Urban Orienteering

[NFKleanne]

Any links to some webpages to do with Urban O.
Signed up for Hampstead on Saturday, and just realised I know nothing about it.

Thanks for your help!

[MIE]

Any links to some webpages to do with Urban O.
Signed up for Hampstead on Saturday, and just realised I know nothing about it.

Thanks for your help!

Try the London City Race site http://cityrace.org/2012race/ for the 2012 results.
The RouteGadget link has all the courses and a lot of individual routes drawn
up. Should give you a few clues

[DJM]

Not sure what sort of info you're after, but there's BOF guidance on Urban events at http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/images/uploaded/downloads/events_guideline_e.pdf

[haloite]

You could try here

[NFKleanne]

Thankyou - All links good - been looking at Lincoln maps, as I know it a bit - so I can see what it looks like mapped. Saturday is going to be interesting - I shall probably get lost - I usually do though.

[King Penguin]

Map is ISSOM (sprint-spec).
Main thing to watch out for is uncrossable features - as in "non permissible to cross even if physically possible".
Olive green is out-of-bounds private land / buildings.
Thick black lines (high wall or fence on a terrain map) are also "not to be crossed".
See sample extract of the map in final details at
http://londonorienteering.co.uk/events/ ... pril-2013/

[DavidJ]

A few thoughts: During the event, you may find that you never need a compass. All the features are much more obvious so it is (usually) easier to stay in contact with the map. So long as your maintain concentration, navigation becomes easier. In my view, route choice becomes more critical. And this includes taking time to check the control description since which side of an uncrossable wall/fence the control is on can make a lot of difference (you won't be able to tell from the control circle if it is a linear feature). Remember that the planner will be trying to find ways to confuse you - the first obvious route may end in a dead-end which is not often a problem out in a wood. Finally you will often leave a control going back the way you came.

[madmike]

http://urbanorienteeringuk.wordpress.co ... enteering/

Leane,
here is an article I wrote for beginners a while back, I am planning to update it soon as it needs tweaking but I think it may help. Try it and let me have some feedbackas towhether it was helpful..

[AndyC]

Mike -excellent article (which I will be stealing) my only comment for improvement in revision is the importance of Uncrossable Fences/Walls

[NFKleanne]

Had an awesome day - Hampstead is lovely - hills not to bad - shame about grumpy old men, moaning about private property - managed to get lost on heath - nothing changes there then. Am going to have to do thia again! Thankyou for all you comments!

[King Penguin]

Glad you enjoyed it. Tomorrow in St Albans ?

[NFKleanne]

Not that soon, got work tomorrow - done 12km today - walking to and from train station, left at 6am, got home 1/2 hours ago. Knackered, but Happy!

[madmike]

Mike -excellent article (which I will be stealing) my only comment for improvement in revision is the importance of Uncrossable Fences/Walls

A good point Andy, thanks, I will include that in the rewrite.