The route lengths have now been finalised. There may be minor changes to the urban stages due to road closures at short notice.
Course lengths - winning times
All winning times can be found here
If there are few participants registered in a category, we take the liberty of merging individual courses. The detailed course lengths will be published at the end of May
General Information
Competition Centers
CC #1, Graz, Stage 1
Raiffeisen Sportpark, Hüttenbrenngasse 31, 8010 Graz
Dates: 4.–5.7.
Open: Fr, 4.7. 14:00–16:00; Sa, 5.7. 14:00–21:00
CC #2, Graz, Stage 2
Landessportzentrum, Jahngasse 3, 8010 Graz
Dates: 6.7.
Open: Su, 8:00–14:00
CC #3, Hartberg, Stage 3–6
Lehrlingshaus Hartberg, Franz-Schmidt-Gasse 7, 8230 Hartberg
Dates: 7.–11.7.
Open: Mo, 7.7. 15:00–17:00; Tue, 8.7.– Fr, 10.7. 16:00–18:00
Time KeepingAll categories, including beginners, are controlled through the Sportident system (touch free – 20cm distance). You can use Cards from SIAC (SportidentAirCards) till SI-Cards 5. Only for the promotion categories, an electronic card will be lent free of charge (a deposit fee will be required). Other categories must hire it at € 4 fee.
Start PointThe starting procedure is as follows: –3 Minutes: SI-Air check; –2 Minutes: control clear and check; –1 Minute: map handling; 0 Start (with start-base for Open). Control description you get at the office for all stages.
There will be a direct route for runners arriving late. This can only be used if authorized by the Starts Commissioner.
Please keep in mindCar Traffic: The traffic will not stop at any time. The road traffic regulations must be respected. Although traffic is limited to these areas, it is very important to watch every time you cross over. Please, respect the required neutralized crossings which will be monitored by the Organization staff and regulated with the SportIDENT system at Stage 1 with time out-time in. Busy roads may not be crossed everywhere and are marked by the prohibited area.
First aid and ambulance: We have no rescue on site (except stage 3). Participants must take care of minor injuries and abrasions themselves. In case of serious injury a transport to the nearest hospital will be organized;
Road works: We are running within an urban area, and it is possible that works that do not exist at the time of printing the map, may appear at the time of preparing the event. Similarly, the Parks and Gardens city service could change the green zone of the long race if, unexpectedly, started working on an area;
Locker-Space: Staff will improvise a place where bags and objects could be placed, but they will not be held responsible for any objects left there;
Showers: Showers will be provided at the 1st and 2nd stage;
Refreshments: At the urban stages, a refreshment facility will be provided at the end of the race;
Footwear: Urban no spikes allowed. Forest spikes recommended.
Claims and ComplaintsDue to the type of race, we ought to remark that no circuit will be annulled or cancelled in the event of a control suffering from vandalism of any sort. In front of a claim for this reason, the technical jury might decide to nullify those sections defined by the appealed control. Therefore, all runners must consider finishing the race even though they find problems due to the accessibility of the public to the controls or to organizational errors. Any complaint must be submitted in writing before the awards ceremony.
Awards2 days urban: Awards for top 3 in all categories (after 2 days overall – CRET at CC, after party),
4 days forest: Awards for top 3 in all categories (after 4 days overall at “Luftgraben” Buchschachen).
6 days: Overall winner of all 6 days get a spezial prize.
No prizes in Open A, B, C, D, Beginner children, Beginner adults.
For the CITY RACE only the 2rd stage in the historic old town counts.
ResultsResults will be provisionally displayed at the Finish of each stage and on this Website after the race is finished.
We are offering live results and livelox as well.
Organising Team Outdoor Orienteering and Sportunion Schöckl Orienteering
Race Director: Hannes Pacher
Technical Advisor: Martin Brantner
Sportident & Chrono: Christopher Immervoll, Tobias Teichmann
Course-Setter: Lisa PAcher/Hanni Winkler (Prolog) Hannes Pacher (Stage 1), Christoph Wendner/Gustav Greiner (Stage 2), Gerald Mayrhofer (Add Sprint), Martin Brantner (Stage3), Gerald Mayrhofer (Stage 4), Klaus Schgaguler (Stage 5), Klaus Kramer (Stage 6)
Grafikdesign (Prints+Webpage): Paul Pacher
Organising Clubs
SUSO Sportunion Schöckl Orienteering, OO Outdoor Orienteering, LZO LZ OMAHA, NFStmk Naturfreunde Steiermark, SKVDK SKV Deutsch Kaltenbrunn
Part of City Race Euro Tour The Austrian Orienteering Days are part of the European City Race Tour, which is a league of Orienteering Events in major European Cities just like Lisbon, Birmingham or Stockholm
Refreshment at stages
At stages 1–2 we will again offer perfect finish catering as in 2022 with tropical fruits from GASTRO-Express and biscuits from the supermarket BILLA. At stages 3 to 5 there will be food and drinks from local restaurants. At stage 6, the voluntary fire brigade of Buchschachen provides the starters with sausages and Wiener Schnitzel during and after the award ceremony. Of course we also serve drinks and beer.
Orienteering shops at AOD
At the urban stages 1 and 2, you’ll find a renowned German orienteering shop. Visit the Website of Sportvogl to explore their product range.
At the forest stages 3-6 the hungarian Company Multinavigator will offer O-equipment.