What does orienteering mean?

Orienteering competition refers to a competition in which orienteering is the way. Orienteering is a very healthy intellectual exercise, which pays equal attention to both intelligence and physical strength. It can not only strengthen the body, but also cultivate people's ability to think independently, solve problems independently, react quickly and make decisive decisions under physical and intellectual pressure.

What are the types of orienteering?

The most common directional movement. Participants need to find each control point in the order specified by the route, and the winner is the one who completes the whole journey in the shortest time.

Relay race: a group of players relay to complete their respective routes, with the total time of the whole group as the winning standard.

Integral competition: Participants should find as many control points as possible within the specified time. Different control points will have different scores according to the difficulty. Participants who fail to return to the starting point within the time limit will be deducted for overtime, and the winner will be the one with the highest score.

Short-distance race: usually held in parks or urban areas, the map uses the scale of 1: 5000 or 1: 4000. Control points can be set on seats, trash cans, statues or other common objects in parks.

Orientation along the line: participants complete the whole route along the rope without searching for any targets. Usually used to let children or beginners know what orienteering is.

Accurate orientation: Accurate orientation is not a speed-oriented competition, but a test of the accuracy of the participants' use of the map against the real environment.