On of the terms used in orienteering is "catch feature".
What exactly is a catch feature and how would a catch feature help one with navigating in the outdoors?
asked Dec 3, 2017 at 23:59
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A catch feature is a feature that you will run into, if you have gone too far.
As you can see above, if you are using the stream as a handrail feature to get to the bridge in order to cross, the trail acts as a catch feature.
If you are heading towards a catch feature and not following a handrail, then you will want to aim off.
Some examples of things that can act as handrail features include streams, trails, roads, and ridge lines.
answered Dec 3, 2017 at 23:59
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1You could probably have provided both information about handrail and catch-features in one bigger question about orienteering, but take my four upvotes, you clever racoon :D (but for real, if you have more of these information, and can summarize them in one big post, it could become a to-go for every orienteering-realted question. I'd read that! Dec 4, 2017 at 8:28
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