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Orienteering

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Orienteering is a family of navigational sports where participants use a map and compass. It is suitable for people of all ages, experience and abilities, and is great fun for families. Through orienteering you will get to discover farms, forests, dunes and complex urban environments.

A permanent orienteering course is a fixed orienteering course available for anyone to try or practice orienteering at any time of the year. The permanent courses are designed for beginners, families, youth and school groups.

Orienteering Wellington and Wellington City Council offer two permanent orienteering courses - Mt Victoria and the Waterfront. The Waterfront course is wheelchair accessible.

Orienteering Hutt Valley, in partnership with Upper Hutt City Council, have established a permanent course at Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt.