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.

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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. (Feb-Mar)
   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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Minor Event - Mount Sugarloaf

From Shane Jenkins course planner......
Great weather and a great location! What more could I ask for from this my first ever attempt at organising a bush event? A great turn out? Yeah got that too. All up 84 eager orienteers turned out to see if I was going to set them a challenging and fun course. Hopefully they all went away feeling I had. The positive feedback I did receive on the day was enough that I'll throw my hat into the ring next year again when the call goes out for setters. It was also good to see that a lot of the Blue runners then backed up attempting Green and in some cases braving Short Orange. Hats off to Alex Massey who not only shadowed two people but then ran and won the long red, all this after competing in 25 km King of the Hill the day before. I look forward to checking out the routes people took and how close they were to my predicted route.

Many thanks as always to my helpers:

Controller: Geoff Peel Extra Vetter: Malcolm Roberts Gear: Mick Kavur Start: Cheryle Todkill Finish: Viola O'Conner, Sam Howe and Dennis Lyons Control Collection: Sam Howe, Dennis Lyons, David Messenger, Geoff Peel, Peter Newton, Joy Guy, Glen Burgess and Greg Scott

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