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Yellow is the next more difficult course after White. It goes
mostly along trails and in easier areas, but has controls on
features just off a trail or otherwise in a little more difficult
place to find. It is usually three or four kilometers, just a
bit longer than White. Teenagers and adults are usually ready
to try the Yellow course after one or two times on the White
course. Younger children may want to do the White course for
a much longer time before doing the Yellow course themselves,
but they may enjoy doing the Yellow course with an adult on occasion.
The Orange course is an intermediate course which goes off
trails and into the woods, although it usually uses more obvious
features or features near bigger features. It is four to five
kilometers long, which is long enough to put an emphasis on fitness.
Teenagers are usually ready to try Orange after a season or two
of orienteering on the Yellow course and achieving accurate,
consistent navigation. Younger children may not be ready for
this course until they are older, although they may enjoy an
occasional Orange course with an adult.
The Green, Red and Blue courses are expert courses. The longest,
Blue, can be ten kilometers or more. Teenagers often move up
to Green and Red, and even try Blue, after mastering the Orange
course, but this takes time and requires a good deal of acquired
skill and experience. Due to the navigational requirements and
the emphasis on endurance, adults often excel at orienteering
well into middle and advanced age, so orienteering can be a lifelong
sport.
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