Orienteering NSW

Welcome to Orienteering NSW

Orienteering is a sport that challenges both the body and the mind. It's also loads of fun!

The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate your way around a course and visit marked check points along the way. You choose a course that suits your age and experience and proceed at your own pace: walk, jog or run. It is a race but you decide if you want to just race yourself or be the next world champion! The course may take you through urban areas, parks, schools, farmland or forests.

Events are conducted weekly across NSW and beginners are welcome at all events.

New to orienteering? Click here for more information.

Want to enter an event? You can see what's on by looking at the Coming Events at left or by going to the Event Calendar. Some events are enter on the day - you just turn up and register at the start. Other events require pre-entry and for that you need to know about (and register with) Eventor - read the Eventor FAQ.

NSW Junior honoured at PLC, Croydon

: Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 July 2012 20:49

Girls receive Australian colours at PLC, Croydon Michele Dawson, newly promoted to the Australian team for the 2012 JWOC in Slovakia was honoured at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, Croydon, where she is in Year 12. At a special full school assembly Michele was presented with the school blazer in Australian colours, which she will be entitled to wear to all major school functions. Michele leaves for Slovakia at the end of June and we wish her and the team the best of luck.

One other girl at PLC was also honoured this year; Josie Nichol is representing Australia in Athletics in the Triple Jump. Both girls are pictured here (Michele on the right) with Headmaster Dr Paul Burgis. Thanks to PLC for this photo

Big point scores at Western Sydney Summer Series opening event

: Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44

A crowd turned up at the first in the Sydney West Series on Sunday 8th January to enjoy a cool morning run around the scenic suburb of Crestwood. Chris Crane's carefully planned 45 minute score event gave both experienced and newer runners a chance to gain some big points, and although no-one managed to get all 600 points on offer, there were many who scored over 400. This was a thinking man's event with even clear decisions about route choices made at the start, being re-evaluated as the 45 minutes ticked away.

The next event in the Sydney West Series is on the 22nd January at Breakfast Creek, Marayong.

Family friendly SHOO Saturdays get off to racing start

: Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44

SHOO Ian Jones was first past the post at the Camden Equestrian Centre in the Southern Highlands Occasional Orienteers opening event of their six series summer schedule, but it was not all about the racing on Saturday. SHOO's summer events are designed to provide family friendly social events, with a short score of 30 minutes for experienced orienteers teamed with a technically easy course for beginners. This first event was particularly good as the the event had sole use of the Equestrian Centre, which is well fenced and provides great runnable fields, making it an enormous playground for the children after their competitive runs.