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.

2023 Tasmania Oceania

: Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 August 2022 15:40

Oceania 2023 Update
It is now just under 5 months to the start of the 2023 Oceania Championships next January. Preparations are proceeding apace. The IOF Senior Event Adviser, Paul Prudhoe, has visited and is very happy with progress, the quality of the terrain and course planning.
Two new terrains are on offer for both the Middle Distance and Long Distance Championship races featuring classic East Coast Tasmania terrain of granite and tin mining for your enjoyment mapped by the late Rob Plowright.
Enter prior to midnight of September 30 and go into a draw to receive a full refund of your entry to Oceania 2023
Go to the Oceania 2023 Eventor pages to enter.

Bookmark the Oceania website at oceania2023.tasorienteering.asn.au and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all the news and event information.

Flyer is here.

Don’t forget to book your travel and accommodation soon as January is a popular holiday time on the beautiful East Coast of Tasmania. What a great way to kick off your 2023 orienteering!

2022 World University Games

: Last Updated: Monday, 15 August 2022 13:52

The world university games are being held this week in Switzerland with events starting on Wednesday.

https://wucorienteering2022.ch/

At least 4 NSW entrants - Ewan Shingler, Alastair & Rebecca George and Duncan Currie.

2022 Hunter Schools Championships

: Last Updated: Monday, 15 August 2022 11:27

It was great to finally be able to hold the Hunter Schools Championships after a few years off last Tuesday, 9th August. We were lucky with the weather, with forecast rain staying away and the competitors, parents and helpers able to enjoy a pleasant day in the forest, even if most people went home with quite muddy shoes.

Competition was fierce between the established orienteers, who ran quick times on the line course and backed up to return well before the time limit on the score course. Congratulations to individual champions Erika Enderby and Alvin Craig, and champion school Merewether High.

The performance of several less experienced orienteers was also quite pleasing, showing their development is progressing well. Another positive from the day was the participation of the novices from a number of schools. Although some struggled with the navigation on the line course, all were eager to go back out and try again on the score course and enjoyed their introduction to orienteering so much they vowed to return next year!

Thank you to our club volunteers who made the day possible.

Organiser: Warren Quilty, Course Planner: Geoff Todkill, Vetter: Graham Fowler; Day Helpers: Geoff Peel, Denis Lyons, Andrew Power, Jeff Guy, Colin Bailey; Control Collection: Geoff Todkill, Nicole Haigh, Denis Lyons, Colin Bailey, Geoff and Baxter Peel. Newcastle Orienteering Club

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Welcome to Orienteering NSW

2023 Tasmania Oceania

2022 World University Games

2022 Hunter Schools Championships

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