Sport
Basler und Muttenzer Winter-OL
Sportanlage Margelacker
Sandgrubenweg 10, 4132 Muttenz
Winter orienteering on the Rütihard in Muttenz, with courses for all skill levels.
Announcement: Basel and Muttenz Winter Orienteering
To kick off the orienteering season, we invite all runners to the traditional Basel Winter Orienteering event. And since TV Muttenz Athletics and OLG Basel are teaming up this year, it’s also the Muttenz Winter Orienteering Race. The race will take place on the Rütihard map, newly added in fall 2026, in a varied running area just outside Basel.
Course Setting / Control Points
Gabriel Dorn / Hanna Müller
Map
Rütihard 1:10,000, as of Fall 2026, Cartography: Cäsar Scherrer
Start Times
Open start between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., walk to the start: 10 minutes, finish closes at 2:30 p.m.
Competition Center
The competition center is located at Margelacker Stadium. The route to the competition center from the bus stop and parking lot is marked. Showers and changing rooms are available.
Getting There by Public Transportation
Bus 60, Unterwart stop, or Tram 14, Käppeli stop
Getting There by Car
Travel by public transit or bike is recommended. Limited parking available at the stadium
Registration
via OL-Events: https://ol-events.ch/races/1061
Registration deadline
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Late Registration
Available on race day, as long as maps are available. Late registration fee: CHF 5.00
Introductory Course
For beginners. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the information desk. Separate registration is not required.
Introductory Orienteering
For beginners and children on the stadium and school grounds. Here, participants can learn how to use a map and compass and become familiar with the procedures in a simple setting (with timing, but no rankings).
Categories / Courses
Open Black / H16 (approx. 10 performance kilometers, challenging)
Open Red / D16 (approx. 7 performance kilometers, challenging)
Open Orange (approx. 6 performance kilometers, easy to intermediate)
Open Violet / DH14 (approx. 5 performance kilometers, intermediate)
Open Blue / DH12 (approx. 4 performance kilometers, easy)
Open Green / DH10 (approx. 3.5 performance kilometers, easy)
Recommendations for inexperienced runners:
Athletic: Open Orange
Recreational runners and families: Open Blue
Entry fee
Born in 2007 or later: CHF 10.00
Born in 2006 or earlier: CHF 16.00
Additional maps: CHF 4.00
SPORTident rental badges: free; CHF 60.00 if lost
SJM NWS
For the D/H 10–16 categories, this race counts toward the Northwest Switzerland School and Youth Orienteering Championships (SJM).
Refreshments
A small selection of refreshments available at the race center
Results / Livelox
via Swiss-Orienteering: https://o-l.ch/ Livelox will be available starting at 1:00 p.m.
Insurance and Liability
Participants are responsible for their own insurance. To the extent permitted by law, the organizer accepts no liability. Entering the forest is at your own risk. In the event of adverse conditions (e.g., a storm), the race must be canceled. Information at olg-basel.ch.
Privacy / Photos
By registering, you accept the privacy policy of OLG Basel, ROLV NWS, and SOLV and consent to the publication of photos taken at the event.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
To kick off the orienteering season, we invite all runners to the traditional Basel Winter Orienteering event. And since TV Muttenz Athletics and OLG Basel are teaming up this year, it’s also the Muttenz Winter Orienteering Race. The race will take place on the Rütihard map, newly added in fall 2026, in a varied running area just outside Basel.
Course Setting / Control Points
Gabriel Dorn / Hanna Müller
Map
Rütihard 1:10,000, as of Fall 2026, Cartography: Cäsar Scherrer
Start Times
Open start between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., walk to the start: 10 minutes, finish closes at 2:30 p.m.
Competition Center
The competition center is located at Margelacker Stadium. The route to the competition center from the bus stop and parking lot is marked. Showers and changing rooms are available.
Getting There by Public Transportation
Bus 60, Unterwart stop, or Tram 14, Käppeli stop
Getting There by Car
Travel by public transit or bike is recommended. Limited parking available at the stadium
Registration
via OL-Events: https://ol-events.ch/races/1061
Registration deadline
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Late Registration
Available on race day, as long as maps are available. Late registration fee: CHF 5.00
Introductory Course
For beginners. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the information desk. Separate registration is not required.
Introductory Orienteering
For beginners and children on the stadium and school grounds. Here, participants can learn how to use a map and compass and become familiar with the procedures in a simple setting (with timing, but no rankings).
Categories / Courses
Open Black / H16 (approx. 10 performance kilometers, challenging)
Open Red / D16 (approx. 7 performance kilometers, challenging)
Open Orange (approx. 6 performance kilometers, easy to intermediate)
Open Violet / DH14 (approx. 5 performance kilometers, intermediate)
Open Blue / DH12 (approx. 4 performance kilometers, easy)
Open Green / DH10 (approx. 3.5 performance kilometers, easy)
Recommendations for inexperienced runners:
Athletic: Open Orange
Recreational runners and families: Open Blue
Entry fee
Born in 2007 or later: CHF 10.00
Born in 2006 or earlier: CHF 16.00
Additional maps: CHF 4.00
SPORTident rental badges: free; CHF 60.00 if lost
SJM NWS
For the D/H 10–16 categories, this race counts toward the Northwest Switzerland School and Youth Orienteering Championships (SJM).
Refreshments
A small selection of refreshments available at the race center
Results / Livelox
via Swiss-Orienteering: https://o-l.ch/ Livelox will be available starting at 1:00 p.m.
Insurance and Liability
Participants are responsible for their own insurance. To the extent permitted by law, the organizer accepts no liability. Entering the forest is at your own risk. In the event of adverse conditions (e.g., a storm), the race must be canceled. Information at olg-basel.ch.
Privacy / Photos
By registering, you accept the privacy policy of OLG Basel, ROLV NWS, and SOLV and consent to the publication of photos taken at the event.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.