
Learn how to read an orienteering map with these exercises that show how features on the ground are represented on the map.
See the How to use page for more.
Contents
Each exercise is a single-page PDF.
- About the material
- Contents page
- How to use
- Contours – an introduction to contours
- Orienting the map – using a compass to align the map with the ground
- Man-made linear features – recognising roads, paths, fences, and similar features
- Introduction to vegetation – interpreting vegetation of different thicknesses
- Naming contour features – putting names to landforms depicted with contours
- Water features – recognising streams, marshes, and similar features
- Rock on – identifying rock features such as boulders and cliffs
- Earthworks – interpreting excavated features such as ditches
- More man-made features – recognising features such as buildings and structures
- Variations on vegetation – understanding variants of vegetation symbols
- Contours #2 – interpreting contours at an advanced level
- On course – following the course on the map
Adaptations and Translations
Português/Portuguese
See “Treinamento de Orientação” (at bottom right) on the Federação de Orientação de Pernambuco website. Created by Clube Bravo de Orientação Pernambuco in Brazil.
中文/Traditional Chinese
A training manual from Taiwan OC .
Español/Spanish
Partial text translation of exercises 1, 2, 3, 4.
Slovenčina/Slovenian
Partial text translation of introduction and exercises 1 & 2.
Mirrors
This material is also hosted on the Orienteering Australia website.
License
This work is copyright (c) 2006. You may copy or reproduce the work, in an unaltered form, for personal use or for educational use in an educational institution or orienteering club. Please contact me or leave a comment if you have another use in mind.
Please note Map Training v2 is freely available for any purpose, including derivative works, under a Creative Commons license.