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: Thursday, 21-Mar-24 :  SC-ORE #3: Eddison Park, Woden

ACT Relays – Last Chance to Enter

The 2024 ACT Relays are on this Sunday 24 March at Stromlo West. Entries for the event with the most fun close at 2359 on Wednesday 20 March.Get your entry in now or miss out.Please advise the organiser, Ann Scown (), of any or all of the following.  If you have already entered and have…
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Early Entries Closing Soon for Australian MTBO Carnival and Championships

Early entries to the 2024 Australian MTBO Carnival and Championships, which will take place from 17 to 20 October in Canberra, will close on 1 April 2024. Enter soon to take advantage of the significant early bird discount. Juniors under 21 and Masters 75 and over are especially welcomed with additional entry fee discounts. Enter…
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Honours and Awards for 2023

The 2023 Orienteering ACT Annual Awards Presentation was held at the conclusion of the final Runners Shop Twilight Series event at John Knight Park on Wednesday 14 March. Thank you to Valerie Barker and Susanne Harrysson for organising and hosting the awards, and to John Harding for providing the photos accompanying this story. Audun Fristad…
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Martin Dent Achieves Perfect Score in Runners Shop Twilight Series

The 2023-24 Runners Shop Twilight Series concluded yesterday with round 12 at John Knight Park. Martin Dent, who had already secured his second consecutive victory in the Series, scored another 125 points to achieve the rare feat of a perfect score the final standings – 875 points from his best 7 races. However, it was…
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