Orienteering NSW

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.

West Sydney Summer Sunday morning orienteering

: Last Updated: Monday, 16 September 2024 14:33

The West Sydney Orienteering Draft dates have been added to Eventor and updated on the West Series webpage.

Orienteering NSW - Sydney West (onsw.asn.au)

2024 Hunter Valley Championships this Sunday

: Last Updated: Saturday, 14 September 2024 14:42

This year's Hunter Valley Championships will be held on a new map by Newcastle legend Denis Lyons.

Map - "North Neath", north of Neath (between Abermain & Cessnock).

Seven courses, from 1.6 km Very Easy up to 6.7 km Hard, will be on offer with entry by age class.

All welcome including novices.

INFO/ENTRY: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/20970

Sydney MetrO League Final in Castle Hill

: Last Updated: Saturday, 14 September 2024 14:42

The Sydney MetrO League Final is this Sunday, 15th September.

Venue: Bidjigal Reserve (previously Excelsior Reserve).

Assembly: Eric Mobbs Reserve, SE end of Excelsior Ave, Castle Hill

Sunday morning from 9:30am, with 33 teams competing across 6 divisions. The event is pre-entry only (except For the Easy courses).

Beginners and newcomer's welcome.

You have until Saturday, 14th September at midnight to enter.

Please contact your club captain if you have any questions about the event. All the details for 2024, including all dates and venues and results are on the ML web page.

2024 NSW Middle and Long Champs Results

: Last Updated: Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:03

The 2024 NSW Middle and Long Champs were held over the weekend of 7 & 8 September 2024 at Clandulla. Congratulations to everyone who competed - the courses sure were challenging and worthy of our state champs! Thank you to everyone who was involved in putting the Champs weekend on, particularly from organising clubs Bennelong and Uringa. It's always a lot of work and our volunteers are who make it happen.

Results are available on Eventor and Livelox is now working so you can see everyone's routes (thank you to Paul Prudhoe for fixing this for us!).

For our W/M 20/21, victors over the weekend were:

NSW Middle Champs

W20 Nea Shingler / M20 Cooper Horley

W21 Melissa Thomas / M21 David Stocks

NSW Long Champs

W20 Nea Shingler / M20 Jamie Woolford

W21 Briohny Seaman / M21 David Stocks

Course Setter of the Year Surveys have been sent for both events (check your spam if you haven't received them), so please complete these for feedback to our Planners.

Orienteer of the Year points have also been updated and are available here

NSW Interclub 2024 Pointscore after 16 events (1 to go on 22/9) - Points

Thanks to SHOO for the pictures.