Permanent Courses

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 along an unfamiliar course through 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.

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. (Feb-Mar)

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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Try orienteering for free

Newcastle Orienteering Club has two free permanent courses

Course 1 is located at Blue Gum Hills Regional Park at Minmi, in conjunction with NPWS. The course is available to use whenever the park is open. Print a copy of the map here.

Course 2 is located at Brickworks Park, Wallsend. Print a copy of the map here. This course is also available on the MapRun GPS app for both android and IOS. (Note that the MapRun map needs to be checked against the latest version of the printed map. When in doubt use the map in MapRun).

It's up to you to decide in what order you visit the checkpoints (orienteers call them controls). You can aim for the shortest route to get them all, visit the controls in numerical order, or however you like.

Already finished one of the permanent courses? If you have any feedback or you have spotted an issue (eg. you find that there is a control marker missing) please let us know by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..