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 & trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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bush                    Sunday 6 July 2025 - Awaba

                              "Hawkemount"

The fifth event in the Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series on a recently updated version of the "Hawkemount" map, west of Awaba. 
Seven courses to suit all orienteers, from 2.0km Very Easy up to 7.0km Hard. Newcomers welcome.
 
"The terrain varies from open runnable forest to low visibility vegetation regrowth. The map straddles the main ridgeline and as such the terrain is hilly. There is a large track network and sections of minor rock detail".
 
                          For details see the Bush Season Calendar
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SchoolsLogo             Tuesday 19 August 2025 - Speers Point

            47th Hunter Schools Championships
                         "Speers Point Park"
 
 The Hunter Schools Orienteering Championships are open to all primary and high school students and are contested in an open park environment (navigation and compass skills will still be required). 
All individuals or teams of two complete two courses - Age Division Line Course (straight line distance of 1.4 km to 3 km from start to finish), and Open Score Course (30 minute time limit). 
Closing date for entries is 12 August 2025.
 
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 ONSW logo      Junior club members make NSW Schools Team

 Several Newcastle juniors have been selected in the team to represent NSW at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships to be held late September/early October in and around Brisbane, as part of the Australian Champs Carnival.
Isobel Newton will make her team debut in the Junior Girls, Baxter Peel will again join the Junior Boys, and seasoned Schools Team rep Rebecca Craig will run for NSW in the Senior Girls. Presley Scouller-Evans is a reserve for the Junior Boys team.

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 KB3 2025 logo             King's Birthday 3 Days winners

 Forty nine Newcastle orienteers competed in the King's Birthday 3 Days held in the Bathurst area over the June long weekend. Over 350 orienteers were challenged with middle and long distance courses set among the granite boulders of the "Kahli's Rocks" map, followed by a sprint on Monday at Scots All Saints College. The combined times of the three races determined the overall 3 Days results.

 Club members on the podium in the A classes were:
First - Felix Preston (M10A), Baxter Peel (M14A), Peter Preston (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A), Jim Lee (M75A).
Second - Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Martina Craig (W45A), Scott Simson (M55A), Gayle Quantock (W60A).
Third - Nicole Haigh (W55A).
 Placegetters in the other classes were:
First - Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Shane Jenkins (M45AS), Peter Orr (M65AS), Clare Newton (WOpenB).
Second - Frankie Preston (M/W10N), Carolyn Rigby (W65AS).
Third - Emile Altmann (M45AS), Viola O’Connor (W65AS).        
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IOF logo                New IOF Sprint Mapping Guidelines

The International Orienteering Federation Map Commission have released a comprehensive guide titled “Best practices for sprint mapping May 2025”.
Although primarly aimed at mappers drawing sprint/urban standard maps, some of the graphical examples given will be of interest to those keen on understanding the complexities of sprint orienteering maps, in particular the way multilevel areas are mapped. 
Whilst the document focuses on maps drawn under ISSprOM (International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps) some points are also relevant to ISOM standard forest maps, and also our Newcastle Street Standard mapping.           ________________________________________________________________________________
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