RACE DAY: SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2026
LOCATION
The event starts and finishes at Forestville Park (33 Currie Road, Forestville, NSW 2087).
Parking at Forestville Park will be available from 7am. Parking is also available along Currie Road and neighbouring streets, but please ensure you do not park across any driveway.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
| 0700 | Parking available |
| 0730 | Registration (including map collection) opens |
| 0820 | Registration closes |
| 0820 | Race briefing (mandatory) |
| 0830 | Start! |
| 1230 | Course closes |
SHOE CLEANING
Basic shoe cleaning will operate before the event to help prevent the spread of Phytophthora (pronounced Fy-TOTH-ra). Please clean your shoes at home before the event, and co-operate with instructions provided on the day.
Phytophthora is one of the top 100 invasive species in Australia, and only rabbits threaten more native species. Read more about the threat posed by phtophthera here.
RACE TIMING
SI stick & control checkpoint timing will be used. Your race time will start when the race starts, and will stop when you ‘dip’ your SI stick at the finish control. You are also required to ‘dip’ your SI stick at every control checkpoint along the course – failure to do so will cause an MP (missed punch) result and you will not be recognised as having completed the course.
All participants must retain possession of their SI stick throughout the race.
RACE BIBS AND REGISTRATION
Timing Sticks & Maps will be available from 7:30am. Race bibs are not being used.
All participants must register their attendance by 8:20am.
HYDRATION AND NUTRITION
We encourage all runners to be self-sufficient with their race hydration and nutrition needs.
Water is available at the start and finish, and at the halfway mark, the Manly Dam picnic area.
INSURANCE
The Great NOSH Footrace is covered by Orienteering NSW’s public liability insurance. This does not include personal accident insurance. It is recommended to take out your own personal accident and ambulance cover for the event.
FIRST AID
Limited first aid will be available at Forestville. Course marshals will also be able arrange assistance should participants be injured on the course and be unable to complete the race. If you cannot proceed to a course marshal, please ask a fellow runners to alert the next marshal of your injury. A sweep will also be following behind the back of the race field and will be able to assist.
Should you be unable to finish the race, please do not arrange your own pick-up without alerting a course marshal, the sweep. or the event organiser (the number will be printed on the course map).
Phone 000 in case of an emergency.
ORGANISERS
The Great NOSH Footrace is conducted by Bennelong Northside Orienteers with the support of Orienteering NSW.
Bennelong Northside Orienteers is the local club for orienteering on Sydney’s northern beaches. Please consider joining Bennelong if you’d like to compete in more bush navigation events. If you love trail running, blaze your own trail at an orienteering event soon.
Please be kind to all the wonderful volunteers who help make The Great NOSH Footrace possible. Now in its 51st year, this includes Bold Horizon’s Barbara Hill, and all the dedicated helpers from years past.
