In order to help keep track of what your plan is and where you are on the map you should place your thumb along the handrail you are going to or are travelling along.
Note: orienteers should re-fold their map at every change in direction / transition to new handrail and orient themselves so they're pointing in the right direction
The following links point to resources that have been collected and are relevant to this skill (?).
Description of / instructions for a simple 'handrails course' exercise complete with warm up activity to teach the concept of handrails at Orienteering.ca.
Description of / instructions for a line-o (follow the line) exercise at Orienteering.ca.
Description of / instructions for a route choice exercise at Orienteering.ca.
Description of / instructions for an orienteering exercise at Orienteering.ca designed to emphasize the use of handrails and attackpoints.
Description of / instructions for an orienteering exercise at Orienteering.ca designed to emphasize the use of handrails and attackpoints.
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