Renfrew Ravine WET Wednesday Evening Training
September 13th 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Organizers: Alistair Howard (Event Director), Joanne Woods (Membership), Victoria Cote (Coach), Stan Woods (Coach)
Map: Renfrew Ravine
Registration is now open!
Please sign-up by noon on the day of the event so I can print maps
Schedule
- 6:15pm Introduction to Orienteering for Beginners
- 6:30pm Starts
- 8:00 pm Course Closure, participants must report to the Finish before leaving.
Courses
There will three options for courses:
- Beginner: a single course sticking to the traditional Renfrew Ravine area and suitable for new orienteers. If you like this one feel free to try the Advanced loops after.
- Advanced: Three short ~1km sprint'ish loops in the Renfrew Ravine area
- Expert: the short loops from advanced (3x~1km) plus a longer loop (~3km) taking you all the way to the 29th Ave skytrain and Slocan park
Safety Precautions
Sunset is 7:30pm. You may need a headlamp!
There are a few road crossings. This is a WET and there is no reason to take any risks. Please be careful.
You may want to run in trail shoes, but no spikes.
Parking/Start Location
Meet at the wading pool just off of Nootka St.
Acknowledgements
Without volunteers, these events cannot take place. A hearty thanks to all those helping put this event on. If you would like to volunteer/help at upcoming WETs/WJRs or would like to organize a WET please let us know.
