2025-26 Winter League #2 – Lincoln Park
- Pre-registration is required for ALL Winter League Events. There is NO day-of-event registration.
- Public Reg will close 11/19/25 at 11:59 pm for this meet.
- PUBLIC start time sign-ups are now part of the Public registration site (see under your Current Registrations). Sign-ups are open from November 8th at 3 pm to Nov 19th at 11:59 pm.
- ALL runners will be called to enter the start procedure line 8 minutes prior to their assigned/picked start time. Please be race-ready when your name is called.
- 2025-26 Start Procedures are here.
- 2025-26 WIOL Rules are here and the 2025-26 Public Rules are here.
- Site map will be posted here closer to the meet.
- Start list will be posted here closer to the meet.
Winter League is the Pacific Northwest’s premier competitive orienteering series for all ages.
- Elementary, Middle School, High School and College students compete under the banner of the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League (WIOL).
- Winter League public courses offer a range of categories from a competitive long advanced category to non-competitive beginner-friendly categories at every event!
COURSES
Course designer(s): Chris Whitmyre & Pat Kelly
Public Courses:
| Controls | Length | Climb | |
| Beginner | 9 | 1.2 km | 40 m |
| Advanced Beginner | 11 | 1.7 km | 45 m |
| Intermediate | 13 | 2.5 km | 50 m |
| Short Advanced | 17 | 3.4 km | 100 m |
| Long Advanced | 15 | 4.5 km | 80 m |
WIOL Courses:
| Controls | Length | Climb | |
| Elementary | 9 | 1.2 km | 40 m |
| Middle School | 11 | 1.7 km | 40 m |
| Rookie-Female | 11 | 1.7 km | 45 m |
| Rookie-Male | 10 | 1.7 km | 40 m |
| JV Female / Collegiate JV | 13 | 2.5 km | 50 m |
| JV Male | 14 | 2.5 km | 60 m |
| Varsity | 14 | 3.3 km | 90 m |
| Collegiate Varsity | 15 | 4.5 km | 80 m |
How are courses measured?
Courses are measured as the crow flies, in a direct line from control to control. Unless you have wings, you will travel farther than this distance! Courses are measured in kilometers, so a good rule of thumb is to simply round up to miles to estimate how far you will go. So in a 5 kilometer race, you’ll likely travel up to 5 miles.
COURSE NOTES
Welcome to Lincoln Park, the fast, fun, and furious little map full of surprises. Thanks to COC’s new Mapping Committee efforts, and specifically with Sergiy Goncharenko’s help, the map has received some very nice updates. Veterans will appreciate the updated ‘maze’. The map scale is at 1:5000 with a 2.5-meter contour interval.
Being early in the year the courses tend to be on the shorter side of the normal ranges. However, there will be plenty of challenges out there. Even though the park is essentially on a major North-South axis the trail network shifts and tilts away from that axis and we therefore recommend that you keep track of your intended bearing.
In the Fall season it is almost always wet at Lincoln Park. Be prepared with extra socks and shoes for the ride home. Also, with leaves down from the trees you can expect many trails to be a bit fainter than mapped.
We have added a large Out-of-Bounds area in the North Central portion of the park to allow for other users’ activities. Whether there are others using this area or not, please respect this OB area. Also, please respect lawn areas in general – no sliding or tearing up the grassy areas.
While the park is not hilly per se, elevation gain can be deceiving and should be considered in your route choice.
There will be many controls in fairly close proximity so don’t forget to check the control number prior to punching.
SCHEDULE
This event is Pre-Registration Only.
Schedule:
9:00 am – Info tent and newcomer instruction opens
9:38 am – Start process begins
9:46 am – First start
12:30 pm – Last start
2:30 pm – Course closure
Why is there a start window?
This event uses an interval start, which means that participants are started in waves instead of all at once. When you arrive at the start tent, find the chute for your course and follow the start volunteer’s instructions.
PRICES
PRE-REGISTRATION PRICES
$22 base price
– subtract $5 for CascadeOC members
– subtract $5 for using your own e-punch
DAY-OF-EVENT REGISTRATION
$25 base price
– subtract $5 for CascadeOC members
– subtract $5 for using your own e-punch
Participating as a group? Just $5 for each additional adult (18+) group
member, no cost for additional minors. Max group size is 4 participants.
What’s an e-punch?
An e-punch records your race. At each control, you’ll dip the e-punch into an electronic box, which will beep and flash as confirmation. After you finish, you’ll download the e-punch at the download tent and get a receipt that show which controls you visited and how long you took between each; these are your “splits.”
Part of the fun of orienteering is comparing your splits with people who completed the same course, and discussing the routes you took!
SIGN UP
There is no Day-of-Event registration. Pre-registration will close Wednesday 11/19/2025 at 11:59:00 PM.
Remember to also sign up for a start time for public runners. Start time sign-ups for WL #2 will be open from November 8th at 3 pm to Nov 19th at 11:59 pm.
LOCATION
PARKING
Two parking areas are available: a small south lot and a larger north lot. Limited parking is also available along the East side of Fauntleroy Way.
CARPOOL
Looking for a carpool? Join the club email group and share your request to find a ride.
THE MAP
Lincoln Park is an interesting combination of open, grassy park on a gentle slope, a loose network of wooded trails, and a tight network of really dense trails.
Read more on the map page
SAFETY & ETIQUETTE
Return to the Finish
All participants MUST return to the finish and download their e-punch or turn in their punch card.
Even if you have not finished your course, you must still return to the the finish and confirm with event staff that you have returned safely.
Out of Bounds
Some areas may be marked out of bounds. It is imperative to respect these boundaries to maintain our relationships with land managers. Participants MUST NOT go out of bounds. Any participant caught going out of bounds will be disqualified.
Course Closure
All participants MUST return to the finish by course closure time. If a participant does not return by course closure, event volunteers will begin coordinating a search party.
If you need a long time on the course, start as early in the start window as possible, wear a watch, and be prepared to cut your course short to make it back by the course closure time.
Whistle
All participants MUST carry a whistle on the course. Complimentary whistles are available at the start tent (please only take one).
If you are injured on the course and need assistance, blow three long blasts to call for help.
If you hear a call for help, abandon your course to find the person in distress.
Voices
Part of the fun and fairness of orienteering is navigating your own course, so please be polite when you find a checkpoint and don’t holler that you’ve found it.
