Forest Event
Hosted by Auckland Orienteering Club
Venue: Mission-Rimmer map, Woodhill Forest. Access from Restall Road.
Online entries via enterO are preferred. Please enter here.
Advice for those new to forest orienteering - we encourage you to choose your course carefully. Transitioning from sprint and/or park orienteering to forest orienteering means requiring new skills; difficult sprint courses are not comparable to red forest courses.
Forest orienteering relies on contour reading - orange level requires an understanding of contours and being able to read and use contours as part of your navigation. Red courses require you to be able to read intricate contour details and again use these when navigating your course. We know it's tempting to aim high and tackle a red course however our advice is to gain experience and master yellow and then orange courses first.
Course lengths (approx)
- Red 1 - 7.7km
- Red 2 - 6.2km
- Red 3 - 4.7km
- Red 4 - 3.5km
- Purple - 1.8km
- Orange Long - 4.1
- Orange Short - 3.1
- Yellow - 2.7 km
- White - 2.7 km
White Very easy. Controls (= checkpoints) are on tracks or linear features such as fences, streams etc.
Yellow Easy. Controls are on or visible from linear features such as tracks, fences, streams and vegetation boundaries.
Orange Moderate difficulty. You should only choose an orange course if you have successfully completed Yellow courses. The course will offer route choice to controls which are NOT on tracks. You should understand contours and be able to use a compass to determine direction.
Red 1,2,3 & 4 Difficult, technical courses for more experienced orienteers. You should only choose a red course if you have successfully completed several orange level courses. Courses have route choice, areas of complex detail, and small point features.
Purple Technically difficult (like red courses) but less physically challenging courses aimed at older orienteers.
- Orienteering - on Foot - you choose your pace. Usually as individuals but groups can go together.
- Select from a range of 9 courses of varying length and difficulty. Suitable for all ages, levels, and beginners. Some children need to be accompanied by adult.
- You may start any time between 10am to 12:00 pm (noon). If you would like do do more than one course - please ensure you restart before 12:00pm
- Courses close: 2:00pm unless otherwise stated. Please plan and ensure you return to the finish by course closure time. You must download at the finish tent, even if you do not complete your course.
