Top End Orienteers

Coomalie Airstrip

Event type

This is a bush event with line courses. Visit all checkpoints shown on the map, in the order specified.

Sunday, 17 August 2025

Rocky slopes, grassy areas, shapely hills, specky vistas. Great location to gain experience with contours.
Please be respectful - private land, NO DOGS.
Come & see some WW2 history on the Saturday before - planes landing at the airstrip.
Coomalie Creek Airfield was a RAAF airfield built in 1942
Warm up with a 3 or 6 hour Rogaine on Saturday afternoon.

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

More details on signing up and entering with Eventor

Payment

We only accept cash payments on the day for this event.

Admin

Emma Smith

Course Planner

Jon Potter

Organiser

Susi Bertei

Time

Start between 7:30 am and 9:30 am

Finish by 11:30 am

Courses offered

Easy

2.5

Moderate

3.8

Short Hard

3.5

Long Hard

6.0

BYO

Camping equipment for Saturday night, water bottle, protective clothing (long legs / gaiters)

Coaching

Coaching is available between 8:00 am and 9:00 am

Directions

The Coomalie Creek Airfield WW2 historical site is approximately 90 km by road from Darwin CBD. Drive south down Stuart Highway past the Batchelor turn off. Shortly after the turn off the road passes through a cutting. Look for O and NTRA signs. Turn left off the highway and drive in slowly on dirt road to administration area.