Programme O-Ringen Värmland 2017

20 PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND 2017
Competition Instructions O-Ringen Trail-O
What is Trail-O?
Trail-O (or Pre-O in Swedish) refers to precision
orienteering, where everyone can participate,
regardless of gender, age, and disability. Participants
move through gentle and easily passable
terrain, usually on trails and roads. Trail-O
at O-Ringen is organized as a separate 5-day
competition.
Middle distance. Steep, open forest terrain of
park-like character. Distance from O-Ringen
City to the arena is approximately 3km. Road
signs start from the intersection of roads 61
and 175 (Gaterondellen roundabout).
Distance from parking to the arena: 400m.
Parking for vehicles with handicapped tags
adjacent to the arena.
Stage Start
At each stage participants can sign up for the
direct entry courses Open Pre-A and Open
Pre-B.
Registration takes place at the arena. Start
times are between 1-3pm during stages 1-4
and 10am-12pm during stage 5.
Try Trail-O
On activity day, Tuesday, July 25, you can try
Trail-O at the Falleberget arena. Two courses of
different difficulty levels are available. You can
start between 10am-12pm.
Competition area
Stage 1 goes from the Styckåsen arena, stages
2 and 3 from the Falleberget arena, stage 4
from the Ingestrand arena, and stage 5 from
the Minneberg arena.
O-Ringen does not organize any joint transport
to the Trail-O arenas. Private transport is
recommended.
Route and stage descriptions
Stage 1: Sunday, July 23
Arena Styckåsen
Stage 2: Monday, July 24
Arena Falleberget
Long distance. Steep forest terrain. Distance
from O-Ringen City to the arena is approximately
3km. Road signs start from the intersection of
roads 61 and 175 (Gaterondellen roundabout).
Parking adjacent to the arena. First regular start
at 1:00pm. Start adjacent to the arena.
Stage 3: Wednesday, July 26
Arena Falleberget
Middle distance. Forest terrain with occasional
steep slopes. Distance from O-Ringen City to
the arena is approximately 3km. Road signs
start from the intersection of roads 61 and 175
(Gaterondellen roundabout). Parking adjacent
to the arena. First regular start at 1:00pm. Distance
to the start approximately 800m.
Stage 4: Thursday, July 27
Arena Ingestrand
Long distance. Moderately steep forest terrain.
Distance from O-Ringen City to the arena is
approximately 7km. Road signs start from 5km
south of the intersection of roads 61 and 175
(Gaterondellen roundabout), along road 175.
Parking adjacent to the arena. First regular
start at 1:00pm. Distance to the start approximately
200m.
Stage 5: Friday, July 28
Arena Minneberg
Middle distance. Very steep deciduous forest
terrain. Distance from O-Ringen City to the
arena is approximately 4km. Road signs start
from the intersection of roads 61 and 175
(Gaterondellen roundabout). Parking adjacent
to the arena. First regular start at 10:00am. Distance
to the start approximately 200m.
Course setters and controllers
Stage 1: Eva Björkman
Stage 2: Nils-Olov Andersson
Stage 3: Nils-Olov Andersson
Stage 4: Rudi Olvenmyr
Stage 5: Nils-Olov Andersson
Controller: Owe Fredholm
Classes
Pre-Elit (very dfficult), Pre-A (difficult), Pre-B
(medium) and Pre-C (easy).
Stage information
Detailed information for each stage will be
available at oringen.se and at each arena.
Maps
Scale 1:5000 for stages 1, 2 and 4, scale 1:4000
for stages 3 and 5. Contour interval 2m for
stages 1 and 5; 5m for stages 2 and 3; and 2.5m
for stage 4.
Competition rules
The Swedish Orienteering Federation’s competition
rules and guidelines for Trail-O.
Competition Chiefs
Rudi Olvenmyr, Eva Björkman, Nils-Olov Andersson
and Owe Fredholm.
Orienteering School
Have you never tried orienteering
but want to give it a shot? Or have
you already tried it but feel that you
need a refresher of some of those
map-and-compass skills?
It doesn’t matter what skills and experience
you already have: we at the Orienteering
School have the time and desire to help everyone.
You can decide yourself how much help
you need. Our hope is that after a visit with,
you will feel the confidence and interest to set
out into the woods on an orienteering course.
At the Orienteering School, we will cover all
the basics of orienteering and what happens
at an orienteering event. We will explain to you
how a map is created and how you can use it.
We will also help you learn to use the compass
to orient yourself in the woods. We have a little
training course at the Orienteering School
that you can try out and test your newfound
knowledge on.
If you then feel ready, you can register for
an O-Ringen direct entry course. We will help
you choose the best course that matches your
skills. Start personnel will be available to help
you through the start procedure, and to head
in the right direction to the first control. Once
you finish, please come back and tell us how
it went, show us your routes, and maybe get
a few more tips for improving your orienteering
technique. The Orienteering School can be
found in a tent at each stage of O-Ringen and
is open between 9am-3pm.
Look for the sign that says “Orienteering
School”! The Orienteering School is open for
anyone over the of 9 and is free of charge.
Do you want to try O-Ringen and
the Pole Hunt?
We are offering a Pole Hunt class at every stage
of O-Ringen Värmland 2017. In that class, there
are 20 controls of varying difficulty placed in
the beautiful wilderness of Värmland. You can
decide which controls you want to visit and in
what order. You can also choose whether you
want to run one or more stages.
This is how it works
The Pole Hunt is available at each of O-Ringen’s
five stages. Stages 1 and 2 are at the Skjutsbol
arena, stages 3 and 4 at the Boda arena, and
stage 5 at the Rackstad arena.
At each of the arenas you can find experienced
officials who can take care of you if you
want to try the Pole Hunt class.
You will get instructions on the spot about
how everything works, as well as help with
registration, maps, and the Punching Card
used for electronic punching. We also have our
own, well-marked, assembly area at the arena
where you can hang out during the day.
All participants must have an Punching
Card so that the organizers know that no one
has been left behind in the forest. Your start is
at one of the regular O-Ringen starts. When
you are done Pole Hunting, download at the
finish, so that we know that you have come
back. There is no time being recorded in the
Pole Hunt class, and you can decide how many
of the 20 controls you want to visit.
The poles are located at existing controls
that are also visited by competitors in other
O-Ringen classes. Each control has a letter
combination that you can note and a QR-code
which you can scan on the Pole Hunt app.
You can drive your own car to the arena
or take a bus from O-Ringen City in Arvika. If
you choose to drive, you must pre-purchase a
parking ticket via oringen.se. If you choose to
park at O-Ringen City and ride the bus, then
both the parking and the bus ride are free.
It might be a good idea to bring some food
and drink with you, but there are also many
choices of refreshments for sale at the arenas.
Everyone is welcome, and we will take care
of you!
Childcare
Child care will be available at the
main arenans at all stages of O-Ringen
2017. You are very welcome to
drop off your kids with us while you
orienteer. Our goal is to make both
parents and children feel welcome
and comfortable, and to make sure
the children are safe and have a
good time in our wild, wonderful
Värmland.
Registration
If your child is not pre-registered, you can buy
a ticket via the Registration Portal or at Competitor
Services at O-Ringen City or at the
arenas. A receipt/confirmation of registration
must be shown at child card. Take a screenshot
of your confirmation in case the network
in the arena becomes overloaded. Child care
cannot be paid for with card or cash.
Check-in
When you check in your child for child care,
you will be asked to fill in a form describing the
child’s allergies and other useful information.
You can get this form at Competitor Services
ahead of time, or on the spot. (It can also be
printed out from our homepage, see the link
below.) After check-in, your child will be given
a vest with a bib number, name, and other information.
Every child will be provided with a
bag, in which you can leave additional clothes
and toys. We then show you and the child the
various available activities and locations. and
eventually leave him or her with our child care
officials.
Activities
The child care area will contain a number of
different activities and experiences. We have a
puzzle station, a woodshop, toy cars and legos,
a quiet tent with story time and rest, and an
outdoor playground. This year’s child care area
is divided into five themes: Stone Age, Wizards
and Trolls, Sandberg’s characters (Little Anna,
the ghost Laban, etc.), Nils Holgersson, and
Rally. Each day the children will be served a
small meal. Toilets are available in the area.
Other
Keep in mind that the child care area is mostly
outdoors. On a sunny day, please make sure to
put sunscreen on your child and provide him/
her with a sun hat before leaving the child at
child care. If it is rainy or windy, make sure to
provide rain clothes, a warmer shirt, a hat, and
mittens.
If your child has dietary restrictions besides
lactose-free and gluten-free, please provide
it, and we will keep it separate from the other
meals.
Opening hours
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm
You can leave your child with us for up to 3
hours at a time (while you race).
Ages: 3-8 years.
Cost:
100 SEK/day.
Child care can only be booked via the registration
service or Competitor Services at O-Ringen
City or at the arenas.
More information at oringen.se/barnpassning