton Park

    Jul 14th - 20th

    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.

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    Ramsden Park

    Jul 7th - 13th

    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.

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    Serena Gundy Park

    Jun 30th - Jul 6th

    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.

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    2021 Beginner Clinic - High Park

    Jun 25th

    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.

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    High Park

    Jun 23rd - 29th

    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.

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jun 16th - 22nd

    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.

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    Warden Woods Park

    Jun 9th - 15th

    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.

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    Trinity Bellwoods

    Jun 2nd - 8th

    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.

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    G. Ross Lord Park

    May 26th - Jun 1st

    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.

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    Glendon College

    May 19th - 25th

    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.

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    High Park

    May 12th - 18th

    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.

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    Morningside Park

    Sep 23rd - 30th

    Join us for a challenging training course at Morning sidepark.  Keep an eye out for deer deep in the forest!

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    Warden Woods Park

    Sep 9th - 15th

    Your hardest task will be to find the START!  The control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week. Please join us for our LAST Wed night event of 2020.

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    High Park

    Sep 2nd - 8th

    High Park is an intricate park with lots of interesting features, where it's IMPOSSIBLE to get LOST! The control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 19th - 25th

    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 a Score-O course for you to try. The control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week.

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    Monarch Park

    Aug 12th - 18th

    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 Control Points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week.

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    Edwards Gardens

    Jul 29th - Aug 5th

    Take some time to smell the FLOWERS. Or get some wedding photos done. The control points will be marked by PINK ribbons for 1 week until August 5th.

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    Glendon College

    Jul 22nd - 28th

    Glendon College connects to the Sunnybrook Park system, making for GREAT orienteering. The control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week until July 28th. If you park in the parking lot, make sure you pay otherwise you will almost certainly get a TICKET!

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    Taylor Creek Park

    Jul 15th - 21st

    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 control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    Jul 8th - 14th

    Our first "traditional" Wed night orienteering. There will be ribbons marking the control points but we will offer the usual GPS course as well. Hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. Meeting place is outside the Earl Bales Community Centre, but we will be using a map of nearby Bathurst Park. The control points will be marked by ribbons for 1 week.

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    Ramsden Park GPS Course

    Jul 2nd - 8th

    Back to a more urban setting - this can be a fast paced sprint in a very accessible park (Rosdale Subway station). The time limit is 30 minutes but of course you can walk and discover the neibourhood.

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    Claireville Conservation Area

    Jun 23rd - 29th

    A bit of change change of pace for this week: from a fast Sprint at Monarch Park to a more forested experience at Claireville Conservation Area. Make sure you bring bug repellent - there are spots with ferocious mosquitos. We made the time limit a bit longer than usual: 75 minutes.

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    Monarch Park

    Jun 13th - 21st

    Our next GPS course is on a 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. This will be a shorter 30 minutes Sprint Score-O.

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    G Ross Lord Park

    Jun 7th - 14th

    Building on our last week's success, we have a new GPS course for our members, this time at G. Ross Lord Park.

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    Earl Bales North - Bathurst Park

    May 30th - Jun 5th

    We set up our first GPS course in Earl Bales. As of now, the park is open for the public, the start of the course is located at the northern parking lot which can be accessed from Sheppard Avenue.

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    High Park

    Aug 28th

    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! Please join us for our LAST Wed night event of 2019.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 14th

    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 you to try.

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    Ramsden Park

    Jul 31st

    Hosted by the UKR Orienteering Club. Meeting place: across the street from Rosedale subway.

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    Etienne Brule Park

    Jul 24th

    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 burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

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    Glendon College

    Jul 17th

    Glendon College connects to the Sunnybrook Park system, making for GREAT orienteering. You can try our BEGINNER, MEDIUM or LONG courses.

     

    BONUS: SMART PHONE ORIENTEERING

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    High Park

    Jul 10th

    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! Please join us for this event. For upcoming beginner clinics please check out our schedule here.

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    Warden Woods Park

    Jun 26th

    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.

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    Intermediate Clinic

    Jun 23rd

    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 19th

    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.

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    Trinity Bellwoods

    Jun 12th

    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 meeting location is the wooden platform down in the dog bowl. See the map below.

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    Etienne Brule Park

    Jun 5th

    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 burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

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    Taylor Creek Park

    May 29th

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

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    G Ross Lord Park

    May 22nd

    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

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    SunnyBrook Park

    May 15th

    We will re-use the score-o course from the school-meet held in the morning. So you can test your orienteering skills against the best kids in the GTA.

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    Earl Bales Park

    May 8th

    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 you to try.

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    High Park

    May 1st

    The FIRST event of the 2019 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! Please join us for this event. For upcoming beginner clinics please check out our schedule here. NOTE - High Park will be closed to vehicles for the cherry blossom festival. So if this coincides with our event, you won't be able to drive into the park.

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    UKR Gators O-Cup 2019

    Feb 23rd

    The UKR Gators are excited to welcome Ontario’s orienteering community to Heart Lake Conservation Area, just north of Brampton with easy access from the city and surrounding areas.

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    Beginner Clinic

    Oct 28th

    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 orienteering course.

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    High Park

    Aug 29th

    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 !

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    Morningside Park

    Aug 22nd

    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.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 15th

    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 you to try.

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    G Ross Lord Park

    Aug 8th

    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.

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    Intermediate Clinics

    Jul 29th

    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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    Etienne Brule Park

    Jul 25th

    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 burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

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    Glendon College

    Jul 18th

    Glendon College connects to the Sunnybrook Park system, making for GREAT orienteering. You can try our BEGINNER, MEDIUM or LONG courses.

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    High Park

    Jul 11th

    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 !

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    Erindale Park

    Jul 7th

    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 competition! Starts at 2 pm.

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    Warden Woods Park

    Jun 27th

    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.

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    E T Seton Park

    Jun 20th

    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.

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    BestView Park

    Jun 13th

    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.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Jun 6th

    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 you to try.

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    Toronto Islands

    Jun 2nd

    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 MAZE! Starts at 3 pm.

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    Taylor Creek Park

    May 30th

    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 need one.

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    Intermediate Clinic

    May 27th

    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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    G. Ross Lord Park

    May 23rd

    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.

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    Serena Gundy Park

    May 16th

    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 BEGINNERS, but also many complicated features - so challenging for EXPERIENCED orienteers.

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    Etienne Brule Park

    May 9th

    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 Humber River and visit their sacred burial ground - but be respectful and please don't enter.

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    High Park

    May 2nd

    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! Please join us for this FREE event. Unfortunatelly our clinic for this date is full but feel free to come out and walk/run the course. For upcoming beginner clinics please check out our schedule here.

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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.

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 24th

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    Earl Bales Park

    Aug 3rd

    The meeting point is in the community centre parking lot.

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    G. Ross Lord Park

    Jul 13th

    The meeting point is in the community centre parking lot.

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    Ramsden Park

    Jun 29th

    Meeting place: across the street from Rosedale subway.

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    BestView Park

    Jun 22nd

    Meeting place: corner of Laureleaf Rd. S- Bestview Dr.

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    G. Ross Lord Park

    Jun 15th

    Meeting place: North parking lot.

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    G. Ross Lord Park

    May 18th

    Meeting place: North parking lot.

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    High Park April 20th

    Apr 20th

    Join us for our first Wednesday evening event of the year!