OY event
Holmes Jungle (Night)
This event uses MapRun and physical checkpoints
Please register through Eventor before attending and ensure the MapRun app is operating on your phone (one phone needed per group). The app is used for timing. Courses also have flagged checkpoints with punches, and participants will need to carry a punchcard to record checkpoint visitation.
Friday, 28 August 2026
Join us for night navigation around the tracks and bushland of the Holmes Jungle Nature Park. All welcome. Participate in a group or go it alone. Three grades of navigational difficulty are offered, with course lengths ranging from 2.3 - 3.6km.
The terrain includes woodland with some flat parts, some hills and some gullies. The bush has some burnt bits with good sight lines and easy travel and also some grassy areas. The easy course is on tracks, with minimal opportunity for route choice. The moderate course generally hugs tracks and linear features, but controls are slightly off the track, requiring good awareness of distance travelled and some map-reading skills, and providing some opportunity for route choice. The hard course requires stronger map-reading skills, knowledge of contour features and effective compass use, with plenty of route choice.
BYO good torch/headlamp, charged mobile phone with the MapRun app installed and compass (also available for hire.)
Arrive between 6.30 pm and 7.00 pm to pay for your map while still twilight. Starts between 7.00 and 7.30pm once dark.
Course closure is 10pm sharp. All participants must be back by then.
Register online here
All participants must be registered online through Orienteering Australia (Eventor) prior to this event!
Payment
Cash and electronic payments accepted (Eftpos, Paywave, major credit cards & NFC smart phone).
Time
Start between 7:15 pm and 7:30 pm
Finish by 9:30 pm
BYO
BYO torches, friends and sense of adventure.
Coaching
Coaching is available between 7:15 pm and 7:30 pm