Vlkolínec - Orienteering courses
What is orienteering course ?
Abroad, these routes can be found on the interesting tourist places and in different urban and recreational parks. Serve to enrich the visit interesting sites and offer visitors usually visit their recovery. We have prepared several such lines in Vlkolínec. It is a mark on the ground that you have to find using the map, which was created specifically for this purpose. Tags are looking at a specific sequence according to the difficulty of line, of your choice. On the map you have designated areas where these marks are red circles mark the ground is exactly the point, which is located in the center of the circle. The circle on the map are marked by the same number as the tag field. That way you can make sure that you find the right brand. In addition, the brand is credited four-digit code, which can be described as proof that you actually find the place. The track can pass along to family and use it as a game "to find" the seizure of your children, or you can use to entertain friends and give their best among you will be the first at the finish. However, this activity can also be used as a diversification to admire nature walks and interesting perspectives..
Map
Map of Vlkolínec you have to these tracks, the map of the large scale 1: 4000 which means that the map is 1cm per 40 m in reality (1 cm on map about as 80-100 minutes adult). Therefore, this map contains much more detail than usual tourist maps residing in scale 1:50 000 For example, it can be found at the indicated density of vegetation in the forest is from white to green significant, but smaller objects such as benches, mangers, seats, or wells. Also is it labeled terrain, such as different clay or rocky cliffs, ridges, rocks and dungeon. The map can be found listed with the map legend key in which the symbols international standard ISSOM ISSOM 2000 and the 2007th Placing signs planted in the field is marked on the map with a red circle tag number, start triangle marked a goal two concentric circles.
Map symbols
The basic importance of symbols in the orienteering maps:
Black – man-made objects, paths as well as natural stone buildings, cliffs, rock walls
Brown –contour lines (lines meant to draw terrain height), natural objects such as pits, Kopka
Blue – waters, water, swamps, lakes, streams, water channels
Green – vegetation. The greener the color the more difficult passage vegetation
White – pure runable forest
Yellow – open land (grassland, glades
I want to try it, how do I get started?
First, you get a map at one of the distribution points. Then you see the map and familiarize yourself with the key chart. Choose the track you want to go. It is good if you bring a compass, a compass or a map for correctly oriented to the north (especially if you opt for more challenging routes). This means that you turn the map so that the blue arrow on the map pointing north. Locate onačené triangle on the map in the field. And you can go explore Vlkolínec. When you find the first brand to make its mark, according to the map, if you can describe the same four-digit code, then follow until you find all the places your tracks.
CAUTION !
Vlkolínec village is inhabited year round, not to the museum, so we ask you to obey and do not enter the fenced-in area, as well as private areas by the corresponding map marked in green ! Vlkolínec entry into UNESCO had its advantages for the community, but also disadvantages. The benefits certainly are that village today are invariably not only at home but also abroad, and visited it so many tourists each year. The disadvantages certainly include loss of privacy of its citizens. Therefore we ask you respect the rights of indigenous peoples to privacy. If possible donate Vlkolínec vstupekny or buying various souvenirs.
Remember that you participate in activities on their own responsibility, and therefore observe safe movement in the wild and in the village.
I like the way forward ...
If you liked the track, you can choose to go another route and another circuit. If you would like to get more information about such activities, if you would like to get a lecture, training - training, or for more maps of the region contact our orienteering club. We look forward to you ..