Events

ACT Metro Series: incl. Junior League #9, ACT League #8, Jim Sawkins Handicap, Isaacs Ridge

Date

1 August 2026

Entry Deadline

29 July 2026   Enter Now

Enter on the day

Available

Calendar

Organising Club

Red Roos

Distance

Middle

Documents

Metro Series Season Pass Registration
Choosing your course at Classic Series events
Existing map
Information flyer

Event Notes

ENTRIES

The following entry options are available:

1. Season Pass. The season pass provides a 40% discount on the member entry fee to all 13 Metro Series events. Season pass entrants will be automatically entered into their usual Metro Series course for this event. To change to a different course for this event (eg. to move form a Moderate to a Hard course), login to eventor and click 'change class', select your new course, and confirm changes.

2. Pre-entry via Eventor. Member adult $17, member junior (under 21) $6, member family $40. Non-member junior $11, and non-member adult $27, non-member family $65. Hire of sportident stick $5. Entries close 11:59pm Wednesday 29 July.

3. Online entry on the day at the event. Member adult $17, member junior (under 21) $6. Non-member junior $11, and non-member adult $27. Hire of sportident stick $5. BYO smartphone to complete entry and payment at the event.

FREE ENTRY FOR VERY EASY COURSE

Entry to the Very Easy course (including entries made on the day and season passes) is free for member and non-member participants entering the Very Easy course.

ASSEMBLY AREA:

The assembly area, start and finish are off Shepherdson Place, Isaacs. Parking is not available adjacent to the assembly area.

Parking on the south side of Shepherdson Street, south-east of the intersection with Julia Flynn Avenue. Please be mindful and respectful of the local residents and park only on the south side of the street. There is a 400m walk from the parking to the assembly area, and a further 600m walk from the assembly area to the start.

COURSES:

Hard1 (7.5km), Hard 2 (5.0km), Hard 3 (3.1km), Moderate 1 (5.3km), Moderate 2 (3.3km), Easy (2.5km), Very Easy (2.0km).

STARTS:

Mass start at 10:30am for all courses.

Competitors may start any time between 10.00am and 11.30am if they do not want to participate in the mass start.

The mass start will be at 10:30am. All runners should assemble in the start area by 10:15am.

This event is also an ASOC trial for ACT athletes. Competitors in Junior Boys and Junior Girls will have allocated start times between 10:15am and 10:30am. Senior Boys and Seniors Girls will run in the mass start.

Split Start Times: Split Start times will be given to competitors with young children and for whom one of the parents must be present to look after the children as no other option is available. The first competitor will be permitted to start from 10.00am using a punching start and the second competitor will start as soon as the first competitor is available for child minding.

COURSE CLOSURE:

Courses close at 1:00pm. Participants must report to the finish by 1:00pm, whether they have finished their course or not.

Terms and conditions

I accept the General Risk Warning and Risk Waiver: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/resources/event-management/risk-statement/ Refund policy: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/resources/participant-policies/#refunds

Driving Directions

Using Apple Maps
Using Google Maps

Eventor

View event on Eventor (opens in a new tab)

Risk Statement

View Risk Statement

Event Contact Information

Email

office@act.orienteering.asn.au

Event director

Samuel Wilson

Course planner

Tate Needham

Contact person

Paul de Jongh

Location