2025 Hunter Valley Champs

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

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bush Sunday 10 August 2025 - Quorrobolong

Hunter Valley Championships

"Barraba Lane"

This year's Hunter Valley Championships will be held in the northwestern corner of Watagans National Park. Age classes with seven courses to suit all orienteers, from 1.4km Very Easy up to 7.0km Hard.

Newcomers welcome.

"The map covers the lower slopes of the Myall Range, from gentle in the north to steep approaching cliffs to the south. Generally open and runnable with patches of longer grass and thick Lantana in some of the gullies. Major drainage is deeply incised. Scattered boulders throughout, more common towards the steeper slopes and in the watercourses".

For details see the Bush Season Calendar

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