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Activity: Plan the Shortest Route

Teams have to plan a route for how they will visit a set of control points in the shortest possible time.

Summary

  • Teams are given a set of control points that they must visit.
  • Each team plans a route for how they will visit these control points in the shortest time possible.
  • They then follow their route, recording the required information from each control marker.

    Key Facts

  • OAA
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Key Stage 4
  • Orienteering
  • Activity Sheet Download Required
  • Orienteering Control Markers Required
  • Orienteering Map Required
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