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Mountain Bike Orienteering

Mountain bike orienteering combines MTB riding with map reading and control points. Riders choose routes through a track network; time and correctly visited controls decide.

LevelVariant FamilyOutdoor Sport CategoryOutdoor sport / orienteering

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Classification

Category Outdoor sport / orienteering

Family Outdoor Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Orienteering sport on a mountain bike with map, track network and controls.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to combine bike handling and tactical map reading.

Cost Medium: MTB, helmet, map holder and beginner event. Bike maintenance, map holder, event entries, club and travel. Orienteering club with MTBO, IOF/national federation context or MTB-O event.

First progress Simple routes quickly; fast navigation on the bike takes practice.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

mountain bike
helmet
map holder
MTBO map
timing chip

First steps

find beginner MTBO course
test map holder
read easy route
train junction decisions slowly

Orienteering club, MTBO event, IOF/national federation or beginner training.

Wear helmet, follow track/closure rules and do not force map reading on risky sections.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, einzeln, mountain-bike-orienteering, mtbo, iof, navigation, mountainbike-orienteering

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Visit controls correctly and as fast as possible using map and mountain bike.

Teilnehmer

Individual riders; relays possible by event.

Teamgröße

Usually individual.

Spielfeld

MTBO course on track network with start, finish and controls.

Dauer

Sprint, middle, long or relay by IOF/event format.

Wertung

Time scoring with correct controls; errors lead to disqualification or penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest valid time.

Ausrüstung

mountain bike
helmet
map
map holder
timing chip

Wichtige Regelpunkte

missing control
riding forbidden area
course/track rule breach
helmet/equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Mountain Bike Orienteering International Orienteering Federation · official-discipline-guide · high
Competition Rules International Orienteering Federation · official-rules-index · high
World MTB Orienteering Championships International Orienteering Federation · official-event · high