Victorian Long Distance Champs, Sunday 20 September, Metcalfe

Nillumbik Emus is pleased to welcome you to the 2026 Victorian Long Distance Orienteering Championships in the Metcalfe area. This is a fantastic opportunity to compete on a brand new map in a new area, just a week before the Oceania Championships start in the ACT.

NEOC is proud to bring you this event with Carolyn Layton course setting and Blair Trewin (Yarra Valley Orienteering Club) filling the Event Advisor role.

This is classic Victorian spur gully terrain with a few rocks and a bit of gold mining thrown in. The wallaby grass understorey provides fast running and the wattle and other wildflowers will be in full
display in September. We have a fantastic open assembly area with plenty of room for club tents, to provide an atmosphere befitting a State Championships.

Our easy/moderate courses will not be on major roads and will provide the same experience of running in the bush, while still meeting the navigation brief for those younger or newer to orienteering (or both!). The map is surrounded by fences or roads which makes it a great place to challenge yourself in a new terrain if you’ve never orienteered in the bush before.

Our hard courses will provide a great mix of challenging navigation and long route choice legs.

The map is more gently undulating in one area and this area has been used for the shorter hard courses. Navigation and route choice variety, without crazy physical feats required, is the vibe we are looking for. We look forward to seeing how you will respond to the challenges that we set for you!

This is a fantastic area and deserves to be explored by as many people as possible in its first outing. I have thoroughly enjoyed my course setting visits and am sure you will enjoy the event too.

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