When?
Anytime between: Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th May 2020
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What’s involved?
5 Challenges and Games
- Street View Orienteering: have a go using this link. In the competition you’ll be racing round London!
- Laby – The Maze: you can have a go now using this link. For the competition we’ll set a special course for you to race round.
- Virtual Trail Orienteering
- Spot the difference: you get 2 maps which look the same but we made some small changes. Can you find them? We’ll use maps from all over the world!
- Catching Features: a race in the computer game Catching Features! Where in the world will we go?
Do as many as you want, anytime between Wednesday and Saturday.
Prizes
We have prizes that will be awarded randomly amongst all who take part.
What do I need?
We recommend using a desktop computer or laptop for most of the challenges, rather than a phone or tablet. Having a separate mouse is also good idea.
If you want to take part in extra Catching Features races then you’ll need to have (buy) that game. All other software/websites are free to use.
What else is happening?
- Interviews with international athletes.
- Talking with people from around world about how they’re keeping orienteering whilst in lockdown.
- Knock Out Competition in Catching Features – some races will be shown live with commentary. See more information here – there is a cost for this event.
How do I enter?
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What is Lockdown Orienteering?
We organise virtual orienteering competitions whilst real orienteering is restricted.
The competitions are coordinated by Chris Smithard.
Supporters
World Orienteering Day Organisers and the International Orienteering Federation support this virtual event.
- Nokian Tyres – chose the right tyre
- OCAD – cartography software
- dobas – orienteering equipment
- SPORTident – event timing solutions
- Learnjoy – multi sport timing kit
- emit – when time counts
- SIGN – orienteering clothing
- CompassPoint – orienteering equipment
- Sprint Scotland – sprint racing and training in Scotland
- Catching Features – the orienteering computer game
- California Orienteering Festival – provided maps from North America
- World Orienteering Volunteer Organisation – maps from Chile
- London City Race – map of London
Lockdown Orienteering is fully supported by British Orienteering
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