BEAVER LAKE PARK
Date: Sunday, August 28, 2011      

With the end of summer approaching, its time to get out and enjoy a fine afternoon at one of
Victoria's most popular parks. Beaver Lake Park is a great park for orienteering with a fine network
of trails and some great varied terrain and nice runnable forest areas. If you have yet to try out
orienteering, this is an excellent place to start.

Location: Beaver/Elk Lake Park - South End. Park entrance is located just off the Pat Bay Highway just north of the Royal Oak turn-off and can be accessed via Elk Lake Road or using the turn-off from the highway at Haliburton Road. Please follow the signs in from the park entrance.

Parking: Park in large gravel parking Lot at south tip of Beaver Lake. There is no cost for parking.

Registration: Begins at 12:30
Starts at 1:00pm, Courses closes at 4:00pm

Registration Fees: $8 per person, Annual membership required ($5). First time participants get
their first membership for free.

Details: Four Courses will be available.:

Course 1 - Course will mainly follow trails.in easy terrain. The orienteering markers (controls) are hung at distinct land marks on or near trails and/or on large obvious features. Suitable for beginners and families.

Course 2 - More challenging than Course 1 - controls will be slightly off trail, but still accessable using trail network. Suitable for those who have orienteered before. Longer course than C-1

Course 3 - Longer course with more challenging controls. Intended for intermediate to seasoned orienteers.

Course 4 - Longest course, which will cover both sides of the park. Should be fun challenge for those looking for a good run. Navigational difficulty similar to the controls on course C-3. Suitable for those who like to run the entire course and work on their navigation speed.

For further info, please contact Happy Jaycox at miltonjaycox@shaw.ca or Chris Ling at chris.h.ling@gmail.com

This event is part of the 2011 Victoria Orienteering Club Island Series
.