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Why might the long way around be faster on a course?

Thick forest can slow you more than extra distance.

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  1. Longer routes are always downhill
  2. Short routes are always blocked
  3. Thick forest can slow you more than extra distance ✔

Why: Going around thick vegetation can be faster than pushing straight through it.

Huh, didn't know that: Going around thick vegetation can be faster than pushing straight through it.

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The long way around can be the short cut.
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Answer: Thick forest can slow you more than extra distance. Going around thick vegetation can be faster than pushing straight through it.

  1. Scouting America: Orienteering www.scouting.org/merit-badges/orienteering
    It might be faster to take what you thought was the long way around.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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