Top End Orienteers

Casuarina Coastal Reserve/Dripstone Cliffs

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 and registering some checkpoint visitations on the Moderate, Short Hard and Long Hard courses. Courses also have flagged checkpoints with punches, and participants will need to carry a punchcard to record checkpoint visitation.

Sunday, 29 March 2026

Choose from four courses, catering for a range of abilities and experience. All welcome. OY event fees apply. On the Easy course checkpoints will be hanging orange and white flags with a manual punch device attached, and participants will carry a punch card to demonstrate checkpoint visitation and Start/Finish timing. On other courses the MapRun app will be used for checkpoint visitation and Start/Finish timing. SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!! All Moderate and Hard courses have both some sections of line course which must be visited in a set order, and also a set of checkpoints that can be collected in any order.

Easy: Punch Controls only. MapRun for timing.
15 Controls
Approx. 3.2km

Moderate:
Mix of Punch Controls and MapRun
Some off track controls.
Mix of urban and parks.
Approx. 4km

Short Hard:
Mix of Punch Controls and MapRun
Approx. 4.5km
Mix of urban and park controls.

Long Hard:
Mix of Punch Controls and MapRun
Mix of urban and park controls.
Some fast, clear running.
Approx. 7.5km

Course Planner

Zoe Scott

Organiser

Andrew Scott

Time

Start between 7:00 am and 9:00 am

Finish by 11:00 am

Courses offered

Easy

3.2

controls

Moderate

4.0

controls

Hard-Short

4.5

controls

Hard-Long

7.5

controls

BYO

Hat, sun protection and clothing comfortable for exercising in the heat/bush. Water bottle with water, and snacks for longer courses. Charged mobile phone for using the MapRun app for timing. Money/card for entry, drinks.

Coaching

Coaching is available between 7:00 am and 8:00 am

Afterwards

Relax/recover in the shade and compare notes on your route. Cold drinks available for purchase from the esky. Cold water and fruit free of charge.

Directions

The event starts from Dripstone Cliffs area.