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
Geelong Event 3Dec09
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Geelong Thu 3 Dec09
Despite threatening weather, 46 participants set off in the Highton King of the Mountains in round 4 of Geelong Street O. It was great to see some competitors come down from Melbourne for the event but the weather and the hilly course seemed to keep the power walkers away.
The event was on a new map that included the hill climb from next years World Road Cycling Championships. The map contained 10 metres contours and from the river to the lookout on Montpelier it was a rise of about 70 metres.
Competitors said the course was challenging but they enjoyed the variation from the normally flatter Street O events.
Bryan Ackerley won A grade from consistent Geelong winner Luke Haines followed by Ted Van Geldermeistern. First female was Sofie Van Gunsteren.
B Grade was won by newcomer Chris Melville from Kate Gavens and Tom Lothian.
In C Grade, Tim Anderson returned to the winners position turning the tables on Nathan McKenzie. First female was Jean O/Neill.
Mick Mutton continued his dominance of D Grade and was followed in by John Sheahan and Heather Leslie.
Tania Elderkin won power walkers on time from Sarah Murray with Helen Alexander and Kerry Thomson both one point behind. First male was Kevin Maloney.
The male and female winners in all sections received a red polka dot cup and two additional spot prizes were given out to power walkers.
Next week commences at Oberon High School and the event is largely in and around the Waurn Ponds Valley.
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