Webster Park - Night-O (17 Oct 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Webster Park - Night-O Parkview Lodge

Registration: 6 pm to 6:30 pm

Starts: 6:30 pm Mass Start

Courses Available:

Score-O (60 min time limit)

Course Setter's Notes:

Sunset on October 17 will be at approximately 6:23pm, with civil twilight ending at 6:52pm. We will have a mass start at 6:30pm with a one hour time limit. Long term forecast calls for a crisp, clear evening. Recent drier weather has allowed the small marshy areas to dry up. You'll be able to find them, but you won't get muddy unless you really try. Large swampy areas are still wet and muddy. Leaves are starting to drop and this can make it a little more challenging to follow some footpaths. Webster Park has a crazy maze of paths which can help you cover the distance between some controls as long as you're able to navigate them in the dark. I've arranged 28 controls so that the fastest orienteers might just be able to clear the course in 60 minutes if they don't make any big mistakes. Maybe. I've also arranged points so that smart navigators will be able to get a lot of points while covering much shorter distances. And, since it's me as course setter, there's a twist. There will be one bonus control which will have a control description but no circle on the map. The clue is unique and can only be in one possible location on the map. That makes 29 controls total, of varying point values.

-Doug Hall

Instruction is available at all events, just ask at the registration table. Feel free to bring friends and family.

Pre-packaged snacks, fruit and jugs of water/Gatorade will be available.

Don't forget to sign up to volunteer and pre-register.

See you in the woods!

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