banner

MENU

Coming Events

Thu 18 Jul 7:30 pm
Orienteering Participation and Engagement Network July Meeting

map
Sat 20 Jul 2:00 pm
2024 NSW State League #10 - Poppethead, Kitchener
“The Poppethead” D.Lyons. Partially updated 2024, Cessnock Rd, Kitchener -32.8766698, 151.3657394 https://bitly.cx/wDYvx

map
Sun 21 Jul 9:30 am
2024 NSW State League #11 - Barraba Lane, Quorrobolong
“Barraba Lane” - Ian Dempsey, 2021, Barraba Lane, Quorrobolong -32.9630219, 151.3384693

map
Sun 21 Jul 10:00 am
Waggaroos Local event, Wolfram
Livingstone State Conservation Area.

map
Tue 23 Jul 7:30 pm
Orienteering NSW July Board Meeting

map
Wed 24 Jul 4:00 pm
2024 Sydney MapRun #2 Putney
Putney Park Toilets (South), Pellisier Rd, Putney

map
Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Arcadia
Vision Valley, 7 Vision Valley Rd, Arcadia

map
Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Hills District - Baulkham Hills
Meet at 2nd Baulkham Hills Scout Hall, 25 Jasper Rd, Baulkham Hills

map
Sat 27 Jul 10:00 am
Learn to Orienteer - Port Macquarie
Mackillop College Oval.

map
Sat 27 Jul 2:00 pm
Jetty Foreshores Orienteering
Jetty Foreshores, Coffs Harbour

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.


Alastair's JWOC done with relay

Alastair George, our sole NSW representative at JWOC, has finished with a good result in the Middle Distance final and relays.

Alastair (pictured left) was 43rd in the B final in the Middle, then his No.2 Australian team upstaged the No.1 team by three minutes in the Relays, which concluded an intriguing week in Hungary.

The Middle and Relays were on a map rapidly becoming known as the Hungarian Labyrinth (see here for the maps). The Middle final was in a particularly brutal section, while the Relays were in an more open area that allowed for much faster running.

Apparently the green bits were juniper bushes. Pity the poor mapper having to get it right.

OA has a nice photo album on Facebook taking all the events. World of O also has some excellent analysis.

Congratulations Alastair on your first junior world champs.

Meanwhile in Denmark, the annual World Masters champs wrapped up in beachside terrain at Tisvilde Hegn. 

Our Waggaroos club had some great results, with NSW Stinger Briohny Seaman (W35A, pictured right) 23rd in the Middle followed by an outstanding 14th in the Long. Her mum Debbie Davey was mid-field in both W60A finals. 

You can see all the maps and results on the event website.