Orienteering

Student looks at map with compass

Orienteering focuses on the use and interpretation of maps in outdoor environments. The compass may be used as an aid to navigation.

Orienteering activities in school programs range from simple exercises using a map in the school or base-camp grounds, through to the use of maps in parklands and the full use of contour maps in the bush.

Note on rogaining: These guidelines, whilst relevant to the sport of rogaining, do not specifically address the potential activity-specific issues in rogaining.