Most
orienteering courses are of the point-to-point variety,
with a start, a series of controls to be visited in a designated
order, and a finish. In the Summer League, we have two courses on offer each week:
Short: 2 - 3 km, suitable for families, juniors and beginners
Long: 5 - 5.5 km
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This is
an example of a beginner's course. It has five controls
which must be visited in the order in which they are connected
and numbered - though the orienteer is not constrained to
following the lines (it's easier to go out of your way a bit and
use a track etc.). With the course comes a description sheet,
describing the exact location of the control flag within the
circle drawn on the map. The description sheet for this course is given
below:
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SHORT, 2.5km, 75m climb
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| Start |
Corner of field |
| 1 |
212 |
Path Junction |
| 2 |
203 |
Stream Junction |
| 3 |
206 |
SW Corner of Veg. Change |
| 4 |
210 |
SW Side of knoll |
| 5 |
219
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Re-entrant |
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Navigate 350m to Finish
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The
description sheet defines:
- The number of the controls (as
shown on the map)
- The control code (usually 200-240) that
will be attached to the flag that is at the correct location
- A description of the control feature, including (where
appropriate) the part of the feature where the flag is hung
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