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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. (Mar-Apr)

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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2024-25 Summer Street Series

street Summer Street Series now on

Every Wednesday

5:00pm to 6:30pm start window

45 minute score course using MapRun app

Next event: Cameron Park

For details see the Series Calendar

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2024 Xmas 5 Days

Xmas5Days 2023 logo Xmas 5 Days Carnival Results

This year’s Xmas 5 Days carnival, held in Sydney from 27 to 31 December, saw around 200 orienteers take part in a variety of mostly sprint type events. The overall competition counted a competitor's best three results from four races (Day 4 was a Sydney Summer Series street event and did not count). A number of Newcastle orienteers competed in some or all events with several of our juniors finishing in the top 10 in the overall standings.

Men B - 4. Baxter Peel; Men C - 4. Presley Scouller-Evans; M/W E - 5. Lucy Jenkins, 6. Hayley Jenkins, 8. Hannah Stafford, 10. Koen Stafford.

Xmas 5 Days Series Results

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2024 National non-elite rankings

Newcastle orienteers in National Non-elite Rankings

Orienteering Australia has published its annual National Non-elite Rankings for 2024, with four Newcastle club members ranked in the top three in their age class (elites have a separate ranking system based on National League results).

Rebecca Craig (M18, equal 1st) and Jenny Enderby (W55) are ranked first nationally for 2024. Stephen Craig (M50) ranked second and Carolyn Matthews (W60) ranked third in her class.

Ranking points are awarded for each A class championship event completed that had at least four starters, with 100 points awarded for first place and lesser points for other competitors. The 2024 rankings were determined by an orienteer's best three results from the races in the Easter 3-Days Championships held in South Australia and the Australian Championships Long, Middle & Sprint races held around Armidale.

Other Newcastle orienteers making the Top 10 list with more than 50 points in their respective age class were: W10 - 5.Lucy Jenkins, 7. Hayley Jenkins; W12 - 5. Isobel Newton; W50 - 5. Martina Craig; W60 - 7. Gayle Quantock. M12 - 7. Presley Scouller-Evans; M14 - 7. Baxter Peel; M40 - 5. Justin Stafford; M50 - 7. Scott Simson; M60 - 9. Glenn Burgess; M65 - 9. Malcolm Roberts; M75 - 5. Jim Lee, 9. Robert Lewin.

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Eventor Help

Eventor

How to enter as a First Timer - click here.

How to pay for an event in Eventor - click here.

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