Wed 15 Feb Wallsend- Club Presentations Event

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).

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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Wed 15 Feb – PARK/STREET EVENT + STREET SERIES PRESO and BBQ - Wallsend

2016/17 Street Series presentation & a sausage sizzle will follow the event at around 7:00pm.

Location: Wallsend

Map: Brickworks Park & Surrounds (1:5000 2m contours)

Setter: Claire Burgess

Start: End of Iranda Grove, Wallsend.

Parking: Iranda Grove

Facilities: Toilets, Playground, BBQ (a sausage sizzle (gold coin donation) and the Street Series presentation & will follow the event at around 7:00pm)

Note: Bring a chair or rug for the presentation/BBQ.

Start times: Between 5:00pm and 6:30pm (last start on 45 min Line + Score course will be 6:15pm). Course closure at 7:05pm.

Entry Fees: As per Street events Click here for our current entry fees.

The courses on offer:

OPTION 1: 45 mins total time. A line course immediately followed by a score course.

All controls count 2 points.

The area is a combination of park, street and bush.

A good transition from St-O to the upcoming Newcastle Park Orienteering series.

OPTION 2: Line Course Only

Fastest time wins. Optimum route is around 3.9km.

The course is a combination of park and adjoining streets and a couple of small bush areas.

Perfect warm up for the upcoming 2017 Newcastle Park Orienteering series.

Also a good introduction for anyone new to orienteering. Bring a friend.

(Or if you are wanting "pram friendly" you may want to do the Score section only which is generally pram friendly. 16 controls ~ 5-6km.).

Note: Electronic punching at all controls (no clue sheets!)

The club is kindly donating profits from this event to support Claire Burgess on her "World Challenge Expedition" to Nepal in 2018.

http://www.worldchallenge.com.au