Oakfield Park
September 20th 2025 11:00am - 1:30pm
Organizer: Cheryl Smith (Event Director)
This will be Barebones style event, meaning the approach will be casual in order to minimize the amount of volunteer capacity required, while still providing an enjoyable event for orienteers. One individual or team on each course will start each minute without formal start "boxes".
This event is part of the Nova Scotia Orienteering Series. Points will be awarded. (See here for detailed information about the point series).
The Venue:
Oakfield Provincial Park in Oakfield, Nova Scotia. A mix of forest with trails and varying vegetation, fields, and open park land.
Parking:
There are several parking lots at the park. It is recommended to follow the paved road into the park. When you arrive at the fork in the road, turn right, and then turn left into the first gravel parking lot (top of the hill, overlooking a sloping open area and the beach). Registration will be at the top of the hill, either in a white tent or in a picnic shelter.
Schedule:
10:00 Registration Opens
10:15 Beginner Clinic (if required - please let us know in advance if interested)
10:45 Safety Briefing
11:00 am (Staggered Starts)
1:30 pm Course Closure
The Courses:
Point to Point To complete any of the courses participants must visit a series of control points in the order shown on the map provided. Maps will be provided at the start, which will be staggered to space competitors and limit following.
Distances given below are an estimate only and will vary due to the nature of the event.
Beginner participants will typically follow marked and easy to follow trails to controls on trail for the easiest navigation and shortest distance to cover. Basic map following required. The beginner map will be limited in size to encourage success. (~2km)
A beginner’s clinic may be offered. Let us know in advance at the email below if you are interested, and we can provide some form of instruction, if not a formal clinic. Please check-in at 10am if you require instruction.
Intermediate participants, will exercise route choice along trails while also using map features and basic compass skills to find controls located that are possibly off trails with typically clear features to ease navigation. (~3.2km)
Advanced participants will tackle the entire map and should expect to be on trail and off, following longer route choices through more difficult terrain; good navigation skills required. (~4.7km)
Registration:
Prior to participating in their first event, all participants must have completed the Orienteering NS registration form and the Orienteering Canada waiver provided during the online registration process. Once completed for your first event, you are done for the year.
Register by clicking the registration link tbelow:
Click here for registration
Important:
- Register by midnight Thursday, September 18th, 2025 to:
- guarantee a map is printed for you
- save $5
- reduce wait time on-site
- minimize volunteer administration time
- If you are participating as part of a group/team, please note that each team member needs to register and pay individually (there is a blank to fill out your team members)
On-site check-in will take place from 10:00 to 10:45 am.
Check in at the registration table by 10:45 at the latest on event day to take care of payment if necessary and to let us know you’ve arrived.
Volunteer:
Volunteers are always appreciated (and they participate for free when they sign up in advance)!
Click here to volunteer
Entry Fees:
The following are the fees for this event* (pre-registered) - add $5 for event-day registrations:
$10 per adult (21+) participating as an individual
$5 per youth (7-20) participating as an individual
$7 per group/team member if participating as part of a team
Children under 7 participate free
*If you are registering four or more family/household members at the same time (including at least one adult), please use the discount code FAMILY_2025 at checkout to receive a discount.
How to Pay:
In advance (preferred):
- By credit card as part of the registration process
- You may also pay by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the following email: nsorienteering@gmail.com
- If you choose this method, complete the online registration process. At checkout, please enter the following coupon code: PAY_EFT_2025 so that you appear on our registration list.
In person:
- In cash; a payment container will be available. Please bring correct change.
- If you choose this method, complete the online registration process. At checkout, please enter the following coupon code: PAY_CASH_2025 so that you appear on our registration list.
Last minute registration: This can be done on site, but we typically only have a few extra maps because we didn’t know you were coming... Also, pre-registration allows the on-site details to move more quickly. If you have not pre-registered, your 2025 waiver/registration still needs to be completed.
Snacks:
A small post race treat will be available. In an effort to reduce waste, please bring your own water.
Washrooms:
There are pit toilets on site nearby the registration area.
Questions:
nsorienteering@gmail.com
Weather:
We run rain, snow or shine. Local thunder will typically be accommodated by a short delay. That said, any weather involving a Hurricane or Tropical Storm coming straight over will result in a reschedule.