Taitung County Government holds orienteering competition, combining sports and tourism to attract participants from all over Taiwan

Taitung holds an orienteering competition in Forest Park today. (Photo by reporter Huang Mingtang)

The Taitung County Government held the "2026 Taitung Orienteering - Change the Pace and Wild Taitung" at the Forest Park today, attracting contestants from all over Taiwan to travel through the forest with maps in hand. In the process of identifying directions, planning routes and finding coordinates, they embarked on an outdoor challenge that combined physical strength, mental strength and strategy. The activity focuses on "sports sightseeing" and combines local markets, music performances, parent-child recreation and four special tours to invite the public to experience Taitung's natural landscape and life charm in different ways starting from sports.

The schedule is divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon, and individual competition groups and two-person experience groups are planned according to different participation needs. The individual competition group adopts a point-by-point competition system, and contestants must complete designated checkpoints in order to achieve good results in the shortest time; the two-person experience group adopts a points competition system, where contestants can select checkpoints based on the map and their own strategies, and accumulate points within a limited time. The two competition formats respectively test direction interpretation, route planning and teamwork. They also allow people who are new to orienteering and advanced players to find a challenge that suits them.

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The county government stated that it will bring orienteering to Taitung Forest Park and launch four special tours, "Mountain and Sea Coordinates and Workers' Meetings and Learning", to connect local culture, special food, natural experiences and local workers, and encourage participants to extend their travels from the competition venue to various places in Taitung to increase their travel stay. Participants and accompanying relatives and friends can visit the market, listen to music, and enjoy the relaxed outdoor atmosphere of the Forest Park after the race, adding to the fun of participation by parents, children, friends, and people of different ages.

The Tourism Development Office stated that orienteering combines sports challenges and environmental exploration. Participants must observe the terrain, judge the direction and arrange the route. It is a new way to understand Taitung's natural environment. This time, through the integration of race schedule, tour and local experience, the single-day competition is transformed into an in-depth trip, hoping to attract more outdoor sports enthusiasts and families to come and explore Taitung at a different pace.

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