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Check out the current Event Calendar or Upcoming Events (scroll down the right hand column).  Most events are pre-entry in Eventor.  To enter, first create a Casual Registration in Eventor on the Register page.  Refer to this How To document.

For fitness and other orienteering training activities - see the Coaching and Training page

The Learn To Orienteer program will be run again in 2026. The program is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who might have tried orienteering but want more formal training.  Add your name to the Wait List if you are interested in this program in 2026.

To do orienteering in your own time, choose a DIY Permanent Course or download the MapRun App for Android and iOs. New maps are added regularly.

Ask us about Day & Evening Training Sessions - After-School Orienteering - Kid-O for the under-8s.

Latest News

  • The latest issue of SA Orienteer Quarterly newsletter is now online. Click here to access Issue 1/2026 and archive.
  • The Australian Orienteer, including back copies is now stored on FLIPHTML5. To see the new link go to About Us->News->Australian Orienteer
  • The St Peters River Park Permanent Courses have been re-opened. The map has been re-drawn in sprint style with lots of updates. The courses have also been modified. To download a course for this or any other permanent course go to Permanent Course 
  • The results for the SA Long Championships for 1999 and 2005 have been recovered and can be seen by going to Results -> Results Archive

The Adelaide series of parklands – street events comprising the Twilight Series begins on 19th November, with a series of 8 events through to the end of January.

Each event will provide the following courses

• Short 20 min winning time, 2-3 km, Easy – suitable for the younger juniors and newcomers
• Medium 30 min winning time, 3.5 - 4.5 km, also suitable for newcomers who want a longer course
• Long 40 min winning time, 5.5- 6.5 km, for the fitter person
• Scatter-O 45 min winning time, 5.5-7.5 km, choose the controls to be visited

The basics of the orienteering map and course used for these events are shown below:

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The areas used generally comprise parklands, with some of the longer courses having some street sections.

These events are open to anyone to participate, and you can jog or walk as an individual, or as a group of family members or friends. 

Event fees are listed under each event, and for the full program see the Summer Orienteering page.

Folloiwing the Twilight Series, the format shfts to shorter courses through February - with each event comprising the Sprint Series offering 3 courses (around 3.5 km, 2 km and 1.5km) using more detailed maps.

Other one-off events held over the summer are listed under the event calendar

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