Top End Orienteers

Gunn Escarpment

Event type

Line courses - checkpoints are to be visited in the order shown by the connecting lines on the map.

Sunday, 28 April 2024

Come join us for Sunday morning foot orienteering courses at Gunn in Palmerston. All welcome. The orienteering courses cater for a range of abilities, including newcomers. Three line courses are offered: Easy, moderate, hard. The courses traverse streets, reserves and bushland areas in and around the Gunn Escarpment, including Sanctuary Lakes Park. The easy course is child and pram friendly. As usual for orienteering, expect actual distances to be 20-50% longer, and remember that your walking/running pace is slower when orienteering.
This event uses the MapRun app for calculating elapsed times - participants will carry their mobile phone with the MapRun app installed, as well as carrying a 'punch' card to manually record checkpoint visitation.
Compass may be useful on the Moderate and Hard course but is not essential.
Please note there are no Public Toilets at the start - the closest are 1km east at Sanctuary Lakes (on Lakeview Blvd)

All participants must be registered online through Orienteering Australia (Eventor) prior to this event!

More details on signing up and entering with Eventor

Payment

Cash and electronic payments accepted (Eftpos, Paywave, major credit cards & NFC smart phone).

Course Planner

Andrew Simon

Organiser

Gregg Barker

Time

Start between 7:00 am and 9:00 am

Finish by 11:00 am

Courses offered

Easy

2.9

controls

Moderate

3.9

controls

Hard

5.3

controls

BYO

Compass, Water bottle with water, sun protection, walking shoes and comfortable clothes for exercising in the heat. Picnic rug and snacks for after.

Coaching

Coaching is available between 7:30 am and 8:30 am

Afterwards

Stop for a chat with others and relax in the shade. We provide cold water and fruit.

Directions

Start location is on Ormiston Ct, off Kakadu Parade, off Lakeview Blvd. Please note there are no Public Toilets at the start - the closest are 1km east at Sanctuary Lakes (on Lakeview Blvd)

The location provided in this map is approximate. The nearest position provided in Google Maps has been used. Please follow orienteering signs when you arrive.