Welcome to Newcastle Orienteering Club

Orienteering is a competitive or non-competitive recreational activity in which participants use a detailed map, and usually a compass, to navigate between checkpoints on an unfamiliar course in bush terrain, parkland or urban areas.  

If you like a physical and mental challenge while exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

 NEW TO ORIENTEERING? Click here for more information.

 See what's on by clicking on the Club Event Series buttons below or see all orienteering events by going to   Eventor, the orienteering event calendar.

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   Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. (Mar-Sept)
   Navigate the suburbs. Run or walk to as many checkpoints as you can within a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)
   A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Mar-Apr)
   Navigate bush tracks on your mountain bike. Our Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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 Urban Foot Orienteering SeriesStreet O map snippet

             Wednesday afternoons                                                                                                                                            4:45pm to 6:15pm start window.                              Long, Short & Mini courses in parks & reserves.                       Newcomers welcome. Suitable for all ages.

                                     Next event: Maryland
             For details see the Urban Series Calendar           
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bush                    Sunday 30 March 2025 - Eleebana

                        "Tingira Heights West"

The opening event of this year's Bush Orienteering Season. A great warm-up for experienced orienteers and an opportunity for newcomers to come and try bush orienteering "close to town". Flags & SI punching will be used. Club members are encouraged to "bring a friend".                             
                   
                         For details see the Bush Season Calendar
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   mtbo  Sunday 16 March 2025 -  Holmesville
  
                        "Holmesville" 
 
            The final event in the 2024-25 Bike Orienteering Summer Series (BOSS).
"A complex area of single tracks, mostly in good condition, crossing over some 4WD tracks. A good gravel road along the powerline easement with track network either side. The odd hilly bit!"

                75 minute Score and Line+Score courses using the MapRun app. 

 Start anytime between 8:00am and 9:00am. Suitable for all riders including first-timers.
                                    For details see the Series Calendar  

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   street               Summer Street Series wrap-up

 The 2024-25 Summer Street Series concluded with the presentations           held on 26 February at Green Point Foreshore Reserve, which also included a line + score event.

The placegetters in the General Classification classes were:Street O map snippet

Men: 1. Alex Massey,  2. Justin Stafford, 3. Steven Roberts.
Women: 1. Jennifer Enderby, 2. Nicole Haigh, 3. Carolyn Matthews. 
Team: 1. Greg Newton & Isobel Newton, 2. Renee Wells & Trevor Wells, 3. Clare Newton & Alyse Newton.
Walk: 1. Ingid Oblasser, 2. Carolyn Rigby, 3. Millicent Crowe.
 
           Complete GC results       All categories results

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        Urban Foot Orienteering series (UFO)
              starts Wednesday 5th March                              
UFO events are line course orienteering in urban parkland and reserves, using SPORTident punching, and suitable for all ages with newcomers welcome at all events. UFO_Map_snip_2.jpg
Two course options are on offer of approximately 4-5km & 2-2.5km plus a free, non-competitive mini course of around 1km for juniors & novices. 
The UFO Series consists of three qualifying events followed by a graded final. There is also a separate Night Champs event after daylight savings finishes. 
 
UFO events are a great warm up for the upcoming Bush Season, an excellent transition from Street-O to more technical navigation and a perfect intro for newcomers to orienteering.
 
                         For full details see the Urban Series Calendar   

Note that Urban events use Sprint Standard maps and all competitors should be aware of the impassable features as shown below (for all Sprint Map Symbols see here).
 
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