Club Events
Events are held on Wednesday afternoons in urban locations during daylight saving (October - April)
More information can be found on the series website
WHO venues for 2025-26 are:
#2 - 15 October, Jones Park, Holroyd;
#7 - 19 November, Darvill Park, Denistone;
#19 - 11 February, Meadowbank;
#24 - 18 March, Rogans Hill, Castle Hill.
State League events are open to everyone and have courses designed for beginners right up to experts.
Western & Hills Orienteers are the organisers for
SL #3, 18 April, 2026
at a WSU Campus
(details to come)
The annual inter-club competition for greater Sydney metropolitan clubs.
Western & Hills Orienteers
organised ML2025 #5:
Read the Club Captain's
MetrO League blog
NB - due to construction works at Cecil Hills the event location was moved to the Lizard Log picnic area of Western Sydney Regional Park.
WHO Cup
This is an annual competition for the fastest male and the fastest female in our club.
For the "also rans" there is the Chris Crane Handicap Cup.
Date for 2025 to be announced but the event is usually run on a Sunday in November or early December.
A turkey trot is a fun run or footrace, usually of the long distance variety. It originated in the USA as a Thanksgiving Day event.
The Sydney Metropolitan Turkey Trot is unique in that it includes a navigational component.
The event is held on the first Sunday in July.
The Turkey Trot has its own website
Links to other NSW events
Eventor is where you will find information and results for all events in Sydney, Regional NSW and other states.
The Sydney MapRun series offers great orienteering in Sydney, utilising the city's best parks, reserves, beaches, harbour-side and bush areas.
The West Sydney Orienteering Series are summer orienteering events in western Sydney parks.
These events are held on Saturday mornings during school terms with a mix of line and score courses to suit all family members.
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