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 (known as “controls”) along an unfamiliar course. If you like a mental and physical challenge and 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 the  Orienteering Event Calendar (Eventor).

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    Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. (Mar-Sept)
   Run, walk or push a pram to 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 around bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. The     BOSS series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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Location: North-East Corner of Boomerang Park at the corner of Freeth and Kangaroo Street.

Map: Boomerang Park 1:4000, 2m contours

Start: Starts are between 5pm-6:30pm. The start is located a 200m flat walk from the assembly.

Course Closure: 7:10 pm

Setter: Oskar Mella                                         Vetter: Bjorn Mella

Courses:

 

Length (km)

Controls

Climb (m)

Map Flip

Descriptions

Long

4.2

28

80

Yes

Symbols

Short

2.7

19

50

No

Symbols

Mini

1.2

13

15

No

English

Descriptions: Control description will be printed on the map or you can print your own.

Parking: Parking on Freeth Street or Kangaroo Street. Limited parking immediately adjacent to assembly area.

This is a Sport Ident (SI) event. There is an SI unit attached to each control, so you will need to bring your SI stick or P-card. There are 28 controls on the long course, so a SI stick is needed for this event.  Cards and sticks are available for hire at the event if you do not have one.

Notes:

  • Toilets are located at the other end of Boomerang park just inside the William Street entrance. They close at 6pm
  • A fire has burnt parts of the map reducing vegetation density in some areas from what is mapped.
  • Creeks are indistinct in general.
  • No park benches are mapped.
  • Special map symbols black circle - grave, Black cross -  playground or sport equipment

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There will be a free sausage sizzle provided by the local Rotary Club to launch the UFO series. This is part of their efforts to raise awareness within the community for Rotary in Australia. They will provide sausages, meat/vegetable patties, bread, onions and sauces. Rotary will be operating under their Covid safe plan. Please support them and maintain physical distancing when visiting the BBQ.