Forest Event & JWOC Trials
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Sun 08 Mar 2026 09:30 - 14:00
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JWOC / EYOC/WUOC long distance trial and public Forest event
Hosted by Auckland Orienteering Club
Access to the forest is via Slater Road, off South Head Road (north of Parakai). Follow event signage from Slater Road to reach parking. Parking is approximately 20 minutes from Slater Road.
The landowners on Slater Road have kindly allowed forest access through their property, provided all speed limits are strictly observed. Please keep your speed to 20 kph at all times, as we need to maintain good access relationships for upcoming events.
Map: Terlesk-Huck-Kereta - Woodhill Forest
Classic pine forest planted on undulating to moderately steep sand-dune terrain, with areas of intricate contour detail.
There will be four competition classes during the trial weekend. Competitors will be divided into classes according to their gender and age.
To facilitate trialling for multiple teams; WUOC, JWOC and EYOC U18 have been combined into one class per gender (Men and Women).
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M16 Men born in 2010 or later
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W16 Women born in 2010 or later
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Men Men born in or between 2001 and 2009
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Women Women born in or between 2001 and 2009
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CourseGradeWinning TimeDistance
1 Men 70 minutes 11.7 km
2 Women 70 minutes 8.9 km
3 M16 50 minute 6.5 km
4 W16 50 minutes 5.0 kmStart Interval: 3 minutes First Start: 9:30 AM
Scale: 1 : 10,000 Contour Interval: 2.5 m
Maximum Run Time: 180 minutesThere will be a public event following the starts of the long distance trial. Starts from 12.00pm.
See the website here for more details There will be 10 courses on offer, suitable for all age categories and different levels of orienteering ability.
Public course distances:
Course lengths (approx km) (Note: 5 red + purple course)Red 1-R5: 10.9, 8.2, 5.3, 4.4, 4.0Purple: 2.2; Orange Long,Orange Short: 4.0, 3.0;Yellow: 3.2; White: 2.9Air will be on. Enter using your SIAC if you want.
More information will be published closer to the event on the AOC website.
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