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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For those that are keen for a final workout and a get together before Xmas, Bluegum Hills
regional park is the place to go. The event will be a combined scatter course in the bush
and a park line course in and around the parklands. A new map has been made of the
bush area surrounding the park by Denis Lyons, with heaps of interesting features, a lake
and bush tracks in between, it’s shaping up to be a fun and challenging course.
We have organised an early start to beat the heat as well as a sausage sizzle and a coffee
van to greet you when you finish the course.
The courses are suitable for all levels of competitors.

Venue: Bluegum Hills Regional Park, Minmi Rd, Minmi
Map : Bush and Park 1: 4000
Courses: Long 2.5k scatter course (17 controls) Park course 1.5k
              Short 1.8k scatter course (10 controls) Park course 1.5k
              Easy .5k scatter course (3 controls) Park course 1.5k
Times : Starts available between 8.30 am and 10.00am
Entry : Enter on the day. Club members $5.00 Non members $8.00
Facilities : Parking area, toilets, shelters and BBQ, Sausage sizzle and coffee van onsite
Organiser: Greg Bacon