Section outline


  • Learning Intentions
    To learn to read an orienteering map (scale, features, contours, orientation).
    To learn to navigate a prepared course (distances, direction, pace).
    To experience participating in an organised local orienteering event.

    Success Criteria
    Can orientate a map and use a compass.
    Can understand map features and navigate efficiently on varied terrain.

    We'll discuss:
    - Orientating maps with & without a compass)
    - Relating map symbols to terrain and vice versa
    - Orienteering symbols
    - Skills (eg thumbing the map to follow ground progress)
    - Tactics to complete a course individually and within the set time.