Discover Orienteering is a fun, welcoming Come and Try experience where you can give orienteering a go — no experience needed! Open to all ages, it’s the perfect way to discover the excitement of navigating with a map, exploring the outdoors and finding your way around a course.
With short courses to suit different confidence levels, friendly volunteers ready to help and plenty of opportunities to learn at your own pace, it’s the perfect first step into the adventure that is orienteering.
At a Discover Orienteering event, you’ll get to:
Take on your first course — put your new skills to the test and experience the satisfaction of finding your way.
Whether you’re bringing the family, trying a new outdoor activity or simply curious about orienteering, Discover Orienteering is a great place to start. You’ll be surrounded by people who are learning too, supported by enthusiastic helpers who are there to make your first experience enjoyable.
No experience? No problem. Just bring your curiosity and a sense of adventure!
Find a Discover Orienteering event near you and take your first step into a world of maps, navigation and outdoor adventure.
Find out about Discover Orienteering and why it's for you
Discover Orienteering events are held across Australia! Sign up now
Continue your journey after a Discover Orienteering event
Get the resources to run Discover Orienteering with your club
Orienteering is an outdoor adventure sport that combines your brain and body. Using a specially drawn map, you find your way between checkpoints (we also call them controls) marked by orange and white flags in parks, bushland, or urban areas, choosing your own route as you go.
Orienteering is a sport for all ages, abilities, and fitness levels. You can walk, jog, or run, it’s up to you! Some people come for fitness and competition, others for the challenge and joy of exploring new places.
Every course is different, so it’s a mix of physical activity, problem-solving, and adventure.
You don’t need to know anything more to sign up for an event. But if you’d like to keep learning, click here:
