Hunter Valley Champs / NOY 9

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 outing. (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-Apr)

Navigate bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Nov-Mar)

Newcastle & Central Coast sprint series. Four exciting sprint events. Fast & furious. (Apr-Jul).

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Sunday 30 August 2026 - Elrington

"Archery Ridge"

The 2026 Hunter Valley Championships and final event in the Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series. The event format and available courses are the same seven as normally on offer at an NOY event, from 1.5 km Very Easy up to 6.6 km Hard, but entries are by championship age class instead of course (see the Age/Course/Class matrix in the event information). Newcomers welcome.

"Spur-gully terrain with a mix of fast open forest & patches slower vegetation, steep ridgelines, detailed watercourses and areas of rock detail".

For details see the Bush Season Calendar

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