Learn map & compass navigation - Join a fun Orienteering event at Mt Alexander, Harcourt North
About this event
Orienteering is a fun way to learn how to safely navigate through the forest with a map and compass. We will join in with a Victorian Orienteering Event on this occasion. Beginners are welcome, you will be given navigation instruction at the start of the course. We'll travel in groups of three through the bush for safety and to help each other with the navigation. Maps and compasses are provided.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate 4 km circuit course which will take about 2 to 3 hours (graded according to the Leaders Guide - Appendix A: Activity Grading Guidelines). Your speed will not be high while you are learning how to navigate, avoid obstacles and find the checkpoints.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: We will join in with a Victorian Orienteering event on this occasion. They provide wonderfully detailed waterproof maps and compasses to use on the event, though you could bring your own compass if you have one. We will join a course of approximately grade 4 (second easiest) while we learn how to accurately use our compass and map. Completing our course and finding all the checkpoints will probably take between 2 and 3 hours. This means we will finish around 1pm. If the weather is good we could eat our lunch at the finish point in the forest, or if the weather is not so good we could head off to a local cafe for lunch, though the nearest cafe is probably about half an hour away. After lunch we had planned to return to Melbourne. However the course is not too far from Castlemaine and Chewton and you might like to do something else there before returning to Melbourne.
BOOKING: Please book by Thursday 29th August so that we can let the organisers know how many are coming. To register click on Get Tickets.
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FURTHER INFORMATION: Information on Bush Orienteering can be found at https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/go-orienteering/bush-orienteering/.
Information on this particular orienteering event can be found at https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/21016. This describes the course as 'Long'. We will not do all of the course on this occasion.
MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 9.45am at the start of the orienteering event on Mt Alexander, Harcourt North. The exact location can be found on this link https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/21016. Click on the words "Driving directions from Google Maps" underneath the small map.
MAP REFERENCE: Google map goo.gl/maps/AcrfAxJF7GPZj8Pt6.
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 123 km, approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Travel on the Calder Fwy/M79 from Melbourne. Then turn off on to Harmony Way just past Elphinstone. The destination is on Joseph Young Drive. https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/21016
CAR POOLING FROM MELBOURNE: If you would like to car pool to the event, cars will be leaving the BP Truck Stop/Service Centre Outbound, 937 Calder Fwy, Calder park at 8.30am. This is 26 km and approx 30 minutes from the GPO. Google map https://maps.app.goo.gl/GaonwHsHWwjrphWY6 Cars can be left all day at the BP Service Centre.
At the BP Service Centre you can buy sandwiches, coffee and drinks etc.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: There is no public transport to the start. If you don't have transport, email the leader Russell who will arrange a lift for you. The email address to use is LeaderRussellW.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and a litre of water.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. You may even need some sunscreen and sunglasses as it will be the start of Spring.
COST: The normal fee to enter Orienteering events is $30 per person which provides you with your map, compass and electronic timing stick. However if we go in groups of 3, they may only charge $30 for the group, making it $10 each. (I will try and clarify this before the event.)
There is no Nomads fee for this event for both Members and Non-members.
LEADER: Russell W. | Email LeaderRussellW.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.
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