Following line features

Good line features

Line features are details you can easily follow in the terrain and that are easy to see on the map. Paths, streams and roads are often good line features. They are continuous, so you can move on or along them the whole way, often at high speed.

Here are examples of good line features, click on the map symbols:

These are also line features, but can be a bit harder to follow:

Practice noticing line features

You should practice a lot on spotting line features on the map and following them in the terrain. Line features give you a safe route toward the control.

Which line feature is the most obvious on this map?

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The road that goes north from the cabins to the car park.

It is a clear line feature. Do you see it?

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The path that runs along the power line.

Find a clear line feature on this map!

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The stream that runs from the small pond to the road.

Three examples of using line features. Drag the slider.

1. You start in the corner by the building.
2. First you follow the wall to the fence (1).
3. Follow the fence until it ends and move onto the path (2).
4. Follow the path until it reaches the road (3).
5. Go north on the road and turn right at the junction (4).
6. Finally follow the path along the stream that leads you to the control.

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1. You start at the car park by a special feature.
2. Follow the edge of the parking area to the path (1).
3. Go up the path until you reach the road (2).
4. Follow the road south until it splits (3).
5. Follow the road to the left until the next junction (4).
6. Turn right and you find the control at the small building.

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1. You start in the corner of the field.
2. Go along the fence until it crosses the stream (1).
3. Follow the stream to the path (2).
4. Follow the stream further to the fence (3).
5. Go along the fence to the main path (4).
6. Follow the path south to the path junction where the control is.