Orienteering

A sport with head and legs




  • ORIENTEERING
    • Orienteering – What is it?
    • An orienteering course
    • IOF - Internat. Orienteering Federation
    • Competition rules
  • FOOT-O
  • MTB-O
  • SKI-O
  • TRAIL-O
    • Presentation
    • Trail-O Virtual Course
  • MAPS
    • Orienteering Cartography Software
      • OCAD
      • OpenOrienteering Mapper
    • Orienteering specific cartography
    • History of Orienteering Cartography
    • Scale and contour interval
    • Geographic North and Magnetic North
    • Characteristics of a good map
    • Accuracy, generalization and legibility
    • Map symbols
    • Cartography for Sprint events
    • Cartography for MTB Orienteering
    • Maps for Trail Orienteering
  • MAP SYMBOLS
    • Landforms
    • Rock and boulders
    • Water and marsh
    • Vegetation
    • Man-made features
    • Technical symbols
    • Course planning
  • CONTROL DESCR.
    • Column C
    • Column D (Landforms)
    • Column D (Rock and boulders)
    • Column D (Water and marsh)
    • Column D (Vegetation)
    • Column D (Man-made features)
    • Column D (Special items)
    • Column E
    • Column F
    • Column G
    • Column H
    • Special instructions
  • EQUIPMENT
    • All equipament and material
    • Maps
    • Compass
    • Control card and puncher
    • SPORTident
    • Emit
    • Control flag
    • Control description holder
    • MTB-O map holder
    • Orienteering clothing
    • Shoes
  • GAMES:
  • Map Symbols
    • Landforms
    • Landforms (Memory)
    • Rock and boulders
    • Rock and boulders (Memory)
    • Water and marsh
    • Water and marsh (Memory)
    • Vegetation
    • Vegetation (Memory)
    • Man-made features 1
    • Man-made features 2
    • Man-made features (Memory)
    • Technical symbols
    • Course planning symbols
    • Course planning symbols (Memory)
  • Control descriptions
    • Control descriptions - Landforms
    • Control descriptions - Rock and boulders
    • Control descriptions - Water and marsh
    • Control descriptions - Vegetation
    • Control descriptions - Man-made features
    • Control descriptions - Column E
    • Control descriptions - Column G
  • Contours
    • Basic
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
  • Altitudes
    • Basic 1
    • Basic 2
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
  • Up and Down
    • Basic
    • Intermediate
HomeCompetition rules

Competition rules

International events (World and Continental Championships, World Cup and World Ranking Events) organized under the auspices of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) must follow the rules defined in the IOF Competition Rules for each discipline:

  • Foot-O Competition Rules
  • MTB-O Competition Rules
  • Trail-O Competition Rules
  • Ski-O Competition Rules

GAME: CONTOURS

Basic:Intermediate:
Advanced:

GAME: RELATIVE ALTITUDES

Basic 1:Basic 2:
Intermediate:Advanced:

GAME: UP AND DOWN

Basic:Intermediate:

GAME: MAP SYMBOLS

Landforms:Rocks:
Water:Vegetation:
Man-made 1:Man-made 2:
Technical:Courses:

MEMORY GAME: MAP SYMBOLS

Landforms
Rock and boulders
Water and marsh
Vegetation
Man-made features
Course symbols

MEMORY GAME: CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS

Landforms:Rocks:
Water:Vegetation:
Man-made:
Column E:Column G:

PRE-O VIRTUAL COURSE

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MAP SYMBOLS

LANDFORMS:ROCKS:
WATER:VEGETATION:
MAN-MADE:TECHNICAL:
COURSES:

CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS

LANDFORMS:ROCKS:
WATER:VEGETATION:
MAN-MADE:SPECIAL:
COLUMN C:COLUMN E:
COLUMN F:COLUMN G:
COLUMN H:OTHER INFO:
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