Orienteering in the mine: Get ready for Žacléř

2. 4. 2025

The coal mine is tidy, the mining carts are in place, … We have everything ready for the GAPP Czech O-Tour in Žacléř! What about you? Read what we have prepared for the first weekend in April in the mining museum. 

Here is a summary of the really important info for you

  • Arrive in a full occupied car, parking capacity at the mining museum is limited. You can take advantage of the carpool offer.
  • Leave your h metal spikes or dobbs shoes at home (we recommend shoes for forest orienteering).
  • Stage 1 starts at 9:30, but we’ve arranged a start for both stages in the arena.
  • Stage 2 will combine the outdoor part of the race with the indoor part
    • The 10-15 minute long part of the race is run first on the first side of the map. Then you run to the last control, which is located near the entrance to indoor. There you turn the map over and continue the indoor part of the race.
    • On the map of the indoor part, the controls will be marked for example 14-75, where 14 is the control number and 75 is the control code.
    • In the indoor section there is reduced visibility in some places. It is recommended to bring a headlamp to the race. It is not necessary to navigate in the area, but it will be useful for easier map reading.
    • The map is printed on both sides (the 2nd side is at a scale of 1 : 1 500 in an indoor map specification)
    • For more detailed specifics on the indoor section, please refer to the separate document

  • Be careful – we are in a mining museum. Firstly, take care for the safety of yourself and others, carelessness can result in injury.
  • As it happens in spring, the April weather is playing a nasty game with us. Don’t forget to pack warm clothes and a bottle with something to warm you up.

  • We are expecting a packed accompanying programme throughout the day:
    • GAPP photo booth including free photo printing
    • Czech O-Tour fanshop
    • Kubík’s kindergarten
    • Mini adventure race for kids
    • Str8 compass testing and NAAK energy bar tasting
    • Sporticus labyrinth
    • Cryptomania’s enryption game
    • O-bazaar – detailed info is in an article
    • Orienteering Shop
    • Archery and the Avenier vaccination centre advice
    • Mining exposition right next to the arena
  • We are preparing a brand new mobile app, for Žacléř we hope to have a small tasting with results service. The existing mobile app will no longer be functional and you can uninstall it.

See you in Žacléř!