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Sat 6 Apr 9:00 am
Forest Orienteering and Navigation Skills Day
Smiths Creek Reserve, Campbelltown (meet at Waminda Reserve, Macquarie Av, Campbelltown.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:00 am
Waggaroos Local event, Willan's Hill plus LTO Training session
Lord Baden Powell Drive, Willans Hill, Wagga Wagga.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
2024 Metro League #1 - Appin
Scout Hall, Burke St, Appin

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
NOY1 - Archery Ridge (Elrington)
Archery Ridge (1:10,000)

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Mount Brown
4.5 km on Torryburn Road

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Goldseekers Bush Series #2 - Bridal Track Reserve
Clifton Grove (only a few minutes' drive out of Orange).

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Sat 13 Apr 1:00 pm
Highlands Forest Series #1 - Penrose State Forest
Penrose Forest North, 1:10,000

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Sun 14 Apr 9:30 am
2024 NSW State League #4 - Snow Hills (ACT Classic Series; ACT League #3)
Snows Hill . Mayfield Cross Road, Mayfield. About 1 hour drive south of Goulburn and 1.5 hours east of Canberra

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Sun 14 Apr 2:00 pm
Bluebottles April Camp at Belanglo
Belanglo State Forest.

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Sun 21 Apr 9:30 am
NOY2 - Redgum Ridges (Freemans Waterhole)
 Redgum Ridges 1:10 000

Welcome to Orienteering NSW

Orienteering is a sport that challenges both the body and the mind. It's also loads of fun!

The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate your way around a course and visit marked check points along the way. You choose a course that suits your age and experience and proceed at your own pace: walk, jog or run. It is a race but you decide if you want to just race yourself or be the next world champion! The course may take you through urban areas, parks, schools, farmland or forests.

Events are conducted weekly across NSW and beginners are welcome at all events.

New to orienteering? Click here for more information.

Want to enter an event? You can see what's on by looking at the Coming Events at left or by going to the Event Calendar. Some events are enter on the day - you just turn up and register at the start. Other events require pre-entry and for that you need to know about (and register with) Eventor - read the Eventor FAQ.


October means... summer series time!

Daylight saving is here, the formal bush season has finished, which means... it's time for the annual summer series to start around the state.

That's when we turn our attention to navigating our way through some of the most scenic parks, reserves and foreshores that our clubs have mapped. Many newcomers are amazed at the views on offer and the areas they discover through our summer series.

As an example, a map from a previous event is here. The maps usually cover an area of 2km x 1km. The fastest runners will often cover 9-10km in 45 minutes, while the more social may do 2-4km.

It's up to you how competitive or social you are. Here's what's on offer:

* On Wednesday, Newcastle gets underway at East Maitland. See their series flyer for full details. You only get two minutes of planning time, so make full use of it. Newcastle even offer a pram-walking category (see pic)!

* At the same time at Gladesville, Sydneysiders will number around 200 for the second event in the Sydney Summer Series. You get unlimited planning time (see picture, left, for a family hard at work). This serves a wonderful social purpose as much as maximising your score. This summer we are offering a free, short, off-road MINI course for children at most events.

* On Saturday morning the SOS, run by our partner Bold Horizons, opens for Term 4 at Chatswood High School. These are mostly 'Sprint' maps focusing on small, mainly urban areas. 

* On Sunday morning the Western SSS in the Hills District starts up at Bella Vista, while the Southern SSS kicks off that afternoon at Tempe.

* Our Goldseekers club at Orange is expanding into Bathurst and has another three Friday evening events in October.

* Coffs Harbour (Wed) and Grafton (Fri) start up in late October

In November summer series start up in the Central Coast, Orange and Wagga.

Beginners will get coaching at the events. We hope to see you there.