Control descriptions

At events, competitors receive a ‘control description sheet’, which gives the control number, the number on the orange-and-white control flag and a description of its precise location. ’Boulder, 5m, north side’ is an example.

For novice courses, the control description is written as in the example. For more experienced orienteers on longer courses the control description is related by symbols. These symbols are uniform worldwide, as established by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF)

A PDF of these IOF Control Descriptions ia available for download.