Types of Orienteering
The different types of Orienteering courses can be set in any environment, any location can be for walkers, runners, and families where an appropriate map has been made. There can be different course levels to cover everybody no matter your age or your level of fitness. Cost is usually around $5 per adult and $2-$3 per child and $10 for families. (Note prices may vary between organizations)
Different Types of Orienteering
Foot Orienteering
Foot Orienteering is the most common where participants run or walk to each control point. Length, of course, varies from a few kilometres to ten or more kilometres and maybe in city streets or over country side tracks or countryside where you make your way through the natural bush…….Read more
Park and Street Orienteering
Park and Street Orienteering is a suburban version of foot orienteering. Participants are given a map with a number of marked locations and a scorecard. Participants must visit a given number of control points and record the fact they’ve been there before returning to the start, with the first person or group back the winner…….Read more
Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO)
Mountain bike orienteering is a sport that challenges both your physical and mental skills. You need to ride a mountain bike along trails and tracks while navigating with a map and a compass. You have to choose the best route to visit a series of checkpoints in the shortest time possible. You also have to handle your bike on different terrains and cope with steep slopes. Mountain bike orienteering is a fun and exciting way to explore the outdoors and test your abilities.…….Read more
Canoe Orienteering
Canoe orienteering is a sport that combines paddling and navigation skills. It involves using a map and compass to find control points along a course, while traveling in a canoe or kayak. Canoe orienteering can be done on lakes, rivers/creeks, or coastal waters, depending on the level of difficulty and challenge. Canoe orienteering is a fun and adventurous way to explore the natural environment and improve one’s fitness and mental abilities.
Events may vary from a single person canoe or kayak to a two-person or four-person canoe or kayak…….Read more
Night Orienteering
Night Orienteering is a variation of foot orienteering or park and street orienteering conducted at night. Controls are marked with reflective tape and participants use headlamps or flashlights to navigate their way around a course.
Trail Orienteering
Trail Orienteering is another variation of foot orienteering or park and street orienteering designed for those with disabilities. Participants remain on a footpath or in a park or on a trail. It is an un-timed event where the challenge is mental and achievement is based upon the ability to correctly interpret the map and its relationship to the ground.
Ski Orienteering
Ski orienteering is a sport that combines skiing and navigation skills. It involves skiing on a variety of terrain, such as forests, fields, hills and lakes, while using a map and a compass to find the best route to a series of checkpoints. The skier has to make quick decisions about the optimal path, considering factors such as distance, elevation, snow conditions and obstacles.
Ski orienteering is a challenging and fun way to test one’s physical and mental abilities in the winter environment. Not common in Australia…….Read more
The following types of Orienteering are designed for young children and schools.
Project Orienteering
Project Orienteering is excellent for use by schools, clubs, and groups. At each control, the participant attempts to complete some type of activity that may be used to teach a new concept or used to test a skill…….Read more
String Orienteering
String Orienteering is used with pre-schoolers and primary grade children. Controls are placed along a string that leads the child to each of the controls. The level of difficulty may be varied depending on the age and experience of the child.
Relay Orienteering
Relay Orienteering – each team member does a short course and tags the next team member. This may be used in combination with project orienteering or string orienteering.
Star Orienteering
Star Orienteering participants must return to start between each control. This may also be used in combination with project orienteering or string orienteering.
