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 on an unfamiliar course in 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.

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   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 & trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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bush      19 / 20 July 2025 - Olney SF, Martinsville / Salt Ash NSW State League

                 State League Events 10 & 11

Newcastle Orienteers will be hosting NSW State League Events 10 & 11 over the weekend of 19/20 July. 
Saturday afternoon will see Middle Distance courses set in a new area in the Watagans, "The Pines", mapped by Rob Vincent. Sunday morning will be a long awaited return to the vegetated sand dunes north of Stockton, with a Long Distance event on "Oakvale". Two days of quality orienteering with a full range of courses to suit all orienteers, including regular Newcastle event attendees and newcomers. 
 
Pre-entries are required for official age categories and close Monday 14 July but there will be enter on the day courses available (limited to Very Easy, Easy, Moderate & Hard).
 
                        For details see the Bush Season Calendar
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bush                    Sunday 27 July 2025 - Awaba

               "The Decapitated Poppethead"

Event six in the NOY series in Werakata National Park near Kitchener. Seven courses to suit all orienteers, from 1.9km Very Easy up to 7.0km Hard. Newcomers welcome.

 "The area is mostly runnable, with some slow and walk green. There is some subtle gully detail along the main watercourses". 

                           For details see the Bush Season Calendar
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SchoolsLogo             Tuesday 19 August 2025 - Speers Point

            47th Hunter Schools Championships
                         "Speers Point Park"
 
 The Hunter Schools Orienteering Championships are open to all primary and high school students and are contested in an open park environment (navigation and compass skills will still be required). 
All individuals or teams of two complete two courses - Age Division Line Course (straight line distance of 1.4 km to 3 km from start to finish), and Open Score Course (30 minute time limit). 
Closing date for entries is 12 August 2025.
 
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 ONSW logo      Junior club members make NSW Schools Team

 Several Newcastle juniors have been selected in the team to represent NSW at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships to be held late September/early October in and around Brisbane, as part of the Australian Champs Carnival.
Isobel Newton will make her team debut in the Junior Girls, Baxter Peel will again join the Junior Boys, and seasoned Schools Team rep Rebecca Craig will run for NSW in the Senior Girls. Presley Scouller-Evans is a reserve for the Junior Boys team.

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IOF logo                New IOF Sprint Mapping Guidelines

The International Orienteering Federation Map Commission have released a comprehensive guide titled “Best practices for sprint mapping May 2025”.
Although primarly aimed at mappers drawing sprint/urban standard maps, some of the graphical examples given will be of interest to those keen on understanding the complexities of sprint orienteering maps, in particular the way multilevel areas are mapped. 
Whilst the document focuses on maps drawn under ISSprOM (International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps) some points are also relevant to ISOM standard forest maps, and also our Newcastle Street Standard mapping.           ________________________________________________________________________________
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