| Time of year | Summer series of 7-10 events |
| Start times | 9:00am – 10:00am |
| Course closure | 10:30am |
| Day of week | Sunday |
| Courses | Sprint course (approx. 2.5km) Beginner sprint course (≈1km) |
| Classes | Open |
Sprint Series Features
SI-Air
All events will be SI-Air! See below for more SI stick info.
Live Results
Results will be available on the website as competitors finish.
Blind starts
No cheating at these events. Punch the start, then grab your map, and go!
New maps
Most events will be on new maps. The others will be on rarely used maps.
Small control flags
To make these events even more fun, you'll be looking for small control flags!
Junior Setters
All courses set by junior orienteers. If you enjoy a course let us know!
Head-to-head
There's one course, but two variations. Grab a buddy and race head-to-head!
Two courses
Sprint course (≈2.5 km)
Beginner sprint course (≈1km)
Suitable for all ages and abilities
Important Rules
Urban and park sprint maps include numerous uncrossable and out of bounds areas, it is strictly forbidden to enter or cross these areas. These areas are often denoted by olive green sections (garden beds or private property), thick black lines (uncrossable walls and fences), or purple lines/hatching (temporary out of bounds and forbidden routes).
Crossing these areas is strictly against the rules of the orienteering, and can result in disqualification. It is forbidden to enter these areas, jump over them, or lean over them to reach a control, even if you are physically able to do so.
Violating impassable areas is not only unfair to other competitors, it can also lead to significant safety risks, and may jeopardise our ability to conduct future events at many locations where areas have been made out of bounds at the request of the landholder.
SI Stick info
All events in the series will be SI-Air enabled. This means that if you have an SIAC card then you can use contactless punching (ie. swipe your SIAC stick within 30cm of the control to punch, rather than inserting it in the hole). All other SI Sticks will work, but not with contactless punching. Some of the sprint events will be using more than 30 controls, so an SI capable of holding more than 30 punches is recommended. For SI’s that are limited to 30 punches, some splits will be missing in the results.
- SI Sticks – capabilities
- Everything you need to know about SIAC
Sprint Series Program
| Day | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 23-Feb-25 | ACT Sprint Series #5, AIS |
| Sunday | 02-Mar-25 | ACT Sprint Series #6, Aranda Primary School |
| Sunday | 09-Mar-25 | ACT Sprint Series #7, Marist College |
| Sunday | 09-Mar-25 | ACT Sprint Series Season Pass |
ACT Sprint Series League
The sprint series league totals your best 8 scores out of the 10 events, for a maximum score of 1000.
Place scores: 125, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 82, 80, 78, 76, 74, 72, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50 (minimum 50 for finishing)
Course Planning
If you would like to be the course planner or organiser for one of the Sprint Series events, please email the office.