Park and Street Orienteering
More Fun Than the Same Old Run
Bored with running the same old block? Tired of trudging on the treadmill? Looking for a new way to give your brain and body a boost? Want to see new places and meet new faces?
Park and Street Orienteering provides the perfect combination of mental and physical exercise. You do not need a compass or any special map reading ability. However, it will test your thinking while giving you a great workout in a friendly, safe, outdoor environment. Events are held all over Melbourne, all year round.
Our events welcome people of all ages and abilities, and accommodate everyone from the elite sports person to those looking for a good walk to help stay in shape.
Families and friends can participate in groups or individually. Groups such as schools, scouts, sports or social clubs are very welcome - but please contact us at least a week prior to the event, so we can make sure enough maps are printed.
Printed programs covering all of Melbourne are available at most events. Further information is also available on this website: Want to learn more? Click here
Coming Events and Current Results
Summer Fixture PDA 2017-2018 Calendar import file for your device (csv format) NOTE DATES CORRECTED FOR 2018 EVENTS
Summer Fixture 2017-2018 Brochure - download the full colour printed brochure for the 2017-18 Summer Series
Setting a course soon? Don't forget you can find all the information and guidance you need for setting your course here.
All Melbourne and Geelong Park and Street winter and summer events are now loaded onto Eventor. You do not need to be registered or logged in to view and export from the Eventor calendar. You can also find all Park and Street events directly from Eventor by clicking on the Discipline dropdown box and selecting Park/Street Orienteering, and the Location dropdown box and selecting Orienteering Victoria. Make sure you select the full date range for the season, i.e. October 2017-March 2018. You can refine your search by using the Advanced Search function, and entering the name of series, e.g. Western.
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Park and Street - Latest News
Ruffey Lake
Friday, 10 November 2017
Ah, Ruffey Lake ... a lovely start location at the bottom of the hills. The significance of this quickly dawns on you as soon as someone calls "Go!" and you are faced with contours in all directions. The course setters did a great job, not only setting a physical challenge, but plenty of thinking as well - I was still making up my mind right until the second last control, and there were a lot of route choices to consider. Great to have a number of controls in the park itself, and it was a joyous experience to hit the top of the final ridge and fly downhill to the finish, with the sun just dipping below the trees.
Peter H became the first multiple A course winner with his second consecutive victory; Bryan, Paul, Colin and Ian comprised the rest of the top five. Nick finally scored his first win on B, ahead of James, Tim, Bruce, and Lanita. Janine was fastest on C course, ahead of Patrick, Tim, David and Graham. Carolyn was another back to back winner on D, leading Ewen, Chris, Jonathan and Sarah. Melanie broke through on E course, ahead of the family pack of Mackenzie, Milla and Sam. On PW, Len scored 60 points, Damian was next with 56, then Dave, Mark and Garry.
No change to the top 3 on A course where Paul leads Geoff and Rick. Tim has a 3 point margin over Nick on B course, with Steven two points behind, and Lanita only a whisker outside the top 3. On C course, Janine overhauled Brett to take the lead, with Ray still third. No change on D for me, Jenelle and Pam, nor on E course for Pat and Melanie. On PW, Dave and Ron are still first and second, but Bernie has moved to third. Phil and Kay are tied for equal 4th, two points out of the placings.
See you next Wednesday at Blind Creek in Wantirna (a great map which is much gentler with the contours).
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CHANGED START LOCATION - Heidelberg Central, Thursday November 9
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