Riga Autumn Rogaining map published!
On Saturday, November 19, at the shopping center “Spice”, the team orienteering competition “Rīgas rogainings” will be held, which will take place for the fifth time in various districts of Riga. Each time, the competition gathers more than a thousand domestic and foreign orienteering enthusiasts who participate in 2, 4 or 6 hour distances.
Original publication date: 10.11.2016
This year, the area of the competition map will include the districts of Āgenskalns and Torņakalnas, as well as the vicinity of Skulti and the airport “Rīga”, where you can also watch airplanes during the distance.The cards will be moisture resistant, but each participant is responsible for keeping the card in wet conditions. The scale of the map is 1:20,000, or 1 centimeter on the map is equal to 200 meters in nature; card size: 42 x 60 cm. The map was prepared based on the topographical materials of the publication “Jāņa Sēta”. The map uses the designations of topographic maps, in some places the terrain is depicted. Map author and distance planner - Valters Kaminskis. The preliminary competition area map can be found on the homepage by clicking on one of the distance sections - 6H, 4H or 2H.
Registration for the competition is possible on the website www.rigasrogainings.lv, which can be done even more advantageously until November 13. In Rogaining, most of the competitions take place in the forest and near nature, but the special and unusual feature of Riga Rogaining is the combination of urban territory with nature, so beginners who will be able to look for points in the city, as well as experienced orienteers, who will also be familiar with orienteering in the forest, will feel safe in the distance. The competition is offered by Riga City Council, supported by Isostar, Garmin, Asics, shopping center “Spice”, Baltais.