Top End Orienteers

Night orienteering

East Point Gun Turrets

Event type

This is a bush event with line courses. Visit all checkpoints shown on the map, in the order specified.

Saturday, 30 August 2025

Join us for night navigation around the tracks and bushland of East Point. Three grades of navigational difficulty are offered, with course lengths ranging from 2 - 3.5km. BYO torch/headlamp, charged mobile phone with the MapRun app installed and compass (also available for hire.)
Arrive between 7.15 pm and 7.30 pm to pay for your map while still twilight. Starts between 7.30 and 8pm once dark.
Course closure is 10pm sharp. All participants must be back by then.
The East Point gates are locked at 10.30pm and any vehicles still in the area will be locked in.
No dogs please - East Point reserve is a dog free area.

Admin

Annie Whybourne

Rick Armstrong

Marj King

Course Planner

Susi Bertei

Organiser

Emma Smith

Time

Start between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm

Finish by 10:00 pm

Courses offered

Easy

2.0

controls

Moderate

2.6

controls

Hard-Short

3.3

controls

BYO

Torch/headlamp, drink bottle, charged mobile phone with MapRun app installed.

Coaching

Coaching is available between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm

Afterwards

Give us a quick hand packing up and then stop past the Cool Spot for a well earned icecream. Control collection will be happening on Sunday....not in the dark :)

Directions

Enter East Point Reserve and follow the road past Lake Alexander, PeeWees and Dudley Point, up to near the Military Museum. Park near the Gun Turret.