Additional Resources
Getting Started |
Regional Clubs |
Online Communities |
Videos |
Books |
Equipment and Services |
Outdoor Activities
Getting Started
- What is Orienteering?
(maintained by Heather Williams): Lots of great general information - map symbols, how
to read a clue sheet, example course on a map, compasses, controls, and more.
- International Orienteering Federation (IOF):
IOF's official page, information on Orienteering, events, magazines, other O-links.
- United States Orienteering Federation:
List of US Orienteering clubs, contacts, and links to their web pages.
- International Rogaining Federation:
Information on the sport of Rogaining world wide.
- Scout Orienteering:
Orienteering Resources for Scouts.
- USOF Rules for Orienteering:
The official source.
- IOF Symbol Quiz:
An online interactive quiz for learning or reviewing the IOF symbols, designed by Dennis Toms.
Regional Orienteering Clubs
Online Communities
- Attackpoint (maintained by Ken Walker, Jr.): For serious orienteers. Like to compare splits after a race? Want to exchange training wisdom with other athletes? Interested in tracking your fitness against other orienteers? Need motivation?
- TheWaterStop (maintained by John Frederickson): an online community for Junior Orienteers in North America.
- Mike Eglinski's Orienteering Blog: Something interesting almost every day.
Videos and Training Material
Books
Orienteering Equipment and Services
- REI.com (affiliate link):
One place to find compasses, clothing, and outdoor gear. And it's a cooperative, too! REI credits 5% of the purchase to MNOC as a donation.
- True North Adventures: Navigation-based teambuilding and leadership development for companies, non-profits and school groups.
- Harding Cartographics: computerised map-making and design of permanent orienteering courses for nature centers, parks, and schools in the Upper Midwest.
- 866-Gaiters: Orienteering equipment.
- A & E Orienteering: Anything and everything for orienteering!
- The Compass Store: Having trouble finding a compass?
Outdoor Activities
Please let us know if you have other links that you feel would be of interest.
Send e-mail to compass@mnoc.org.
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