Meadowbrook

Seattle, WA MAP LEGEND

Located in north Seattle off Lake City Way, the Meadowbrook map consists of several distinct mini-sections. Events are staged from Meadowbrook Playfield Park, while adjacent Meadowbrook Pond as well as the campuses of Nathan Hale High School and Jane Addams Middle School are also included.

Note: Samples of the map are provided here for educational purposes only; the map shown here is not kept up-to-date. The course shown is a Beginner/Intermediate course, and actual controls do not exist in the terrain.

The purpose of providing these navigational and physical ratings below is to provide greater context for how challenging an orienteering course at this venue might be. For example, an advanced-level course at a local city park will be easier to complete than an advanced-level course in the mountains.

Navigational Challenge Rating: 3/10

The Meadowbrook map has a lot of variability and includes sections of forest, sports fields, and campus buildings. Navigation is largely straightforward, though in certain areas careful reading of control descriptions can be important to avoid the “trap” of being on the wrong side of a fence. In addition, areas of feature-rich complexity exist in the park sections of the map.

Physical Challenge Rating: 3/10

The map is mostly flat with good running surfaces – pavement, dirt trails, and grass. At the same time, the forested slope near the south edge of the map is fairly steep, as is the slope at the north edge of the map.