Organizer: Andrea Friars (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.

The Schedule:

10:00 Registration Opens

10:15 Beginner Clinic (if required)

10:45 Safety Brief

11:00 (Staggered Start)

12:30 Course Time Limit

Start will be nearby the registration table.

The Venue:

Oakfield Provincial Park is a popular picnic park on the Shubenacadie-Grand Lake in the Halifax Metro region.

The park features a small beach, a picnic area with tables along the edges of fields (perfect for group picnics), a wheelchair-accessible boat launch, and ample parking. The park is 5 kilometres from Laurie Provincial Park and is a popular swimming and canoeing, kayaking, and boating area. Hard-surface walking trails are nearby.

Oakfield Park - Tourism Nova Scotia

The Courses:

Point to Point (most likely…just give us a minute, we're deciding what would be the most fun…)

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.

The terrain in Fleming Park is varied –

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 that controls with some difficulty will be shown but the more difficult controls will not be shown. 2km.

Intermediate participants, will exercise route choice along trails while also using map features and basic compass skills to find controls located just off trails with typically clear features to ease navigation. 3km.

Advanced participants will tackle the entire map on trail and off, following longer route choices through more difficult terrain, streams forests ravines and all; good navigation skills required. 6km.

A beginner’s clinic may be offered. Let us know 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.

Registration:

Prior to participating in an event, all participants must have completed the one time Orienteering NS registration form and the Orienteering Canada waiver as part of registration process.

Once membership and waiver are completed, register for courses by completing the process at the registration site linked at right.

Please ensure you register via the link on this page by midnight THURSDAY, June 4, 2026 to ensure a map is printed for you. On-site check-in will take place on site from 10:00 to 10:45 am.

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.

Volunteers:

Are always appreciated for a few tasks associated with the event (e.g. Beginner clinic, registration, control pickup). Please see here to sign up.

Snacks:

A small post race treat will be available, but participants should bring their own water if needed.

Questions:

Some may be answered below:

To Paul at nsorienteering@gmail.com

Parking:

Parking will be near the beach, upper lot, see pinned location below.

Washrooms:

There are maintained outhouses near the upper and lower parking lots.

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.

Entry Fees:

The following are the fees for this event* (pre-registered), add $5 for day-of registrations:

$15 per adult (21+) participating as an individual or as part of a team

$8 per youth (7-20) participating as an individual or 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_2026 at checkout to receive a discount.

How to Pay:

In advance (preferred):

• By credit card as part of the registration process
• 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_2026 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_2026 so that you appear on our registration list.

Note: all of the above is restated in the registration process.

Need Orienteering Kit before the event? Visit the O-Store!

Directions:

Event is in Oakfield Provincial Park on Grand Lake. Oakfield is accessible from Halifax via Highway 102, Exit 5A, then continuing north 13 km on Route 2. Registration is close to the location shown on the map below.

Location