Orienteering is an organised sport for individuals, hiking or running cross-country using a map to find your way through the trees and fields. It is done in the USA and all over the world, starting in Scandinavia where thousands go out each week-end. So wherever you travel you will find an event and new friends    ---- and --- >>>>

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You are given a very detailed map with some 'check-points' marked on it. The plan is to get from point-to-point by exercising your map-reading skills. As all this takes place in the nice outdoors, woods and mountains, you get physical exercise too    ---- and --- >>>>

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As with all sports, there are categories for casual hikers through elite athletes. You can walk or run, just dont lose yourself! Take a friend or family. And unlike many sports, at EVERY EVENT there are special courses for you to begin to test your skills and plenty of help from club members. So click around this site for links and visit your local club, and come and join us!    ---- and --- >>>>

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All courses are planned to take about an hour. A beginner's course may only cover 3km, but will introduce you to lots of new navigational skills (map-reading, pacing, compass, contouring). The fastest runners cover about 9km, and sometimes they are so fast they lose their way more than the slower folks. see Aesop Fables.    ---- and --- >>>>