Orienteers must not enter embargoed areas without the express written permission of the Orienteering ACT Board and event organiser. For further information please contact the OACT Office. Exact locations and boundaries of embargoed areas can be viewed on the map below.
These embargoes should be interpreted in the context of the Orienteering Australia rules and the International Orienteering Federation Fair Play Principles:
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- OA Rule 26.5: “Any attempt to survey or train in the competition terrain is forbidden, unless explicitly permitted by the organiser.”
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- IOF Fair Play resolution: “Fair Play in orienteering includes understanding and respecting the wonder of a new challenge to be met and overcome at each competition. Unfair advantage gained through advance knowledge of the terrain, map or course elements can have a significant impact on competitive results and are an attack on the core values of our sport.”
The following embargoes are currently in place:
- Embargoes relating to Capital O 2027:
- Pine Range. Applies until 6 March 2027.
Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area. - Teapot Creek/Glenbrook. Applies until 7 March 2027.
Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area. - Mount Gladstone. Applies until 8 March 2027.
Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area.
- Pine Range. Applies until 6 March 2027.
- Embargoes relating to the 2027 ACT Championships:
- Mount Stromlo Observatory. Applies until the 2027 ACT Sprint Distance Championships on 20 June 2027.
Access to the Mount Stromlo Observatory and adjacent parking area is permitted for work and/or scientific purposes only.
The carrying and use of maps, photography or attempts to survey the terrain during any of the above activities is not permitted. - Bogong Creek. Applies until the 2027 ACT Middle Distance Championships on 28 August 2027.
Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area.
- Mount Stromlo Observatory. Applies until the 2027 ACT Sprint Distance Championships on 20 June 2027.