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    Classic "forest" orienteering for all         in the great outdoors. Run or walk,         compete against yourself or others,         or a fun family outing. (Mar-Sept)
    Navigate the suburbs. Run or walk        to as many checkpoints as you can        within a 45 minute time limit. How       many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)
    A great introduction to orienteering        with fun courses in suburban parks        & reserves. Also includes a night            event. (Feb-Apr)
   Navigate bush tracks and trails on        your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering    Summer Series offers 75 minute score    & line+score events. (Nov-Mar)

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New MTBO Map Symbols

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IOF logo  Competitors in this season's Bike Orienteering Summer Series should   note changes to the MTBO mappings specifications made by the IOF in   April 2024. 

 The most notable changes are:           
 - New symbol - Unpaved road 
 - New symbol - Unpaved area 
 - New symbol - the start of a continuing course after a map flip/map exchange
 - Change of the width category for narrow/wide tracks from 1.5m to 1.8m
 - Magnetic north lines - change of spacing to: 1000m on the ground at the scale of 1:15000, 1:12500 or 1:10000; 500m for 1:7500 or 1:5000. 
                             New_MTBO_symbols_Apr24.png
               
See here for all MTBO map symbols and BOSS course symbols, including what is ridable/forbidden to ride.
 
Update: In Jan 2025 Symbol 502.1 Wide Unpaved Road was made an optional symbol. Symbol 815 Track: Fast Riding will generally be used to represent unpaved roads.
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