Orienteering Event In Bethel, June 18

BETHEL — Western Connecticut Orienteering Club will host its next meet at the Bethel Schools Complex, David Deakin Education Park, on Sunday, June 18. Registration and starts will be ongoing between 10 am and noon. Cost is $6, or $4 for WCOC members.

Rick DeWitt of Bethel will be setting up the event. Participants will use an orienteering map and compass to find their way across the terrain seeking orange and white flags at various land features.

Features are marked on the map and act as checkpoints along the course. Participants decide on the route to the feature and punch a score card to confirm finding the flag. In orienteering as a competition, the winner punches all the flags in the shortest time. At Bethel Schools, the sprint courses will be short and fast with a mix of beginner to advanced controls over very runnable terrain. Instruction and training will be available for beginners.

For additional information call George Walker at 860-658-7963.