Embargoed Areas

Embargoed Areas

To ensure fair competition, the (potential) competition terrain is subject to an embargo.

If you plan to compete, do not enter these areas before the event. This includes:

• No visiting, running, biking, skiing, or hiking in the terrain

• No training or route testing

• No scouting, observing, or “just having a look”

• No use or possession of any orienteering maps of the area (past or present) when in the terrain 

Bottom line: stay out of embargoed areas.

Heritage Park Exception
Heritage Park is a public venue and may be accessed for non-orienteering purposes (e.g., a wedding or public event).

However:

• No scouting or deliberate familiarization of the terrain

• No use or possession of any orienteering map of Heritage Park when at the Park

• No detours beyond what is required for your visit

If you’re there, you’re a visitor—not preparing for competition.

Any breach of the embargo may result in disqualification.

The currently embargoed areas include:

• Bow Valley Provincial Park

• Mount Laurie / Mount Yamnuska 

• Heritage Park, Calgary

• Rumsey Natural Area

▶️See this map for a precise details of the embargoed areas.