Litchfield coaching & orienteering weekend
Litchfield National Park
Saturday, 28 July 2018
Come along to beautiful Litchfield National Park for a weekend of orienteering. Top End Orienteers members can camp overnight at the Litchfield Environmental education Centre. Not a member? You can join at the event.

Camping costs are $3.30 per adult and $1.65 per child, per night. Camping available both Friday and Saturday nights, or you can just come for the day.

COACHING & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Orienteering activities start at 4pm on Saturday afternoon with short coaching courses focused on reading contours and using attack points. There will be a night course offered that evening. Costs for the coaching courses are a flat rate of $5 per person.

ORIENTEERING EVENT

On Sunday morning we will hold a standard bush orienteering event. Start between 7:30am and 9:30am. Four courses on offer:

Easy: 1.8 km
Moderate: 4.4 km
Short hard: 5.0 km
Long hard: 6.4 km

Coaching available between 8 and 9am.
Course Planner
Marj King
Organiser
Susanne Casanova
Time
Start between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Finish by 10:00 pm
Courses offered
Unknown
2.5
km
10
controls
BYO
BYO Compass, leg protection and camping equipment if staying overnight. There is an undercover eating area, camp kitchen, toilets, showers and a swimming hole at the Education Centre.
Coaching
Coaching is available between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Directions
Follow signs through Batchelor to Litchfield NP to the Florance/Buley road. Turn right onto Florence falls road. Look for orienteering sign on right opposite Buley Rockhole turnoff (on left), Follow track through gate to education centre.
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.