Orienteering

Navigation skills are needed in almost all outdoor activities. They free you to follow your own paths outside the marked trails, bring safety and clarity to moving in the terrain and help you to plan your own outdoor activities. Orienteering is also a great form of focused exercise; you have to relinquish all other thoughts during the activity.

The terrain in Nuuksio is fantastic for orienteering, and orienteering is an essential part of the Nouxfest program. In the plans we have, for instance:

The possibility to try orienteering independently; maps available at the event info point.

Guided orienteering exercises on two different course lengths, with a short review of basic skills at the start and training tips along the way.

Presentation: navigation skills in a nutshell. Map symbols, map orientation, route planning, compass use, and other basics.

Basic course in orienteering, emphasis on fitness orienteering. Theory lesson and part of the practical lessons will be organized before the actual festival dates. Separate participation fee.

Orienteering course for hikers; designed to support your own outdoor activities and hikes. Theory lesson and part of the practical exercises will take place before the event dates. Separate participation fee.

Trail orienteering, an orienteering discipline centered around map reading. Suitable for everyone, including people with limited mobility.

Program implementers: Orienteering club ‘Helsingin Suunnistajat’, the Nouxfest team and individual orienteering experts.