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, 24-Feb-21 :  ACT Runners Shop Twilight Series #14: Red Hill  [Directions by Apple Maps, Google Maps]

Entries Now Open for 2021 Autumn Classics

Entries Now Open for 2021 Autumn Classics

Orienteering ACT invites you to a weekend of fast, exciting orienteering in Canberra’s glorious Autumn weather. Last hit-out before the Australian Easter 3-Days! Saturday 27 March, ACT Sprint Champs, ADFA Saturday’s event will see orienteering return to the Australian Defence Force Academy campus for the first time in more than 10 years for the 2021 …
Riders Learn New Skills at MTBO Training Weekend

Riders Learn New Skills at MTBO Training Weekend

It was excellent to see so many newcomers and already advanced mountain bike orienteers at the two-day intensive MTBO skills development training weekend. Over four diverse sessions participants learned the fundamentals of MTBO, with many theoretical and practical exercises working on core MTBO skill development pillars, including route choice, map reading, memory development, and terrain-map …
Martin Dent Claims Eighth Win in 2020-21 Series

Martin Dent Claims Eighth Win in 2020-21 Series

Photo L to R: Martin Dent, David Stocks, Anthony Scott In winning race 13 of the 2020-21 Runners Shop Twilight Series at Arachnicopia on Wednesday, Martin Dent claimed his eighth win and fifth in a row for the Series. He clocked 23 min 53 sec for the 4.4 km Moderate 1 course, 27 seconds ahead …
SC-ORE Autumn Entries Open

SC-ORE Autumn Entries Open

Entries are now open for SC-ORE Autumn 2021. SC-ORE is a participation-focused, team-based activity with some competitive energy. It is held in the safety of School grounds. Gather your friends, go online and register now, to make up a fabulous SC-ORE team. Students from all Primary Schools and home-schooled students are welcome. Teams consist of …
Volunteers Needed for Autumn SC-ORE

Volunteers Needed for Autumn SC-ORE

We need more volunteers to upcoming Autumn SC-ORE, School orienteering for Primary school children. Whether you can assist at one, two, three or all four mornings, all help will be appreciated. And, if someone has a car with a tow-bar and is willing and able to bring the Orienteering trailer (already packed) to the events, …

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