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Mon 18 Mar 7:00 pm
OA Pre-AGM Presidents’ Meeting
Tue 19 Mar 7:30 pm
Orienteering NSW March Board Meeting

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Wed 20 Mar 4:30 pm
2023/24 Sydney Summer Series #25 - North Rocks
Don Moore Reserve, North Rocks.

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Wed 20 Mar 5:00 pm
2024 Newcastle Urban Orienteering Final - Cooks Hill
Newcastle Sportsgrounds 1:4000 2 metre contours and Centennial Park 1:1500 2 metre contours. Fieldwork and Cartography by Ian Dempsey., Cooks Hill

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Sat 23 Mar 9:00 am
SOS Macarthur - Camden
Camden High School

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Sat 23 Mar 9:00 am
SOS 3D - Balgowlah
NBSC Balgowlah Boys Campus

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Sat 23 Mar 1:00 pm
Waggaroos Training Weekend, Day 1, Willan's Hill

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Sun 24 Mar 9:00 am
Waggaroos Training Weekend Day 2, Charles Sturt Uni

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Sun 24 Mar 9:39 am
Bush Season Warmup - Stanford Merthyr
Stanford Scrubs (1:10 000, 5m contours.) As the name implies, the area contains many large areas of “unforgiving” scrub, with some small sections of runnable bush. There is an extensive network of vehicle and motor bike tracks. Courses are designed to link control sites by using appropriate track options, and accurate compass work. Theme: Plan to use strong attack points. There is some SPIKEY vegetation., Stanford Merthyr

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Tue 26 Mar 4:30 pm
2023/24 Sydney Summer Series #26 - Ryde
rear of North Ryde RSL Club, Magdala Road, North Ryde.

Mountain Bike Orienteering

Mountain Bike Orienteering in NSW

Mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) is open to everyone.

It's fun, it's engaging, and can be done by people of all ages and cycling ability.

You can do it solo, with a friend, or as a family.

At each event, our organisers will take you through the basics so you have an enjoyable experience.

If you're a regular MTB rider - the tracks we ride on are pretty much all white-green-blue on the international trail ratings scale (2021). MTBO is not intended or designed for 'daredevils' who love the thrill of a 'black diamond' - but a test of how well you can navigate your way around the course. Click here to see a recent course from Newcastle's BOSS series.

If you're a regular orienteer - MTBO is low-impact and has much easier navigation than Foot O.

Unless otherwise stated, you must stay on the tracks - no bush bashing.

In foot orienteering, the width of a track on the map indicates how wide it is in real life - so a thick black line would be a road or fire trail... and a thin one a single track.

However, in MTBO the width of a track on the map indicates rideability - so a thick black line means smooth/fast riding... but a narrow black dotted line will mean a rough/degraded/rocky/rutted track... regardless of how wide it is.

Our Newcastle club conducts most MTBO in NSW. Their courses available via the free MapRun app. 

DUO is an event combining MTBO and Foot O - the best of both worlds! 

We issue an MTBO e-bulletin about once a month - please email Greg Bacon (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) if you'd like to be added to the list. 

Other states also offer MTBO. Click on the blue links for more info: ACT | QLD | SA | VIC | WA  

Setting MTBO courses (Swedish document) 

Calendar of events for NSW/ACT in 2023 - updated Mar 10

2023 MTBO Champs

VIC Apr 22-23 Castlemaine Details - Vic MTBO Champs 2021 Bulletin-1.idml (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Sep 2-3 Mid North Coast - Kempsey, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour

QLD* Sep 8-10 Brisbane area

ACT Oct 14-15

Planned MTBO events in NSW/ACT in 2023

NSW Jan 15 Newcastle Results - Eventor Australia - Official results for BOSS4 MTBO - Clarencetown (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Feb 19 Newcastle Results - Eventor Australia - Official results for BOSS5 MTBO - Kurri Kurri (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT Feb 26 Cooleman Ridge Results - Eventor Australia - Official results for ACT MTBO Series #1: Cooleman Ridge (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Mar 19 Neath Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: Newcastle BOSS MTBO 2022/2023 #6 (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT May 28 Pierces Creek Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: ACT MTBO Series #2: Pierces Creek (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Sep 2 Kempsey Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: NSW MTBO Champs - Long (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Sep 3 Nambucca Heads Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: NSW MTBO Champs - Middle (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Sep 3 Coffs Harbour Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: NSW MTBO Champs - Sprint (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT Sep 17 Jerrabomberra Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: ACT MTBO Series #3: Jerrabomberra (SCAR) (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Oct 8 Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: BOSS 1 Newcastle MTBO (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT Oct 14 The Pinnacle Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: 2023 ACT MTBO MIDDLE Championships: The Pinnacle (TBA) (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT Oct 14 Cotter Pines Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: 2023 ACT MTBO SPRINT Championships: Cotter Pines (TBA) (orienteering.asn.au)

ACT Oct 15 Blue Range Hut Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: 2023 ACT MTBO LONG Championships: Blue Range Hut (orienteering.asn.au) 

NSW Nov 12 Newcastle Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: BOSS 2 NEWCASTLE MTBO (orienteering.asn.au)

NSW Dec 10 Newcastle Details - Eventor Australia - Event information: BOSS 3 NEWCASTLE MTBO (orienteering.asn.au)