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Sketch maps

Drawing your own sketch maps is a good way to practice your orienteering. As you study a map and draw your own sketch map, youre forced to simplify. You also get a bit of extra time to study and plan your leg. When you run the course, you typically run…
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cleanly and quickly. Here are a couple of courses from a recent HOK training: And here are some examples of the sketch maps (click on

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