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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 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.

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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"Step Up" Event

bush Sunday 18 May 2025 - Seahampton

"Mount Sugarloaf"

Courses at this event have been set to give developing orienteers an opportunity to "step up" and try the next level of navigation with Easy, Moderate Short, Moderate Long and two Hard courses. Coaching will be available.

Newcomers welcome.

For experienced orienteers the Hard courses (3km & 4.4km) will provide middle distance format orienteering featuring sandstone rock detail.

For details see the Bush Season Calendar

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NOY 3

bush Sunday 25 May 2025 - Awaba

"Ryhope North-South"

The next event in the Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series in the southeastern part of Sugarloaf Conservaton Area. Seven courses to suit all orienteers, from 1.9km Very Easy up to 6.6km Hard. Newcomers welcome.

"The map features intricate detail in the watercourses and lower slopes separated by steep ridges amongst a network of gravel roads, tracks and an old quarry".

For details see the Bush Season Calendar

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JWOC Team Selection

Another Junior World Champs for Erika

Junior club member Erika Enderby been selected to represent Australia at this year’s Junior World Orienteering Championships. The competition will be held near Trentino, Italy, from 26 June to 4 July and includes a sprint relay, individual sprint, long & middle distances and relay. This is Erika’s fourth year representing Australia at JWOC. She was also selected in last year’s World Orienteering Championships (Sprint) senior team.

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2025 Easter 3 Days

Newcastle results from the Australian 3 Days

Thirty three Newcastle club members travelled to central Victoria to compete in the 2025 Australian 3 Days Carnival, held over Easter in the Loddon Shire west of Bendigo. This year's 3 Days competition attracted over 800 orienteers, with the combined times from all three days deciding the winners. Two days of the competition featured complex gold mining terrain, with Day 2 held in more familiar granite boulder country.

Ten Newcastle orienteers finished on the podium in their age class in the overall 3 Days results.

First: Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A).

Second: Erika Enderby (W20E), Martina Craig (W55A), Gayle Quantock (W60A), Baxter Peel (M14A).

Third: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Scott Simson (M55A), Robert Vincent (M65A), Emile Altmann (M45AS).

Erika Enderby, running for NSW Stingers in W20 Elite, finished third in Friday's Prologue Sprint event, also held in gold mining terrain.

Consistent performances across the board from club members saw Newcastle finish third out of more than fifty clubs in the Club Trophy pointscore.

Australian 3 Days Results Prologue/Sprint Results

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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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