2024 Shorts Weekend

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 (known as “controls”) along an unfamiliar course. If you like a mental and physical challenge and exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. (Mar-Sept)

Run, walk or push a pram to 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 around bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. The BOSS series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

3 & 4 August 2024 - Elrington / Fletcher

Newcastle Shorts Weekend

Four fun events over two days with course winning times of around 20-25 minutes.

Saturday - two "short middle distance" style bush events on the Missing Link map at Elrington.

Sunday - two "long sprint" events in campus terrain on a new map of Bishop Tyrell College at Fletcher.

Three distance options : Boardies (Hard), Boxers (Hard/Moderate) & Briefs (Easy).

Enter both days, one day or just one race.

Details: Saturday - Shorts 1 & 2 Sunday - Shorts 3 & 4

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