UVIC Campus Orienteering
October 4th 2026 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Organizers: Linda Hildebrandt (Event Director), Kerstin Burnett (Course Planner)
SUMMARY & RESULTS
Almost 40 participants attended this event on an absolutely beautiful fall day on the UVIC Campus. We had a good turn out of beginners who subsequently tackled the C-1 Course with good success. Congratulations to the Pendrel Family for taking on the Intermediate Course as part of their new orienteering adventure and taking first place. The Advanced Course proved to be a nice challenge with all the quick direction changes required on the east side of the campus. Finding the optimum route is not as easy as it may seem when you are running fast! Congratulations to our international visitor to the Club, Anna, for another great run! Big thanks to helpers at this event. Marie (Course Setting, Beginner Clinic, Control Pickup) and Kerstin (course planning, setting, running starts) and Anna (control pick-up). And a special thank you to Leigh for tabulating results into WinSplits and setting up our event on Livelox! If you used a GPS to record your run, upload your track!
Linda (Event Director)
Click here for regular results
Interested in seeing what routes others have chosen? Check out Livelox. This program can display our competition maps and allow orienteers to upload their GPS Tracks. This is a very cool way to compare routes with others.
Here is the link to the Long Course: Livelox UVIC Oct 4 Long Course
To learn more about using GPS tracks in orienteering and how to load them on LiveLox, visit this link: Livelox Orienteering Canada has a subscription that covers all Canadian orienteering clubs including ours.
UVIC CAMPUS ORIENTEERING!
Welcome to one of our favourite places to orienteer! The UVIC Campus offers an interesting mix of complex urban terrain and small forest areas that can create interesting routes around this beautiful campus. This will be a traditional Orienteering course - collect all the controls in order, travelling as fast as you can.
Event Details:
There are three course options available. Please select the one most suited to your skill and experience level.
- Beginner - about 2 km, easy controls
- Intermediate - length 3- 4 km, more challenge and route choice
- Advanced - length 4 km+, long legs, challenging route choice
What to Bring: Warm clothes suitable for running in autumn weather. A compass to keep your map oriented is optional - UVic has many landmarks and it's fairly easy to orient yourself without a compass.
Cost: Junior Participants (under 19) - $5 Adults - $15
Travelling in a group? We offer a low cost option for two adults or more to travel together. Any additional members to a group - $5
Registration. Registration, waiver and payment are all done in one location using our Zone4 system. Register here: UVIC Campus Orienteering Event | Zone4.ca
Meeting Location: Parking Lot by Finnerty Gardens. Easiest access to the parking lot is via Gordon Head Road. Turn onto West Campus Road and follow it to the right to the get to the parking lot. There will be O Event signage to help direct you in. Parking is free on Sundays.
Start Time: Registration desk opens at 12:30 pm to pick up maps. Starts begin at: 1 pm. Courses Close at: 2:30pm. Please return to the Start/Finish area by 3pm at the latest so we can clean up the course.
Beginner Clinic: Are you new to orienteering? There will be a short beginner clinic at this event hosted by one of our club members to help you get started in orienteering. This event is the perfect opportunity to take a short introductory clinic and then practice your new orienteering skills on a real event immediately after! Indicate your interest in the Beginner Clinic while registering using the link above. The Beginner Clinic will start at 12:30 pm. Please arrive by 12:15 pm to check in and identify yourself at the registration table that you are new and wishing to join the Beginner Clinic.