Meet at

27 rue Neil Armstrong, L-1137 Howald

Please park in designated parking bays in nearby streets, not on the pavement – you may need to walk a short way.

Start times

19.00 until 20.00 or so.

Entries

No fee – but please let info@orienteering.lu know if you plan to come and how many people you will be, so maps can be printed.

All welcome – members or not – please bring friends who haven’t orienteered before

Start point

Start and finish are both at the meeting point.

Format

Three courses

Squirrel 1.9km – very easy, for beginners

Rabbit 4.3km – medium, for adults

Deer 6.3km – longer, with hills, for keenies

Control flags are 15cm kites – with “pin” punches.

1:5,000 (Squirrel), 1:7,500 (Rabbit), or 1:10,000 (Deer) ISSOM. Downloaded from Open Orienteering Maps, so no contours (but lots on the ground!), and no walk or fight forest mapped. Some map corrections, but the map is still rather inaccurate in the forested areas. Laser printed on Pertex waterproof paper (backs of old Luxembourg City Race maps).

Terrain

Half residential urban streets, half woodland with many paths that are steep and muddy in places. “Cross” training shoes optimal.

Safety

Please take great care to avoid all moving cars, bikes and buses, especially on the more main roads. Children under 12 should be with an adult. You take part entirely at your own risk.