Venue InformationHow to get there - World Masters Games 2002 -Orienteering

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District Map showing the location of all race sites.

Urban Bendigo Map showing the location of Orienteering venues within the city. more -->

Venue Information Following the March and Welcome Ceremony, the controls for the Model Event 1 will be available from 12.00 to 4.00pm. Model event maps will be provided with the registration materials distributed to all participants. Control descriptions will be printed on the maps.

The model event area is an area of open eucalypt forest with undulating gully-spur terrain. It is broadly similar to the terrain to be used for the qualification events.

How to get to there
From Bendigo, at the Alexanrda Fountain in the centre of Bendigo, travel north along Pall Mall, and turn right at the first intersection (Williamson St). Continue along Williamson St for approx 1.8km to a large roundabout. Take the second exit on the roundabout and follow the C353 and then C327 to Strathsfieldsaye. At Strathsfieldsaye, turn right into Emu Creek Road (100m past BP petrol station) and follow event signs to the assembly area. Travel distance 13 km. more -->

Qualifying Races 1 and 2 - Glenluce

Venue Information
For the first time the World Masters Orienteering Championships will be staged as part of the World Masters Games and orienteers from all over the world will be competing in the biggest multi-sport games on Earth.

Qualifying races will be staged 50km south of Bendigo at Glenluce, near Castlemaine.

Glenluce presents a different set of technical challenges, most of the forest is open and easy to move through, but the complicated gully/spur terrain offers ample scope for the feet to move faster than the brain. Pockets of old gold workings, which require close attention to map detail, complement the other challenges.

How to get there
From Bendigo, at the Alexandra Fountain in the center of Bendigo travel south on the Calder Highway (A79) to Harcourt. Turn right onto the Midland Highway (A300) and continue through Castlemaine to Campbells Creek. Turn left (Event sign) onto Fryerstown Road and continue to a T-intersection. Turn right (Event sign) towards Vaughan. At 3-way intersection veer left with CARE (Event sign) and continue 2 km to the entrance of the event site. Travel Distance 55km.

From Ballarat, take the Midland Highway (A300) to Campbells Creek and turn right onto Fryerstown Road and continue to a T-intersection. Turn right (Event sign) towards Vaughan. At 3-way intersection veer left with CARE (Event sign) and continue 2 km to the entrance of the event site. Travel Distance 95km.

From Melbourne, take the Tullamarine Freeway section of CityLink from Melbourne (CityLink is a toll way and you will need to organise a day pass with your rental car company). Follow the Tullamarine Freeway until you reach the Calder Interchange and take the right hand lanes to the Calder Freeway (not towards the airport). Follow the Calder Freeway (M79) and then Calder Highway (A79) to Elphinstone and turn left onto the Pyrenees Highway (B180) towards Castlemaine. At Chewton turn left (Event sign), and travel through Fryerstown towards Vaughan. At 3-way intersection veer left with CARE (Event sign) and continue 2 km to the entrance of the event site. Travel Distance 125km. (To assist in traffic management at the event site entrance, competitors travelling from Melbourne are asked NOT to use an alternative route via Malmsbury and Drummond North. )

Public Transport A regular Melbourne to Bendigo V/Line (country) train service departs from Spencer Street Station in the city and takes about 2 hours. more -->

Model Event 2 and Finals - Kooyoora State Park

Venue Information
Kooyoora State Park, north west of Bendigo, the venue for the World Masters Orienteering Championships Final, retains all the magic that entranced competitors at the 1985 World Championships.

Complex rock features are a feature of the area with variable runnability. There are many areas of smaller (2-4 metre) trees and shrubs (mostly mapped as slow run), as well as more open areas, especially on shorter courses.

How to get there
From Bendigo, at the Alexandra Fountain in the centre of Bendigo travel west up View Street and then left (Barnard Street) at the first set of traffic lights. Continue on the C335 towards Eaglehawk and veer left at the next set of traffic lights. Follow the Calder Highway (A79) towards Mildura. At Inglewood, turn left onto Kingower Road (Event sign). At Kingower Road/Rheola Road Y-intersection turn right towards Kooyoora State Park and follow Event signs to the assembly area. Travel Distance 65km.

From Ballarat, travel through Clunes to Maryborough and Dunnolly. At Dunnolly take the road towards Wedderburn. From Rheola follow Event signs to assembly area. Travel Distance 125km.

From Melbourne, take the Tullamarine Freeway section of CityLink from Melbourne (CityLink is a toll way and you will need to organise a day pass with your rental car company). Follow the Tullamarine Freeway until you reach the Calder Interchange and take the right hand lanes to the Calder Freeway (not towards the airport). Follow the Calder Freeway (M79) and then Calder Highway (A79) to Inglewood. At Inglewood turn left onto Kingower Road (Event sign). At Kingower Road/Rheola Road Y-intersection turn right towards Kooyoora State Park and follow Event signs to the assembly area. Travel Distance 210 km.

Public Transport A regular Melbourne to Bendigo V/Line (country) train service departs from Spencer Street Station in the city and takes about 2 hours. more -->