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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            Results from State Middle & Long ChampsNSW_Champs_2025.png

  The weekend of 13/14 September saw over 200 orienteers compete in the NSW Middle & Long Distance Championships on part of the "Glenburnie" map, southwest of Uralla. The area, originally mapped for last year's Australian Championships, featured extensive granite rock. Fallen trees and branches from unprecidented winter snowfalls added to the physical challenge in parts, particularly on Saturday's middle. Sunday's long distance offered faster running. Newcastle had twenty four club members make the podium on one or both days, including eleven firsts in the A classes.

Newcastle’s champions in Saturday’s Middle Distance were Baxter Peel (M14A), Erika Enderby (W21A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Gayle Quantock (W60A) & Jim Lee (M75A). Caroline Jenkins (W45AS).
 
Topping their classes in Sunday’s Long Distance champs were Erika Enderby (W21A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A) & Glenn Burgess (M60A). Caroline Jenkins (W45AS), Shane Jenkins (M45AS) & Clare Newton (WOpenB).

                                      Full results:   Middle  Long

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       Newcastle medals from Aus MTBO Champs 
 

 Three Newcastle orienteers took the long journey to WA to compete in the 2025 Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Carnival, held 5-7 September around Collie south of Perth. Presley Scouller-Evans, Andrew Power and Robert Prentice rode in four races with all three picking up medals.

Mass Start Event: Gold - Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A).
Middle distance: Gold - Presley Scouller-Evans (M16A), Robert Prentice (M70A). Bronze - Andrew Power (M60A).
Sprint: Gold - Presley Scouller-Evans (M16A), Andrew Power (M60A). Silver - Robert Prentice (M70A).
Long distance: Silver - Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Robert Prentice (M70A).

                     Full Results:  Mass start    Middle   Sprint   Long

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       Nbushewcastle Orienteer of the Year series wraps up

  The 2025 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series class winners were decided on Sunday 7 September with the last event, NOY 8, on the "Little Burkes Creek" map northwest of Killingworth. Around ninety orienteers enjoyed courses set by Geoff Todkill. The 2025 NOY trophies, which are awarded to the leading male & female in the Hard Long class, were won by first time winner Justin Stafford and defending champion Erika Enderby. 

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Placegetters in each NOY class for 2025 were:

Very Easy: 1. Lucy Jenkins,  2. Alyse Newton, 3. Koen Stafford.
Easy: 1. Hayley Jenkins, 2. Hannah Stafford, 3. Carol Pearce. 
Moderate Short: 1. Viola O'Connor,  2. Carl O'Connor, 3. Andrea Hackney.
Moderate Long: 1. Graeme Taplin, 2. Presley Scouller-Evans, 3. Trevor Wells.
Hard Short: 1. Rudi Landsiedel, =2. Graeme Hill, =2. Jim Lee. 
Hard Medium: 1. Baxter Peel, 2. Andrew Haigh, 3. Glenn Burgess.
Hard Long: 1. Justin Stafford,  2. Alex Massey, 3. Stephen Craig.
 

                                          Final 2025 NOY Series Pointscore

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         Tuesday 16 September 2025 - Speers Point 
                                         (Rescheduled date)
 
             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 3.3 km from start to finish) and Open Score Course (30 minute time limit). 
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mtbo        Newcastle to host State MTBO Champs 

  Newcastle Orienteers will be hosting the 2025   NSW Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships, to be held on the weekend of 11 & 12 October around Singleton. This year's champs features two events on two new maps, both middle distance format races but with extended winning times.
Course options to suit all levels of experience.
                                                                                         
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