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22 PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND <strong>2017</strong><br />

Stage 2 - Karlstad’s municipality Stage<br />

ARENA SKJUTSBOL<br />

12.<br />

11.<br />

Sit<br />

Sit<br />

COMPETITION AREA<br />

TO/FROM<br />

BUSES<br />

At the arena<br />

1. Kiosks<br />

2. Competitor Services/Stage start<br />

3. Orienteering school<br />

4. O-<strong>Ringen</strong> Academy<br />

5. Miniknat / String course<br />

6. Childcare<br />

7. Massage<br />

8. Medical care<br />

9. Team Sportia sporting goods<br />

10. Stage host<br />

11. VIP/Press<br />

12. Tent for DH21 Elite<br />

Distance to arena<br />

Bus stop: 300 m<br />

Bike parking: 500 m<br />

Car parking: 300-1000 m<br />

Distances to start stage 2<br />

CCS<br />

Moelven<br />

SIA Glass<br />

Team Sportia<br />

Tork/SCA<br />

Cramo<br />

Volvo CE<br />

2650 m<br />

2650 m<br />

2650 m<br />

2650 m<br />

1400 m<br />

650 m<br />

650 m<br />

COMPETITION AREA<br />

1.<br />

Sit<br />

2.<br />

Club tents<br />

1.<br />

Sit<br />

Club tents<br />

TO/FROM:<br />

BIKE PARKING<br />

CAR PARKING<br />

Sit<br />

1.<br />

1.<br />

9.<br />

TO START<br />

TO/FROM::<br />

SHOWERS<br />

CHILDCARE<br />

MINIKNAT<br />

10.<br />

3.<br />

4.<br />

7.<br />

Remember to pass through<br />

the verification station on<br />

your way to start<br />

Elite Sprint tuesday july 25<br />

The Elite Sprint will take place on Tuesday, July 25 in central Arvika<br />

with the finish located in the central square. For the first time this<br />

year, all elite classes, including DH18E and DH20E will also run the<br />

Elite Sprint, in addition to DH21E.<br />

DH18E and DH20E will start beginning at 2:45pm. DH21E will<br />

start after 5:30pm. The start order will be reversed from stage<br />

1.The Arvika square is located about 3km from O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City.<br />

Come along to the square for a fun afternoon with the Elite Sprint!<br />

6.<br />

5.<br />

8.<br />

Beautiful and pristine<br />

nature in highly detailed<br />

orienteering terrain<br />

The terrain for Stage 2 is located to the east of<br />

Stage 1 and is dominated by several large hills.<br />

Their hilltops and upper parts of the slopes are<br />

covered with stately mature pine forest, blueberry<br />

bushes, and a variety of mosses and lichens.<br />

These areas offer excellent visibility and runnability<br />

for competitors. The open summit of one<br />

of the larger hills used to be a gathering place for<br />

local villagers, where they would dance and sing<br />

during the long summer evenings. The beautiful<br />

and detailed slopes of this hill, known traditionally<br />

as Party Hill, will be visited by most of the courses<br />

and will offer some of the day’s most enjoyable<br />

orienteering challenges. The valleys separating<br />

the large hills are often covered by younger forest<br />

with limited visibility, where it is still possible to<br />

maintain good speed while paying close attention<br />

to your compass.<br />

The early parts of the courses that start from<br />

Starts CCS, Moelven, SIA Glass, and Team Sportia<br />

climb up a gradual, and somewhat bland,<br />

slope. While such a hillside is fairly simple to<br />

navigate as long as you maintain map contact,<br />

it is very difficult to relocate the moment you<br />

lose focus. After passing through a green valley,<br />

many courses will end up in a very difficult<br />

and fun area. Here, it might be tempting for<br />

you to stop for an extra moment or two and<br />

just admire the glorious old forest around you,<br />

where with a little extra luck you might even<br />

spot a rare wood grouse. The longer courses<br />

continue from here, going over several hills,<br />

and featuring tricky route choice legs and<br />

slope orienteering. The final parts of the courses<br />

pass through some very fast terrain. On the<br />

way back to the finish, you will cross a couple<br />

of gradual hills and the find yourself running<br />

at full speed on rocky trails, navigating using<br />

green areas and cultivated fields.<br />

The courses that start at Starts Tork/SCA,<br />

Cramo, and Volvo CE spend a greater portion<br />

of time in the flatter hills, but also wander a bit<br />

into the detailed areas. A number of controls<br />

here might seem simple at a glance, but are<br />

surprisingly easy to miss on the somewhat<br />

vague hillsides. The ancient trail network is<br />

supplemented by a number of new trails that<br />

help the easier courses make their way between<br />

and over the hills.<br />

Even though Stage 2 is a shortened long distance,<br />

most courses still have some challenging<br />

route choice legs, where difficult decisions<br />

have to be made. However, going straight on<br />

the line is the fastest route for many of the legs<br />

located along the tricky hillsides. A good strategy<br />

here would be to keep a precise bearing<br />

while traversing the slopes (both on the way<br />

up and down) and carefully read all the contour<br />

and rock features as you navigate into the<br />

control circle. And when the navigation gets a<br />

bit simpler, don’t forget to turn up the speed!<br />

Mapper: Per Bengtsson<br />

Course setters: Jonas Bergenfur and Ann Hyvönen

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