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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NOY5 Pelaw Main - Results

From course planner Greig Scott

Fortunately the inland seas of 2 weeks ago had dissipated by Sunday, and although the earlier runners came back with destroyed control cards, the rain did clear to a reasonable day. The flat terrain made for some fast times, but seemed to provide the odd navigational or route choice challenge - and importantly from my point of view, the competitors I spoke to did say they had enjoyed the courses. A good share of the credit for this goes to Dennis Lyons, who gave me good advice with setting the courses (this being the first bush-o I have planned/organised) and also prepared the maps as well as helping before and on the day. It was good to see close competition within each course and a close contest between the old guard and the young guns in the long red!
My thanks to Dennis and the others who helped - Mick Kavur, Cheryle and the control collectors - the willingness of so many to help out is one of the things that makes the club such a success.
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