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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.


Australian MTBO Team for ANZ Challenge versus New Zealand in October

Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team to ride against New Zealand in the ANZ Challenge during the forthcoming Australian MTBO Champs to be held in the ACT on 18-20 October 2024.

The team was chosen by the Australian Selection Panel: Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Kay Haarsma. The Championships will consist of four events with a mass start, middle, sprint and long distances. This is the first time that ACT has hosted the Champs.

The team is as follows: 

W21 - Maya Bennette, Cathy Hogg (sprint, middle, long), Natalie Schmitzer (mass start) and Rebekah Sunley

M21 - Seb Dunne, Alex Randall, Will Whittington and Mark Bourne (res)

W40 - Kate Gavens and Melanie Kent

M40 - Gavin Bennette, Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Hamish Mackie (res)  

W50 - Lisa Dodds, Carolyn Jackson, Eva Kovacs and Mary Fien (res) 

M50 - Ant Nolan (middle), Michael Reed (mass start, sprint, long), Michael Ridley-Smith and Craig Steffens

W60 - Heather Leslie, Carolyn Matthews, Janelle Schafer and Norah Skilton (res)

M60 - Andrew PowerJim Russell, Duncan Sullivan and Michael Halmy (res)

M70 - Peter Cusworth, Leigh Privett and Bill Vandendool

Congratulations to all riders who have made the Australian team and we wish you all the best of luck!

First photo is the 2014 Australian team.

Courses

ONSW 2024 Meeting Dates 

Major Events

 Schedule 2024 - 2031 (Updated Sept 2024)

2024 Sydney City Race

2024 NSW MTBO

2024 Aust MTBO

2024 Xmas 5days Sydney

2025_Oceania_NZ

2025 Easter Victoria

2025 Run the River QLD

Event Series

NSW State League

MetrO League

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