Saturday Afternoons, Summer 2019/2020

Now that another successful Bush season has come to an end, it's time to gear up for our summer season of exploring the Perth suburbs by participating in our Metro series events. Enjoy a late afternoon trot through the parks and reserves of metro Perth looking for your favourite orange and white triangles with family and friends. Run one, run a few, or run them all - every event you do earns you points to become the Metro Series champion!

The calendar has been finalised and will be posted on eventor soon, with the first event happening in Churchlands, Saturday November 2. See more information about this event here >>.

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Check out the updated event Calendar here >>

Sunday 22nd September 2019

At first sight the Abercorn Road map is intimidatingly steep and green. Phillip Dufty designed courses
that minimized necessary climb and offered numerous routes options which could further reduce climb
and avoid much of the thick vegetation. Phil, with help from Penny Dufty and Mason Eves, and organizer
Ricky Thackray, presented a top-class, challenging event that was enhanced by perfect weather for
orienteering. Ian Fletcher kept a controller’s eye on proceedings.

Sixty-nine orienteers travelled to Gunapin Ridge to enjoy a great (if not the great) area for orienteering in WA. A beautiful, cool day greeted the competitors, there was no rain in sight.  I planned eight courses with the view that a sprint championship and a long distance championship were in the offing next weekend. Apart from one control, #126, that was misplaced, many competitors commented that they were happy with the variety of courses and the challenge that they presented.