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Orienteering: A Sport for All Ages & Abilities

Australian Edition

Across Australia’s bushland, parks, suburbs, coastlines and mountains, thousands of people take part in orienteering each year, navigating, exploring, and challenging themselves through a sport that is as diverse as the landscape itself.

Orienteering is often described as “running with a map and compass”, but that’s only part of the story. It’s a sport of problem-solving, decision-making, route choice, exploration, and personal discovery. It invites people to move at their own pace, choose which type of terrain they prefer, and challenge both their mind and body.

From young children trying their first permanent course in a local park, to mountain bike orienteers racing through forests, to seniors enjoying social park events, orienteering is genuinely a sport for life.

This eBook explores the world of orienteering in Australia, its disciplines, culture, people, landscapes, and the many ways anyone can get involved.