Bike Orienteering*
Participants travel to each control on a bike. Events are held on both street and mountain bikes (mountain bike has the international championships).

Canoe Orienteering
Event is done on a lake or tidal water area within a canoe.

Cross Country / Foot ( point-to-point)*
A course of controls to be taken in a specific order is laid out. Lengths vary from a few kilometers for beginners to ten or more kilometers for experts. The classic form of orienteering.

Line Orienteering
Maps are marked with a line indicating the exact route to be followed.. Participants mark their map where they find each control. Excellent training event for improving map reading skills.

Motala (individual relay)
Excellent for school yards and small areas. Participants do a loop of several controls and return to the start. They then continue to do all of the other loops. [Top]

Night Orienteering
Variation of point-to-point or score orienteering conducted at night. Controls are marked with reflective tape and participants use head lamps or flashlights.

Project Orienteering
Excellent for use by school and scout groups. At each control the participant attempts to complete some type of activity. The activity may be used to teach a new concept or used to test a skill. [Top]

Relay Orienteering
Each team member does a short course and tags the next team member. A mass start is usually used.

Rogaine
("Rugged Outdoor Group Activity Involving Navigation and Endurance") - Teams try to locate as many controls as possible in a 4, 12 or 24 hour period. Similar to a score event.

Score Orienteering
Participants try to find as many controls as possible in a given amount of time. Controls usually have different point values depending upon distance from the start and the difficulty of navigation required to find them.

Ski Orienteering*
Event is done on cross country skis. A point-to-point event in which the participant tries to pick the fastest route through a network of trails.

Star Event
Participants must return to start between each control. Used mainly for training.

String Orienteering
Used with preschoolers and primary grade children. Controls are placed along a string which leads the child to each of the controls. Level of difficulty may be varied. [Top]

Trail Orienteering*
Designed for those with disabilities. Participants remain on the trail. It is an un-timed event where the challenge is mental and achievement is based upon the ability to correctly interpret the map and its relationship to the ground.

Trivia Orienteering
Proof-of-arrival at each control site is confirmed by answering a question about the site. [Top]