UFO Season 2026

Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. (Mar-Sept)

Navigate the suburbs. Run or walk to as many checkpoints as you can within a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)

A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Feb-Apr)

Navigate bush tracks & trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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Details: Last Updated: 23 January 2026

Welcome to Newcastle Orienteering Club's annual Urban Foot Orienteering series

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Format: Line course orienteering, generally in urban parkland and reserves, using SPORTident punching. Two course options of approximately 4-5km & 2-2.5km plus a non-competitive "mini" course of around 1km for juniors. The UFO series consists of three "qualifying" events followed by a graded final. There is also a separate "Night Champs" event after daylight savings finishes.

Newcomers are welcome at all events.
Start Times: Wednesdays 4:45pm to 6:15pm (Night Champs later).
Entry Fees: Click here for Urban Series 2026 entry fees.

See General Information about the UFO series for details on urban orienteering.

2026 UFO Series pointscore

Date	Event	Map / Location	Details	Results
25-02-26	UFO #1	"Carrington"- Carrington	Details
04-03-26	UFO #2	"Raspberry Gully" - Kotara	Details
11-03-26	UFO #3	"Hartley Point" - Valentine	Details
18-03-26	UFO Final	"Warrabrook Wetlands" - Warrabrook	Details
22-04-26	Night Champs	"Brickworks Park" - Wallsend

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