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Basic orienteering Rule. NEVER LEAVE WHERE YOU ARE WITHOUT PLANNING HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING. Nearly all orienteering errors begin by setting off without being sure how you are going to navigate to the next point. Just running off in hope and relying on luck. IF You know where are you now You know where you want to go You know how you are going to get there And you know how you will know you have arrived. Then you cannot be wrong Compass is not primery navigation tool! Follow features on the map. Read the map! Using compass is not nessesary untill well after you have learned proper map-reading skill Route Choice There may be several different ways to go on an orienteering leg. You have a choice of routes-the key is to know ( decide) which is the FASTEST ROUTE FOR YOU. There is no absolute best route –only the best route for an individual orienteer. 1.A common choice is between a direct route and a longer route which avoids climbing.. 2.Between a safe easy route, with no risk of navigation errors, and a shorter more direct route, but with harder navigation and more risk of errors. To be able to make the best choice needs experience of yourself-your navigation skills and running speed over different types of terrain. How fast do you run onpaths, how fast on rough ground. How much extra should you go to avoid a climb. Do you navigate slowly off path. Have you confidence to go fast –rough orienteering across country with no line features. It is early in a race(play safe) Have you just made a mistake(lost concentration-be safe) Are you tired-physically or mentally. A good rule is to go the shortest way possible unless there is a positive reason to make a detour. Positive reasons may be any of: -a good path system-fast and easy safe navigation -easy attack point -better catching features -avoiding marshes -avoiding areas of slow run, walk or fight -avoiding climb -making the control simpler to find. The detour will then save ti