O-Map Segment: Terrain: varied, but mostly open and criss-crossed by varioius types of trails and roads. |
Farragut State Park |
Directions from Coeur d' Alene:Go north on U.S. 95 past Silverwoold Theme Park to Athol (about 17 miles total). Go right on Idaho State Road 54. The park entrance is about 4 miles ahead. There is a $4 per day use fee. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: part grassy park, part dense and hilly forest. |
Finch Arboretum |
Directions from downtown Spokane:Take 2nd Avenue west. (After Ash Street, 2nd becomes Sunset Hwy.) Take the second left after you pass Government Way. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: mostly rocky and open, with scattered marshes and interesting topography. |
Fishtrap |
Directions from I-90:Take I-90 exit number 254. Go south on Old State Highway for about 3-1/2 miles. Road Map by Google Maps™ Please note that orienteering maps for Fishtrap are normally on larger paper, and therefore map fees are $1 higher than usual at this venue. |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: a wide range of pine forest thicknesses. Very hilly. |
Liberty Lake County Park |
Directions from I-90:Take the Liberty Lake exit, #296, and proceed east on Appleway. Turn right on Molter. Head south to Valley Way and turn left. Valley Way will turn into Lakeside Road and curve southward. Turn right on Zephyr, which leads to the park entrance. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: mostly open and rocky, with a steep, forested slope dividing the park in half. |
Lincoln Park |
Directions from I-90:Take the Thor/Freya Exit from I-90 and head south on Thor Street. Thor will become Ray Street. Take a right on 17th Avenue. The park is a few blocks ahead on the left Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: mostly well-tended grass, with a surprisingly complicated set of looping trails and roads |
Manito Park |
Directions from I-90:Take the Division Street Exit from I-90, #280. Turn left on 2nd Avenue and head west to Stevens Street. Turn left onto Stevens. As you go up the hill ahead, stay to the left so that you wind up on Grand Boulevard. The park entrance is on the right at 18th/Grand. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: Hilly open forest with some well-defined trails. |
Mirabeau Point |
Directions from I-90:Take the Pines exit and start heading north on Pines Road. Take an immediate right on Indiana. At the first stoplight, turn left (north) onto Mirabeau Parkway, then another left onto Mansfield after crossing the railroad tracks and a right onto a dead end that leads to the YMCA. (The "road map" link below makes it clearer!) Directions from Trent:Go south on Pines. The Trent Elementary School will be on your right. Turn left (east) onto Mirabeau parkway. Continuing on past Mirabeau Park, the road bends to the south. Turn right onto Mansfield and then another right onto a dead end that leads to the YMCA. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: mostly open forest, and the improved areas surrounding the high school. |
Riverside High School |
Directions from Spokane:Go north on Division Street. Stay right at the "Y," about the 9000 block. Continue about six miles on Highway 2 to the community of Riverside. Turn left on Deer Park-Milan Road. The school is on the left. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: pine forest of all densities, lots of steep hills, and a complicated network of trails. |
Riverside State Park at the Bowl and Pitcher |
Directions from I-90:Take the Maple Street exit into Spokane and head north. About a mile north of the Spokane River turn left on Maxwell. Maxwell will wind toward the west, then toward the north and become Pettit Drive ("Doomsday Hill"). Keep going northward past Downriver Golf Course, and you will soon come to the entrance to Riverside State Park on your left. The bowl and pitcher campground, footbridge, and rock formations are another couple miles north, inside the park entrance. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: pine forest of all densities, lots of steep hills, and a complicated network of trails. |
Riverside State Park at Camp Seven-Mile |
Directions from I-90:Take the Maple Street exit into Spokane and head north. Turn left onto Northwest Boulevard. Northwest Boulevard will curve right and become Assembly Road. Continue northward on Assembly until you approach Francis Avenue. Stay to the left to continue on Nine Mile Road. Turn left on Seven Mile Road. Take the first left after you cross the river. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
O-Map Segment: Terrain: school campus and forested hillside. |
Saint George's School |
Directions from Spokane:Head north on Division Street from downtown Spokane. At the "Y" (about the 9000 block) stay in the left lane to continue northward. Turn left on Hawthorne Road. Turn right onto Waikiki. At the intersection of Waikiki and Mill Road go west in order to continue on Waikiki. The school is about two miles ahead on the right. Road Map by Google Maps™ |
