orienteering
Wilderness navigation sport
Orienteering is a competitive sport in which participants navigate between checkpoints across unfamiliar terrain using a map and compass.
The challenge combines physical endurance with route-finding skill—choosing the fastest path matters as much as running speed.
She took up orienteering after joining a hiking club.
Inspection station on route
ranking · relay · championship · meet · pace · qualifier · pursuit · middle-distance
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- bearingPosture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- contourBounding line of shape
terrain · waypoint · route · landmark · declination · cardinal · topography · wayfinding
Tree-dense ecosystem
- terrainLand's physical features
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- trailPath through wilderness
bushwhacking · undergrowth · marshland · hillside · clearing · thicket · vegetation · woodland
Device showing cardinal directions
Unverified traditional tale
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- elevationHeight above reference point
overprint · generalization · re-entrant · spur · saddle · knoll
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
leg · ranking · relay · championship · meet · pace · qualifier · pursuit · middle-distance · long-distance
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- bearingPosture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
contour · terrain · waypoint · route · landmark · declination · cardinal · topography · wayfinding · pathfinding
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- terrainLand's physical features
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
trail · bushwhacking · undergrowth · marshland · hillside · clearing · thicket · vegetation · woodland · fell
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
elevation · overprint · generalization · re-entrant · spur · saddle · knoll
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- outdoor activitieshiking, kayak rental, biking, camping, camping trip
- outdoor recreationhiking, camping, fishing, swimming, skiing
- outdoorstrail, forest bathing, nature walk, national park, state park
- outdoor adventurebackpacking, camping, campsite, trail, mountaineering
- hiking activitieswalking, climbing, trekking, backpacking, scrambling
orienteeringguided tour
Escorted group sightseeing experience
GPS navigation · trail running · road running · turn-by-turn navigation · satellite navigation
orienteeringwandering
Traveling with no fixed course
meandering · drifting · strolling · ambling
orient, orientation, disoriented, oriented, disorient, orientate, reorient, oriental, orienting