Thursday 8 Jan 2009
Explore Sweden -08
 
 
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Course info

 

Sections

Name   CPs   Length   Est. duration   Started
A Åsbacken uphill Rush   2   0 km   6m   Fri 21:00
B Downhill MTB   4   5 km   30m   Fri 21:06
C Night orienteering   19   17 km   4h   Fri 21:24
D Inlines   4   18 km   1h   Sat 00:35
E Mountain bike Skyttis to Mattjäl   6   25 km   1h 15m   Sat 01:44
F Island Traverse   8   26 km   6h   Sat 06:00
G Skule National park Mountainbike   4   28 km   2h   Sat 13:03
H Skulemountain Ropecourse   8   4 km   3h   Sat 15:25
I Ocean Kayaking High Coast Archipelago   4   60 km   8h   Sat 18:47
J Mountain bike High Coast Bridge to Pengsjö   7   190 km   12h   Sun 12:48
K River kayaking   11   90 km   14h   Mon 06:00
L Run & Ropeworks   4   3 km   30m   Mon 16:44

 

Checkpoints

Name   Teams
passed
  Description   Len.   Elev.   Type       Section
START   10   Åsbacken, foot of   -   50 m   Transition area     A  
GZ1   10   Åsbacken summit   0.3 km   140 m   Trekking     A  
GZ1-OUT   10   Åsbacken summit   -   140 m   Transition area     B  
CP1   *   Chairlift cabin   1.3 km   59 m   Mountainbike     B  
CP2   10   Swedbank Arena   1.3 km   2 m   Mountainbike     B  
GZ2A   10   Skyttis, Skitrack round about   2.4 km   77 m   Mountainbike     B  
GZ2A-OUT   10   Skyttis, Skitrack round about   -   77 m   Transition area     C  
CP3   *   Twin tower   1.7 km   66 m   Orienteering     C  
CP4   *   Cliff   0.4 km   104 m   Orienteering     C  
CP5   *   Cliff   1.3 km   156 m   Orienteering     C  
CP6   *   Stone   0.4 km   156 m   Orienteering     C  
CP7   *   Track junction   1 km   119 m   Orienteering     C  
CP8   10   Cliff   0.5 km   195 m   Orienteering     C  
CP9   *   Small height   0.5 km   197 m   Orienteering     C  
CP10   *   Small hole   0.6 km   116 m   Orienteering     C  
CP11   *   Trail junction   0.4 km   95 m   Orienteering     C  
CP12   *   Stone   1.8 km   91 m   Orienteering     C  
CP13   *   Small height   1.5 km   155 m   Orienteering     C  
CP14   *   Cliff   1.5 km   242 m   Orienteering     C  
CP15   *   Track junction (POWER checkpoint)   0.9 km   141 m   Orienteering     C  
CP16   *   Stone   0.7 km   237 m   Orienteering     C  
CP17   *   Stone   0.9 km   274 m   Orienteering     C  
CP18       Millenium cabin   1.5 km   248 m   Orienteering     C  
CP19   *   Stone   0.8 km   180 m   Orienteering     C  
GZ3   10   Österalnäs   0.6 km   64 m   Orienteering     C  
GZ3-OUT   10   Österalnäs   -   64 m   Transition area     D  
CP20   *   Långvägen 89   7.5 km   45 m   Inlines     D  
CP21   *   Örnsköldsvik IB Arena   4.5 km   72 m   Inlines     D  
GZ2B   10   Skyttis, Skitrack round about   6 km   77 m   Inlines     D  
GZ2B-OUT   10   Skyttis, Skitrack round about   -   77 m   Transition area     E  
CP22   *   Trail junction   0.5 km   74 m   Mountainbike     E  
CP23   *   Trail junction   0.5 km   85 m   Mountainbike     E  
CP24   *   Trail junction   1.5 km   101 m   Mountainbike     E  
CP25   *   Trail junction   2.5 km   40 m   Mountainbike     E  
TA1   10   Mattjäl bay   20 km   3 m   Mountainbike   DZ   E  
TA1-OUT   10   Mattjäl bay   -   3 m   Transition area   DZ   F  
CP26   10   Röskärsön lighthouse   4 km   10 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
CP27   10   Grisselön, Southside   3 km   3 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
CP28   10   Klösan South. Rocky beach   4.5 km   2 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
CP29   10   Trysunda beach   1.5 km   2 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
CP30   10   Trysundaön light house   3 km   2 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
CP31   10   Järvön   3.5 km   1 m   Island Traversing   DZ   F  
TA2   10   Hålviken bay   6.5 km   3 m   Island Traversing     F  
TA2-OUT   10   Hålviken bay   -   3 m   Transition area     G  
CP32   *   Käl. Creek/trail junction   20.5 km   61 m   Mountainbike     G  
CP33   *   Conduit under E4. Skule   7.4 km   36 m   Mountainbike     G  
TA3A   10   High Coast Center. Skule   0.1 km   39 m   Mountainbike     G  
TA3A-OUT   10   High Coast Center. Skule   -   39 m   Transition area     H  
CP34   *   Via Ferrata Red   0.5 km   103 m   Ropeworks     H  
CP35       Descending start   0.3 km   218 m   Ropeworks     H  
CP36   *   Via Ferrata Black   0.3 km   132 m   Ropeworks     H  
CP37   *   Via Ferrata summit   0.4 km   246 m   Ropeworks     H  
CP38   *   Skule Trail   1 km   202 m   Ropeworks     H  
CP39   *   Ropecourse end   0.5 km   85 m   Ropeworks     H  
TA3B   10   High Coast Center. Skule   1 km   39 m   Ropeworks   DZ   H  
TA3B-OUT   10   High Coast Center. Skule   -   39 m   Transition area   DZ   I  
CP40   10   Storsanden beach   13 km   1 m   Kayaking   DZ   I  
CP41   10   Barsta pier   18 km   1 m   Kayaking   DZ   I  
TA4   10   High Coast Bridge. Hotel parking   29 km   46 m   Kayaking     I  
TA4-OUT   10   High Coast Bridge. Hotel parking   -   46 m   Transition area     J  
CP42   *   Fjärdbotten. Big sign   16 km   28 m   Mountainbike     J  
CP43   9   Ådalsberget. Track junction   27 km   128 m   Mountainbike     J  
CP44       Gäddtjärnbäcken. Creek/Road junction   66 km   239 m   Mountainbike     J  
CP45   *   Bärmsjön. Road bridge   23 km   318 m   Mountainbike     J  
CP46   10   Myckelgensjö camping (POWER checkpoint)   37 km   195 m   Mountainbike     J  
TA5   10   Fagerkälsliden   21 km   256 m   Mountainbike   DZ   J  
TA5-OUT   10   Fagerkälsliden   -   256 m   Transition area   DZ   K  
CP47   *   Storån riverside   0.5 km   252 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP48   *   Selstadammen   9 km   235 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP49   10   Bridge 120.39   13 km   113 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP50   *   Edet   16.5 km   112 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP51   *   Bredbyn. Bridge   4 km   53 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP52   4   Söderåforsen   16 km   51 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP53   *   Gottne/ Söderå   4 km   25 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP54   *   N Moliden   6.5 km   16 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
CP55   *   S Moliden   0.5 km   11 m   Kayaking   DZ   K  
GZ4   10   Hållänget   20 km   3 m   Kayaking     K  
GZ4-OUT   10   Hållänget   -   3 m   Transition area     L  
CP56   *   Cliff   1 km   93 m   Trekking     L  
CP57   *   Chairlift cabin, summit   1 km   117 m   Trekking     L  
FINISH   10   The Finish line   0.5 km   97 m   Ropeworks     L  

(Length and type refers to the section between previous checkpoint and current)

* No times are reported from this CP.

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