Permanent courses allow you to print your own map and do an orienteering course in your own time. We have a number of permanent courses in Canberra and courses to suit all ages an abilities.

MapRun is an Android/iOS orienteering app that provides GPS based punching and timing for courses. There are plenty of courses to try and you can compare your time to others.

NEXT EVENT: Wednesday, 12-Mar-25 :  ACT Runners Shop Twilight Series #13: Commonwealth Park  [Directions by Apple Maps, Google Maps]

Welcome to 2025 ACT & NSW Ski-Orienteering Championship!

Lock a New Date! – 17th August 2025. Start between 10.00am – 11.00. The 2025 ACT & NSW Ski-Orienteering Championship will be held at Perisher Valley on Sunday 17 August, organised by Red Roo, Big Foot and Perisher X Country. This event forms part of XC Ski week (perisherxcountry.org) with the start in front of…
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Hayden Dent Wins Runners Shop Twilight Series

Hayden Dent will win the 2024-25 Runners Shop Twilight Series. The series was decided at yesterday’s event at Tuggeranong Hill, where Naomi Penton achieved her first ever maximum score of 125 points, relegating defending titleholder Martin Dent, Hayden’s father, into second place on the day. There had been a possibility that Martin could tie his…
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ACT Sprint Champs Entries Close Sunday

The 2025 ACT Sprint Championships will be held on Sunday 16 March at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. This unique and never before used location offers fast running in complex maze of tracks and paths to test skills at all levels. Even if you are not a competitive athlete, you will enjoy the courses that…
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2024 Annual Awards Presentations

The Orienteering ACT 2024 Annual Awards presentations will be held on Wednesday 12 March, at the event assembly area from 6:30pm immediately following the final Runners Shop Twilight Series event at Commonwealth Park. Please join us for this special opportunity to celebrate the successes, hard work and valuable contributions made by many of our OACT members…
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ACT Relays – Mugga Mugga, Sunday 23 March

Once again, Abominable O-men are pleased to invite you to enter the 2025 ACT Relays.Come along for some frolicking fun on the flat lands, maybe, of Mugga Mugga. As it has been in recent years, the event will comprise a “4 leg” relay, with the choice of running all legs by yourself or getting together…
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