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SOS - Arcadia

Name: SOS - Arcadia
Start: 2026-08-22
End: 2026-08-22
Location: Arcadia

Arcadia, Australia • 22 Aug 2026

SOS - Arcadia - Vision Valley

SOS - Arcadia is a Saturday Orienteering Series event held at Vision Valley, the Pymble Ladies' College experiential learning campus in Arcadia, NSW. The event offers map-based navigation courses across park and urban bushland terrain and includes options for solo, team, or family participation.

Courses available:

Warm Up (recommended for beginners)
Short Line
Long Line
Score

SPORTident electronic timing is used for all courses; entrants who do not own a SPORTident card may hire one when entering. Entrants may run multiple courses on the day. A buddy ticket is available for adults who accompany a young or inexperienced orienteer; this ticket carries no personal timing chip or map and is free.

Entry categories and typical fees listed for the event include adult and school student rates, with timing card hire charged separately. A small late fee applies for entries after the stated entry cutoff, and prices include GST and merchant fees. Orienteering club members can claim a member discount using the provided promo code.

Meeting point details are shown as Vision Valley, 7 Vision Valley Rd, Arcadia, NSW 2159. What3Words location is ///response.grid.thrive. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Australia Arcadia

Race information

Registration

Long Line

Score

Short Line

Warm up

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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