Cypress Falls WJR Why Just Run

Organizers: Bruce Rennie (Controller), Robyn Astridge (Course Planner), Alton Ho (Course Planner), Chris Benn (Event Director), Joanne Woods (Membership), Stan Woods (Assistant), Victoria Cote (Assistant), Jonathan Harris (Assistant), Daniel Widmann (Assistant)

Map: Cypress Falls

Come out and join us for a fun WJR at Cypress Falls Park: a beautiful area with some very interesting rock features and challenging orienteering!

Schedule

• 9:30-10:30 Registration
• 10:00-11:00 Starts
• 12:30 Course closure (You must be back by this time even if you have not completed your course!)

**PLEASE REMEMBER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS AT MIDNIGHT SAT MARCH 9th**

Parking

• Please park along Eagle Lake Access Road to the North of the Pop-Up Village parking lot, or alternatively in the lot itself.

Registration

• Registration is open! The deadline is Friday at midnight. You can see who has signed up here

Notes

• Registration and download will be in the Cypress Pop-Up Village extra parking lot on the west end. There are also heated washrooms here.
• There is a walk to the Start of approximately 300m. The Finish is also a short walk away from Registration/Download.

Course details

• Novice, 1.5km, scale: 1:5000
  • Sticks to the East side. Controls are at or near trails. Suitable for those who have orienteered a few times before and would like to try some forest orienteering.
• Intermediate, 2.1km, scale: 1:5000
  • Sticks to the East side. Controls are a little further from trails and along major handrails. Some route choice. Suitable for those who have orienteered in the forest before and would like to develop their skills further.
• Short advanced, 3.9 km, scale: 1:7500
  • Visits the West side. Controls are off-trail. Plenty of route choice. Suitable for strong orienteers who'd prefer not to do the full length course.
• Long advanced, 5.9km, scale: 1:10000
  • Visits the West side. Controls are off-trail. Plenty of route choice. Please only sign up for this course if you are comfortable in terrain that is challenging both physically and mentally. For reference, last year's Elite course was 5.9km and won in approximately 70 minutes.

Please note that the runability of the terrain varies wildly, from rough open to thick dark green. Those of you who came out last year will know what we're talking about. Hopefully the weather will be better this time!

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