Bush 8: Long OY Avon Valley

The Orienteer of the Year competition continues with the third and final State Orienteering League (SOL) event, revisiting the 2023 Australian Championships map at Avon Valley National Park for Long distance courses. We will be using mostly faster running than last year, in very pretty Wandoo spur/gully country with granite outcrops, and we guarantee that it won’t be 35 degrees! Look out for emu eggs and early wildflowers!

You can read more about SOL (WA State Orienteering League) events on the OWA website. If you want to score points for the State Orienteering League, check out the course you need to enter in the SOL rules.

Pre-entry is preferred; entries are now open via Eventor. You will also be able to enter at the event from 9am.

Courses: H1 (9.5km), H2 (7.2km), H3 (5.1km), H4 (3.8km), H5 (2.6km), M (3.5km), E (2.6km), VE (1.9km). 
Registration: Pre-registration is preferred via Eventor until 5.00pm Saturday July 27^th. If entering on the day, please bring cash as card/EFTPOS payments may not be available.
Start Times: 9.30am-11.30am.
Courses Close: 1pm. Please return to the Assembly area at this time even if you have not finished your course.
Map: 1:10,000, with 5m contours.
Starts: The Start for all courses is 250m back along the access road – look out for vehicles.
Facilities: Toilet. Water on H and M courses.
Bring: Your SI stick and compass or these can be borrowed at the event. Also bring water and a whistle and wear comfortable walking or running shoes. A raincoat and/or sunscreen may be needed. Check the predicted weather.
What not to bring: Your dog! Remember that dogs are not permitted at bush events.

National Park Entry Fee:
$4.00 per adult and $2.00 per junior has been added to the standard OWA event entry fee to cover the National Park entry fee. If you have a Parks and Wildlife Service Park Pass, this additional fee can be waived; see Information flyer.

Directions to the event are in Eventor.
More information is in Eventor, including the Information flyer.

Photos (top to bottom): Emu eggs at Avon Valley (by mapper Duncan Sullivan); wildflowers; Avon Valley terrain (by Liisa Hirvonen).