Individual training
Training courses in Youth Jukola 2024 model terrain are set just next to the competition terrain. These are open to anyone for practice at any time.
The terrain is largely runnable woodland. Some areas of dense trees or cuttings may be encountered locally as well, but these don’t hinder runnability.
Four training courses start at the Vampula outdoor cabin, that – according to the Youth Jukola course setter – are equivalent to competition skill levels: Level 10, Level 12, Level 14 and Level 16. The courses for older age levels include a couple of competition-like route choice challenges.
Two trainings have their starting point at the Kievarintie: Short 3,5 km and Long 5,4 km. These give a good impression of typical control points and of the runnability of different parts of the esker.
Relay trainings are published on a separate webpage.
Maps can be obtained from Kahvila-Ravintola Siilinpesä for € 5,- /map. Cash payments – please bring exact change.
Check opening times here: https://www.siilinpesa.fi/. Also have a look at Siilinpesä’s comprehensive catering!
If you need a large number of maps (over 10 pcs.), please pre-order them ( 7 days before your training) by e-mail from kaisa.teerikoski@saagakoti.fi.
Only paper maps are supplied.
Relay training
These are relay trainings that give an impression of the Youth Jukola’s course setters’ imagination.
The training is designed as a relay, in which each participant can run both an A- and B-course. In order to have new challenges for each course, the forkings are not according to YJ-design. Control points are equivalent to those in the actual competition and the control intervals include route choices according to age levels.
In a training, you could organize a few mass starts, proceed directly to map exchange or do relay changeovers. Decide for yourself what your team or club needs: with these courses you should be able to reach a relay atmosphere.
The training center is the ”Rajalaavu” shelter, to which it is a 700 m walk from the parking – as a warming up. You may light a fire at the fireplace – Unless a wildfire warning has been issued – and the shelter is useful in adverse weather.
1A & 1B are both 1.17 km in length. These are of skill level ”12”.
2A & 2B are 2.27 and 2.29 km, level ”14”.
3A & 3B are 2.94 and 2.96 km, level ”16”.
For orienteering training you could combine any A- and B- course.
This relay training fits in a quite small space. Additionally, you could have your kids search for specific features on the map around the theme of “direction & distance”. That is a useful skill in this type of terrain.
Map link to Northern parking
Map link to Southern parking