Chapel Hill Farsta Fall Series
September 21st 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm
Organizer: Andrew Cornett (Event Director)
Map: Chapel Hill
The Chapel Hill terrain features mostly nice woods with complex contour detail, a dense trail network, some steep slopes, and very few rocks or cliffs. The visibility is generally good and the runnability varies with the steepness of the terrain. The terrain is presently very dry such that ditches mapped as wet (blue dots) are dry, marshes are generally dry and even many ponds are dry enough to cross.. Even larger streams are easily crossed anywhere. Note that there are many unmapped small trails in these woods.
A "Farsta" is a one-person relay or an orienteering course comprised of several loops, with a map exchange or map flip between each loop. The long advanced course will consist of 3 loops, the medium advanced course will have 2 loops, and the short advanced course will have a single loop. Intermediate and novice courses will also be offered.
IMPORTANT: All 3 loops will end at a common finish control, however, if you are running multiple loops, only punch the finish on your final loop. If it is not your final loop, proceed instead to the map exchange area and pick up the map for your next loop.
On-site registration will be at the Chapel Hill Catholic School, 1534 Forest Valley Dr, Orléans, ON K1C 6G9, where limited parking is available. Additional parking is available on local streets and at Chapel Hill Elementary School, roughly 300m SSE of the Catholic School. We do not expect the schools to be open during the event. Public toilets are available at Heritage Park (6160 Orléans Blvd, Orléans, ON K1C 6H6) located roughly 400m east of the Catholic School.
The following courses will be waiting for you:
- Novice - 2.2km, 9 controls
- Intermediate - 3.9km, 12 controls
- Short Advanced - 1 loop, 3.4km, 11 controls
- Advanced - 2 loops, 6.3km, 23 controls
- Long Advanced - 3 loops, 9.0km, 33 controls
Note that you will need a newer SI chip (SI-9 or above) for the Long Advanced course due to the number of controls.
We hope to see you all at Chapel Hill on Sunday!
Andrew & Cathy
Fall Series
Will this be the first time at one of our meets for the year? We will need contact information and signing of a waiver. By providing your personal information here in advance of the event, we can include you in our on-site database, give you a better chance to read the waiver before online acceptance, make the registration process faster for you and speed up registration for all. There is no charge at this point - the final registration and payment will be on-site on the day of the event. This must be done 48 hours before the event to ensure time to get it uploaded to the on-site database.
Recycle your map bag Drop your clean map bag into the recycle box below the download.
Meeting Point: The map below indicates only the general area of the event. In the week before the event, the map will be adjusted to display the exact details of our meeting point and other meet specifics will be posted.
Registration: 10am - 11:00am (Registration closes at 11:00 so the volunteer registrars can get out on course!)
Starts: 10:30 - 11:30
Finish: Courses close and controls are collected at 2pm. All participants must report to finish by 2pm.
Safety and Ethics: We encourage you to read our Safety and Ethics page to ensure a safe and enjoyable run.
We run rain or shine but if you have any doubts check this site for last minute changes.
New at orienteering or a bit rusty? Think you may need a quick review of map reading or some help with route planning? Join us at 10:30 for a 15 minute Mini-Intro to Orienteering. We ask that you arrive early enough to register for the event first so you have a map in-hand. The instructor will cover the event type, general procedures (SI stick, Clear and Check, finish process etc), safety information and basic map reading/navigation pointers. Look for the sign near the registration table and we'll see you there.
Water: Please bring your own water bottles. We will provide water, but limit the use of disposable cups. Please have your water bottles at the finish.
As always, make sure you do a careful tick check when you get back.
The following day visit our Route Gadget page to enter the route you took and compare to others or just have a look at how others tackled the course. -- a great learning tool.