A road with two carriageways. The width of the symbol should be drawn to scale but not smaller than the minimum width. The space between the black lines must be filled with brown (50%). A road under construction may be shown with broken lines.
Colour: black and brown 50% (60 lines/cm).
Road wider than 5m. The width of the symbol should be drawn to scale but not smaller than the minimum width. The space between the black lines must be filled with brown (50%). A road under construction may be shown with broken lines.
Colour: black and brown 50% (60 lines/cm).
Road 3-5 m wide. The space between the black lines must be filled with brown (50%). A road under construction may be shown with broken lines.
Colour: black and brown 50% (60 lines/cm).
A track with stabilised surface at least 1.5 m wide. Forest road or well maintained track with no obstacles.
Colour: black.
Well maintained path narrower than 1.5 m. Smooth, clean path with no erosion or obstacles.
Colour: black.
A track at least 1.5 m wide. Infrequently used, with ruts, grassy, wet, muddy or sandy. Possibility of rocky surfaces. Pedalling is more difficult, riding is slowed.
Colour: black.
See minor changes in August 2003
Path narrower than 1.5 m, through difficult terrain, with rocky or banked surface. Other characteristics as in 813.
Colour: black.
Rarely used track at least 1.5 m wide, with obstacles such as roots or rocky steps. Many obstacles, stones, rocks, erosion, mud, lad slides or sand. Very slow or impossible riding. Could necessitate to carry bike.
Colour: black.
See minor changes in August 2003
Path narrower than 1.5 m, through very difficult terrain. Mountain paths with many obstacles. Other characteristics as in 815.
Colour: black.
A railway or other kind of railed track (tramway, truckway, etc.).
Colour: black.
Power line, cableway or skilift. The bars indicate the exact location of the pylons.
Colour: black.
Major power lines should be drawn with a double line. The gap between the lines may indicate the extent of the powerline.
Colour: black.
A way under roads, railways, etc. which may be used by the competitor. This symbol is used whether or not the tunnel has a track leading to it.
Colour: black.
A stone wall higher than ca 1.5 m, not crossable to the average orienteer.
Colour: black.
A boarded or wire fence higher than ca 1.5 m, not crossable to the average orienteer, eg. deer fence.
Colour: black.
All ways through or over high fences or walls must be indicated. The symbol may also be used for a gate through or stile over a stone wall (519) or a fence (522) or a pipeline (534).
Colour: black.
A building is shown with its ground plan so far as the scale permits.
Colour: black.
Houses and gardens and other built up areas. Roads and other significant features within a settlement should be shown, but the buildings can be omitted to improve legibility.
Colour: green 50% (60 l/cm) and yellow 100%.
An area of hard standing used for parking or other purposes.
Colour: black and brown 50% (60 lines/cm).
A firing range is shown with a special symbol to indicate the need for caution. Associated buildings are individually marked.
Colour: black.
A pipeline which cannot be crossed.
Colour: black.
A high tower or large pylon, standing above the level of the surrounding forest. Location is at the centre of gravity of the symbol.
Colour: black.
Special man-made features are shown with these symbols. The definition of the symbols must be given in each case in the map legend.
Colour: black.
