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Orienteering Method

Orienteering is a wilderness navigation competition where participants use a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints in diverse terrain. It comes in many forms including foot, canoe, ski, and bike orienteering. Competitions involve navigating a course individually or as part of a team in the shortest time, or visiting as many checkpoints as possible within a set time limit. Popular orienteering locations include Darnaway, Scotland, Bastrop State Park in Texas, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Orienteering Method

Orienteering is a wilderness navigation competition where participants use a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints in diverse terrain. It comes in many forms including foot, canoe, ski, and bike orienteering. Competitions involve navigating a course individually or as part of a team in the shortest time, or visiting as many checkpoints as possible within a set time limit. Popular orienteering locations include Darnaway, Scotland, Bastrop State Park in Texas, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Orienteering

Orienteering is a wilderness navigation race using a


map and a compass. Courses can span large areas of
diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain.
Participants must use their supplied topographical
map and compass to reach specified areas called
controls. While many people practice foot
orienteering, there are several different types of
orienteering, including canoe, car, bike, ski, and trail
orienteering. Trail orienteering is the most popular.
Basic Equipment
The most basic equipment needed in orienteering is
a map and a compass. Any type of GPS system is
prohibited. Participants should also have whatever
other equipment they’ll need for the type of
orienteering competition they’re participating in.
For example, if they’re participating in canoe
orienteering, then they’ll need, at the very least, a
canoe and paddles.
Length of Competitions and the Maps
The length of an orienteering competition varies.
Some competitions can be a few miles or more, and
any orienteering typically covers different kinds of
terrain, so difficulty can vary. The maps that
participants use show how long the course is as
well as the topographical information that may be
relevant. Each participant is provided with the same
map.
Types of Competitions
In addition to the different kinds of orienteering,
there are also different types of orienteering
competitions.
Classic: A classic orienteering competition is a race
between two points. The winner is the person who
completes the course in the shortest time. This is
sometimes called a cross-country course.
Relay: This competition is also a race between two
points and is judged by time, but there are teams
instead of individuals, and the winner of the race is
the team who completes the course in the shortest
amount of time.
String: In this type of competition, competitors follow
a string stretched around a course. Many times,
competitors are supposed to write down certain
items or landmarks along the way. This type of
competition is usually reserved for children or people
who are just starting to get into orienteering.
Trivia: Trivia competitions have questions at
checkpoints. In order to prove that you reached the
checkpoints, you have to answer the question.
Line: In this type of orienteering, a line that
participants must follow is drawn on each map.
There will also be controls along the way.
Score: Score competitions are different than the
previous types of competition because the winner
of the competition is the person, or team, who can
get to as many specified locations, called controls,
as possible in a certain amount of time. Some of
these competitions last for 24 hours.
Sprint: These types of competitions are usually very
short. The winner of this competition is the person
who gets the furthest along a specified route.
Participants usually have to hit specified controls
along the way.
Night: Any of the competitions above can be held at
night. Participants will have a headlamp for
navigation, and the control points that participants
need to get to will have a reflective marker.
Darnaway, Scotland: One of the most popular
orienteering spots in the UK, Darnaway was home
to the very first World Orienteering
Championships, and was in the running for hosting
the 2015 championships, but lost out to Inverness,
Scotland. If you’re thinking of traveling to
Darnaway, make sure to contact the Moravian
Orienteers. They know the area better than anyone
and will be able to help you with everything from
finding a league to join or course to run, to finding
alternative orienteering sites in Scotland.
Bastrop State Park, Austin, Texas: One of the best
permanent orienteering courses in the United
States is Bastrop State Park’s course just outside of
Austin, Texas. The course is always set up and is
available any time of the year. An orienteering map
can be found at the park’s entrance, and from there
you are free to run the course. Contact the
Houston Orienteering Club before you go to get an
event schedule and maybe meet some new friends
at one of their practice meets. When you’re done
with the course, you can drive into Austin and
enjoy one of the greatest cities in the state of
Texas.
Santana do Livramento, Brazil: This small town is
located almost right on the border between
Uruguay and Brazil. It was home to the South
American Championships in 2004. Randy Hall
traveled to the area and wrote an extensively
detailed blog on what it was like. If you’re
interested in this area, his blog may be a good
place to start.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: This site hosted the 2013
Orienteering Nationals. It is located on the western
end of Lake Ontario in what is called the Horseshoe
region in southern Ontario. Hamilton is an industrial
city, but just outside of the city is some perfect land
for orienteering. The Canadian Orienteering Nationals
have been held here five different times. For detailed
information on what the city is like and where to stay,
check out the city’s website. If you’re in Hamilton
during the holidays, be prepared to see some great
Christmas decorations. The city is also home to
several museums and restaurants, making it a great
place for visiting even if you don’t go orienteering
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