Orienteering at Camp

Fundamentals of orienteering map navigation in six 70-minute sessions over two weeks

Week 1: Introduction

1. 1. Safety; Animal-O; Symbol Relay; Description Relay; Map Discussion

   2. Safety; Map Walk; Score-O

   3. Safety; Compass Basics; Courses

Week 2: Development

1. Safety; Symbol Relay; Line-O; Star Relay

2. Safety; Compass Segments; Poison-O

3. Safety; Courses / Relays

Culminating Activity

All-Camp Team Treasure Hunt (Score-O)

Details: Camp Belknap

Detailed information for each activity

Introductory activities

• Animal-O (Clue Sheet Orienteering): Explore and find

• Symbol Relay: Map symbols

• Description Relay: Clue sheet interpretation

• Map Discussion: Point out places you know

• Map Walk: Match symbols to what you see around you

• Find Your Way Home: Go from a starting point to the designated home base

• Map Treasure Hunt (Score-O): Find checkpoints in any order

• Compass Basics: Orient the map

• Courses: Put it all together and orienteer

Development activities

• Line-O: Walk a line shown on the map

• Star Relay: Out and back in teams

• Window-O: A compass helps when parts of the map are gone

• Poison-O: Which of the markers are on the map?

• Courses / Relays: Orienteer in teams

Many of these activities are discussed in the Camp Belknap curriculum development slide decks and videos at this page.