Events

ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #3, Palmerville

Date

15 November 2026

Entry Deadline

15 November 2026   Enter Now

Enter on the day

Available

Calendar

Organising Club

Red Roos

Distance

Sprint

Documents

Season Pass Registration
Sprint map uncrossable features

Event Notes

ENTRIES

The following entry options are available:

1. Season Pass, provides a 40% discount on the cost of member entry all events in the series. Must be a paid club member and have your own SI stick. Register via Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/24360

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 8am Sunday 15 November.

3. Online entry on the day at the event. Member adults $17, member juniors $6. Non-member adults $27, non-member juniors $11. SI stick hire $5. BYO smartphone to complete entry and payment at the event.

FREE ENTRY FOR BEGINNER COURSE

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

DIRECTIONS & PARKING:

The assembly area is adjacent the Palmerville Heritage Park carpark off Owen Dixon Drive. Parking is limited here, but ample overflow parking can be found nearby off Walkley Place (the Belconnen Soccer Club carpark). If parking here, please use the pedestrian underpass to cross back under Owen Dixon Drive.

COURSES:

Start anytime between 9:00am & 10:00am. Course closure 10:45am.

Moderate course (approx. 2.5km).

Beginner course (approx. 1.0km).

The courses have been set so that pairs of competitors are running together for most of the course, but you will never know if the control you are going to will be the same as your opponent's! There are loops and splits, which means not every control you see will be yours so check your number. And, as a bit of an extra challenge you are allowed to skip one control on each side of the map. The control you choose to skip may be different to the person you are racing too, so be careful.

Note, some areas of the map feature very long grass so gaiters and/or long pants are recommended.

RUNNERS SHOP HANDICAP:

The Runners Shop Handicap is a season long competition based on the results of the Short/Sprint Series events. Enrolment is automatic for all Orienteering ACT members competing on the Short/Sprint course.

Age/gender handicapped kilometre rates are used to award point for each race. Points are awarded as 125 for first, 124 for second, and so on down to 25 for 101st or lower). The overall series places are based on each competitor’s best 8 scores from 14 events.

Runners Shop vouchers will be presented to the top three placegetters.

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

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Eventor

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Risk Statement

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Event Contact Information

Email

office@act.orienteering.asn.au

Location