What are all these flags?

Orienteering is a sport in which people race across complicated terrain, using a map to find specific control points. (If you found this page through a QR code, you probably came across one of our control point markers, which look like flags or kites.) When competitors find the marker they record the time by tapping the electronic device with a tiny one on their finger. At the finish, a computer will read their "finger stick" to ensure they visited all the controls for their course, and in the right order.

At some events, participants are allowed to visit controls in any order they want. Everyone starts at the same time and has a time limit in which they can find as many as they can. Harder-to-reach controls are worth more points.

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club holds events in parks around the Spokane area. At every event we have courses designed to fit everyone's skill level. See our walk-through pages to learn the basics of reading a map and using a compass with it. Our main page lists our upcoming events. See you soon!