The University Orienteering

The University Orienteering is arranged in the autumn every year. The responsibility for each stage rotates between participating departments at LTU plus companies nearby.

The stages are carried out on Mondays in August-October with a free start time between 16.00 - 18.00 and with 3 courses of different levels to suit everyone, from beginners to professionals.

• Short course (very easy, approx. 2 km)
• Intermediate course (easy to medium difficulty, approx. 3-4 km)
• Long course (medium to difficult, approx. 5-6 km)

The university orienteering is part of the university's wellness offerings, but is also an open event where everyone is welcome!

Important to know and respect

It is absolutely forbidden to enter a private property. Private properties are shown as dark green areas on the map. Competitors who break the orienteering must report at the finish, so the organizers know who is left in the forest or not.

Are you a beginner?

A good website to begin with is the Swedish Orienteering Association, which describes how to use a map and compass and what different map symbols mean.

• Swedish Orienteering Association
  

The site below has a good map symbol sheet to print out and bring to the orienteering event.

• Learn to decipher the map

If you want to know more on how map vs. terrain as well as check point descriptions work

• Control Descriptions and Map Symbols Explained

Questions? Please contact the organisers for each stage.

The LTU Orienteering organisation welcomes everyone to the forests around Luleå!

Stages

Detailed information about all stages, as well as results from each stage, will be published on the respective stage below. Detailed information on a specific stage will be published about one week, or less. in advance. Please note that changes may occur on short notice.

• Stage 1 2025, September 1, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Ormberget
• Stage 2 2025, September 8, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Porsön
• Stage 3 2025, September 15, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Mjölkuddsberget
• Stage 4 2025, September 22, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Organizer missing
• Stage 5 2025, September 29, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Bergnäset
• Stage 6 2025, October 6, Night Stage, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Ormberget/Kronandalen

Links to the pages above can also be found in the Calendar.