Line Courses
George Brown Botanic Gardens
Come And Try
Please register through Eventor before attending
Sunday, 26 January 2025
Come and enjoy the lush, green, luxuriant vegetation in the Botanic Gardens whilst exercising your mind and body! Orienteering is about navigating using a map (+/-) compass to find a set of checkpoints, each marked by a flag, in a set order. All ages welcome. Three courses - Easy, Moderate, Long Hard. Participate in a group or alone. Dogs welcome on a leash. Experienced orienteers to coach you.
Note: Compasses not needed for this event.
Register online here
All participants must be registered online through Orienteering Australia (Eventor) prior to this event!
This is a free event
Admin
Annie Whybourne
Marj King
Course Planner
Emma Smith
Organiser
Susanne Casanova
Time
Start between 8:00 am and 9:30 am
Finish by 11:00 am
Courses offered
Easy
1.9
km
14
controls
Moderate
3.2
km
11
controls
Hard-Long
4.5
km
16
controls
BYO
Hat, waterbottle, clothes comfortable for exercising in the wet/heat
Coaching
Coaching is available between 8:30 am and 9:30 am
Afterwards
Explore the gardens further, enjoy refreshments from nearby Eva's cafe or cool off in the Visitors centre.
Directions
Start in front of the Visitors Centre, park in lower carpark or out on the road.