What Is Orienteering? Step 3: Go For It Orienteering is an internaƟ onal adventure sport. OŌ en As you are moving, you will pass many collecƟ ng features. Bear Creek Lake Park called “the thinking sport,” orienteering challenges your These are features on your map that help you know you map reading ability, decision making skills, and endur- are on track. It might be a stream on the leŌ , a boulder Orienteering Course ance. Meets are held all over the world and even right on the right, or a trail here in Colorado. that intersects the one you are on. Look for the The sport of orienteering is a Ɵ med event. You move aƩ ack point. That’s an in a specifi c order between control points using a map unmistakeable feature as your guide. The map has a legend showing the signs on your map near the and symbols of the terrain, objects, and trails you may control point. When you encounter. Your map also has a control point list with reach it, you know you a clue sheet providing hints about the locaƟ on of the are close. points, like a treasure hunt. Step 4: Write It Down At your fi rst control point you’ll fi nd a post. The post will have a two-digit number and a leƩ er on it. In orienteering Step 1: Orient Your Map the post numbers are always double-digit numbers, so for Before you start, fi gure out where you are on example, control point #1 might be post the map. See if you can locate the Visitor’s #11, etc. Find the leƩ er on the post and Center and which direcƟ on you are facing. write it in the box corresponding to the You need to be facing north. The triangle is control point number. Repeat the steps the start. unƟ l you’ve reached all the control points. Have fun and enjoy your intro- Step 2: Make a Plan ducƟ on to orienteering  the thinking Find. sport. Look at the locaƟ on of the fi rst control point. Control points are at the center of the circles on the map and are numbered in the order you need to go to them. On Think. the map, read the clue for the fi rst point For more informaƟ on about orienteering on the clue sheet. Look at the terrain and or to get involved in meets visit the Rocky decide which way would be the best way Mountain Orienteering Club’s website at: to go. Going in a straight line to the con- www. RMOC.org Run. trol point isn’t always the fastest way. Orienteers call features like trails, edges of fi elds, and fence lines, hand- This course was designed and installed as an Eagle Scout rails. Handrails help lead you to your next target. project by Clay Cozart in cooperaƟ on with the Rocky Discover the adventure sport of orienteering on Mountain Orienteering Club and Bear Creek Lake Park. Bear Creek Lake Park’s two-mile beginner course. Bear Creek Lake Park 6 Contour Open land ndex ontour I C Open land with scattered trees 4 Form line Rough open land 5 7 Slope line 3 Rough open land with sc. trees Earth bank Forest: slow running Small earth wall Undergrowth: slow running 8 Small erosion gully Forest: difficult to run Small knoll Undergrowth: difficult to run longated noll E k Vegetation: very diffic. to run Small depression 2 Special vegetation feature 9 Pit Special vegetation feature Broken ground Major road Passable rock face Minor road 1 Boulder Road Stony ground Vehicle track 10 Lake Footpath Crossable watercourse Small footpath Crossable small watercourse Less distinct small path Minor water channel Narrow marsh BCLP Permanent Course Marsh Perm 1.9 km Special water feature Start: path Building 1 11 Path junction Small building 2 12 Path crossing 0 100 200 300 400 500 meters Paved area 3 13 Path junction Cairn 4 14 Special item Special man-made feature scale 1:5000 contour interval 3 meters 5 15 Path junction Magnetic north line 6 16 Ditch and path crossing Footbridge 7 17 NW side of special item Power line Major power line 8 18 Path junction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fence 9 19 Boulder, 0.5m high 10 20 E end of ditch © 2018 Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club. All rights reserved. This map may not be reproduced Navigate 50 m to finish without written permission. For more information about this map or the sport of orienteering, contact RMOC at www.rmoc.org.