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Final Instructions
Thank you for entering the ACT Rogaining
24 hour Championships or the 8 hour event. Team leaders, make sure that eve
ryone on your team reads these instructions carefully.
COVID-19 Measures
- If you have recently re
turned from overseas, or if you have travelled from a known COVID-19 ‘hotsp
ot’ without a designated period of quarantine/isolation; or if you are awai
ting the result of a COVID-19 test; or if you are feeling unwell, or have f
lu-like symptoms, please stay home.
- <
span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We have tried to ma
ke this event as contact-free as possible. Gloved organisers will be handin
g out/collecting maps and tags with as few touches as possible. Please drop
your team-numbered flight plan directly into the box provided. Touch point
s at the toilets will be cleaned regularly. Water drops will have hand sani
tiser available - please use when you arrive and before you leave.
- Please maintain a safe 1.5m distance from other teams at all ti
mes - including while doing your route planning, at the briefings, at the s
tart and finish, when approaching controls, when getting food, and during t
he award ceremony.
- We have made the Navlights hands-fre
e by strapping them to the same feature as the control flag, mounted perpen
dicular to the feature and ready to use without needing to touch it with yo
ur hands - just present your Navlight wrist tag to the reader so the Navlig
ht flashes in the usual way.
Indemnity Form
Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located&n
bsp;here. Che
ck the team list for your relevant event on the home page to ensure th
at all details for your team including category are correct. If incorr
ect, please contact the Event Coordinator prior to the event.
- Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Pare
nts or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration n
umber(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House. Be sure to put your team number
on the form.
- Present your completed indemnity form at t
he registration desk.
- Medical advice: All competitors s
hould consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical condition
s (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxis) that
may require first aid action on course. This should include a description o
f the symptoms, the required first aid action, and the location in their ba
g of any medication (such as sugar, Ventolin, epipen, antihistamines).
How to Get There
The Hash House is located on p
rivate property at the western entrance to the Abercrombie River National P
ark south of Abercrombie Firetrail. Camping will be available at the Hash H
ouse site on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Please bring these instructions
with you to the rogaine. There will be limited rogaine signage to direct y
ou the right way at intersections. Putting the end location into Google Map
s will take you along a route that is slightly different to that described
below and which has lots of aggressive potholes!
Trave
lling from Canberra
Allow 3.5 hours if travelling from the centre of C
anberra (not including stops).
A google map with directions is here.
- Travel to Goulburn and then to Taralga via Taral
ga Rd.
- Continue on Taralga Rd for a further 29km. The road then crosses the Ab
ercrombie River and becomes Abercrombie Rd. Continue on Abercrombie Rd for
another 39.6km.
- Turn left onto Isabella Rd. Continue for 3.4km.
- Turn right to sta
y on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
- Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for
3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkstone Rd cr
osses The Blue Rd.
- At the 4-way intersection, continue straight ahead to stay
on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km.
- Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue fo
r 4.7km.
- Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to
Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.
Travelling from Sydney
Allow 4 hours if trav
elling from the centre of Sydney (not including stops/traffic). You may wan
t to check before you leave which way will be the quickest out of the route
suggested below and a route that goes via Goulburn (described above – see
“Travelling from Canberra”). It will depend on where in Sydney you are comi
ng from.
A google map with directions is here
.
- Travel to Oberon and then to Black Springs via Abercrombie Rd.
- Turn left to
stay on Abercrombie Rd. Continue for 9.2km.
- Turn right onto Isabella Rd Contin
ue for 3.4km.
- Turn right to stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
- Turn left on
to Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection w
hich is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
- At the 4-way intersection, cont
inue straight ahead to stay on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km
- Turn left onto
Emden Vale Rd. Continue for 4.7km.
- Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, foll
owing the sign pointing to Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1.
6km.
Registration, Map Availability, Start Times
The 24 hour event will commence by way of a mass sta
rt at 12:00pm sharp on Saturday 17 April, w
ith a final briefing at 11:50am. Registration will op
en at 8:00am.
The 8 hour event will
commence by way of a mass start at 11:30am sharp on Saturday 17 April (before the 24 hour event starts), with a final
briefing at 11:20. Registration will open at
8:00am.
The staggered starts and early registration opening times are C
OVID-19 safety measures. If you have camped the night on Friday night, we e
ncourage you to register and grab your maps at or soon after 8:00am, even i
f you are not quite ready to start route planning yet.
<
span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">One person only per
team is to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:
- The mandatory gear so that it can be checked (first aid
kit, whistle, space blanket, head torch); see below for details, and
- One completed indemnity form per team member.
Electronic scoring
As th
is event is using the Navlight system of scoring, each team member will be
issued with a wristband and tag upon registration.
You will also be given pre-ma
rked maps, control descriptions, course setters’ notes and a small copy of
the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least
an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final prep
arations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on th
e flight plan and hand it in before starting.
Map and Course Details
There will be one ~A2 map (5
94x420mm), 1:25,000 with 5 m contour interval. Magnetic no
rth lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in purple s
hading. The course area contains mainly native bush with small areas of cle
ared land. The course setters’ notes and control descriptions have been pri
nted on the back of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 560m to
1030m.
The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally doe
s not need to be covered in contact.
The bush is generally very open with little
undergrowth, although there are always exceptions to this. In particular,
many of the river and creek beds are overgrown with tea tree and are quite
scrubby. We recommend wearing knee length gaiters for protection against bo
th the vegetation and snakes.
Water
Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least
6 hours on course. There are 4 water drops across the
entire course area. At each water drop there is a pump that screws into th
e top of the water container to use. We do not recommend drinking any water
from natural sources found on course without sterilisation. There is likel
y to be water in the larger creeks.
Camp
ing
Camping is available at the Hash House on the Friday, Satur
day and Sunday nights.
Catering
Hartley Lifecare will provide meals from 5pm on Saturday until 1pm on S
unday. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup, cutlery, water and chairs.
There
is no all night café at this event, but the Hash House will be open all nig
ht.
Please Bring to the Event
- Completed indemnity form
- Map will be printed o
n Teslin waterproof paper with control descriptions on reverse side. Contac
t or map case optional.
- Coloured pens, pencils, scissor
s, highlighter pen, table and chairs or board for map preparation. The marq
uee will not be available for planning.
- Some food for b
efore and/or during the event.
- Your own plate, bowl, cu
p and cutlery for catering.
- Water for your use at the H
ash House and to start the event with (there is no running water at the Has
h House site).
- Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You
may like to bring your own hand sanitiser.
Carry on Course
Mandatory Equipment
Whistle (pe
r person)- Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 com
pression bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)
- Space blanket (per person)
- Head torc
h (with spare batteries) (per person).
Other items we recommend that you carry/wear<
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- Food for the event
Water for 6 hours- Compass
- Ga
iters – recommended for scrub/snake-bite protection
- Lon
g trousers
- Watch
-
Pen/pencil<
/li>
- Mobile phone for emergencies
- Sunscreen, su
n hat, sunglasses
- Adequate warm clothes for the conditi
ons (noting conditions can change quickly):
- Raincoat, warm jacket
Thermals + a spa
re if it is wet
- Gloves
- Beanie.
Mobile Phone Coverage
Phone coverage is a bit patchy across th
e course, but ok on higher ground, mainly on the Telstra network. Please ca
rry your phone for use in an emergency (remember, you can't use it for anyt
hing else such as taking photos or timekeeping).
The emergency phone number (Has
h House number) is printed on the front of the maps. The Hash House number
will be 0488 117 063.
Water drop 2 will have a phone for emergency use at the dr
op. You can use this to call the Hash House number in case of an emergency.
Restrictions
- No pets; no alcohol; no firearms; no fires
- No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capable devices such as watches and smar
tphones.
- Sealable bags will be available from admin to
carry GPS for logging or mobile phone for safety (turned off).
<
li data-mce-word-list="1">Smartphones may be carried for emergency use only in sealed bag - t
hey cannot be used for time-keeping or photography.
Summary of Event Rules and Scoring
- The
only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with you
r compasses.
- Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and mu
st remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simul
taneously get to within 5m of each control point.
- All t
eam members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
- If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three lette
r code visible inside the end of the punch.
- Competitors
must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock mus
t not be disturbed.
- The organisers may disqualify a tea
m if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event.
- A team can retire a member at the Hash House. This will finis
h that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score.
- Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Dis
qualification if more than 30 minutes late.
- If tea
ms score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank.
Presentation and Awards
D
ue to COVID-19 restrictions, no printed results will be available on the da
y. Results will become available within a few days after the event.<
/p>
Certificates
will be awarded to the place-getters of most categories. If we decide to h
old presentations they will take place around 30 minutes after the end of e
ach of the 8 and 24 hour events.
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The 2021 ACT Roga
ining Championships was held in the Abercrombie River National Park. The ar
ea features beautiful open bush with little scrub, tranquil watercourses, a
bundant wildlife, spectacular views, and possibly what it is best known for
- steep climbs. With a small number of firetrails dispersed throughout the
area, this will be a rogaine that tests your off-road navigation skills! T
he course has been designed with novice loops that use the well-defined fea
tures, and more challenging loops for those looking for a physical and navi
gational challenge.
The starts of the 24 and 8 hour events will be staggered. The 8 hour event will be run from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm
on Saturday, with the 24 hour event going from 12 pm to 12 pm as usual. Our
permit allows a maximum of 300 people across both events so we will have t
o close entries early if this limit is reached.
Camping is available at the Hash
House site on private property. You are welcome to camp on both the Friday
and Saturday nights. Catering will not be available on the Friday night or
Saturday morning so please be self-sufficient.
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Final Instructions
Thank you for enterin
g the ACT Rogaining 24 hour Championships or the 8 hour event. Team leaders
, make sure that everyone on your team reads these instructions carefully.<
/span>
COVID-19 Measures
- If
you have recently returned from overseas, or if you have travelled from a k
nown COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ without a designated period of quarantine/isolation
; or if you are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test; or if you are feeli
ng unwell, or have flu-like symptoms, please stay home.
- We have tried to make this event as contact-free as possible. Gloved organ
isers will be handing out/collecting maps and tags with as few touches as p
ossible. Please drop your team-numbered flight plan directly into the box p
rovided. Touch points at the toilets will be cleaned regularly. Water drops
will have hand sanitiser available - please use when you arrive and before
you leave.
- Please maintain a safe 1.5m distance from o
ther teams at all times - including while doing your route planning, at the
briefings, at the start and finish, when approaching controls, when gettin
g food, and during the award ceremony.
- We have made the
Navlights hands-free by strapping them to the same feature as the control
flag, mounted perpendicular to the feature and ready to use without needing
to touch it with your hands - just present your Navlight wrist tag to the
reader so the Navlight flashes in the usual way.
Indemnity Form
Please bring to the event a printed and completed inde
mnity form located here. Check the team list for
your relevant event on the home page to ensure that all details for yo
ur team including category are correct. If incorrect, please contact t
he Event Coordinator prior to the event.
- Ensure that
all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must
sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(
s) at the Hash House. Be sure to put your team number on the form.
- Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.
- Medical advice: All competitors should consider advisi
ng their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes,
asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxis) that may require first aid
action on course. This should include a description of the symptoms, the r
equired first aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (
such as sugar, Ventolin, epipen, antihistamines).
How to Get There
The Hash House is located on private property at th
e western entrance to the Abercrombie River National Park south of Abercrom
bie Firetrail. Camping will be available at the Hash House site on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday nights.
Please bring these instructions with you to the roga
ine. There will be limited rogaine signage to direct you the right way at i
ntersections. Putting the end location into Google Maps will take you along
a route that is slightly different to that described below and which has l
ots of aggressive potholes!
Travelling from Canberra
Allow 3.5 hours if travelling from the centre of Canberra (not includin
g stops).
A google map with directions is here
.
- Travel to Goulburn and then to Taralga via Taralga Rd.
- Continue on Taral
ga Rd for a further 29km. The road then crosses the Abercrombie River and b
ecomes Abercrombie Rd. Continue on Abercrombie Rd for another 39.6km.
- Turn lef
t onto Isabella Rd. Continue for 3.4km.
- Turn right to stay on Isabella Rd. Con
tinue for 2.5km.
- Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come
to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
- At th
e 4-way intersection, continue straight ahead to stay on Arkstone Rd. Conti
nue for 14.9km.
- Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue for 4.7km.
<
li>Turn left onto
Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to Abercrombie River Nat
ional Park. Continue for 1.6km.
Tr
avelling from Sydney
Allow 4 hours if travelling from the centr
e of Sydney (not including stops/traffic). You may want to check before you
leave which way will be the quickest out of the route suggested below and
a route that goes via Goulburn (described above – see “Travelling from Canb
erra”). It will depend on where in Sydney you are coming from.
A google map with
directions is here.
- <
span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Travel to Oberon an
d then to Black Springs via Abercrombie Rd.
- Turn left to stay on Abercrombie R
d. Continue for 9.2km.
- Turn right onto Isabella Rd Continue for 3.4km.<
/li>
- Turn right
to stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
- Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Conti
nue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkston
e Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
- At the 4-way intersection, continue straight ahead t
o stay on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km
- Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Conti
nue for 4.7km.
- Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointi
ng to Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.
Registration, Map Availability, Start Times
The 24
hour event will commence by way of a mass start at 12
:00pm sharp on Saturday 17 April, with a final briefing
at 11:50am. Registration will open at 8:00am<
/strong>.
The 8 hour event will commence by way of a
mass start at 11:30am sharp on Saturday 17
April (before the 24 hour event starts), with a final briefing at 11:20. Registration will open at 8:00am.
The stagg
ered starts and early registration opening times are COVID-19 safety measur
es. If you have camped the night on Friday night, we encourage you to regis
ter and grab your maps at or soon after 8:00am, even if you are not quite r
eady to start route planning yet.
One person only per team is to register
and collect maps. That person will need to bring:
- Th
e mandatory gear so that it can be checked (first aid kit, whistle, space b
lanket, head torch); see below for details, and
- One com
pleted indemnity form per team member.
Electronic scoring
As this event is using the
Navlight system of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristba
nd and tag upon registration.
You will also be given pre-marked maps, control de
scriptions, course setters’ notes and a small copy of the map to be used as
a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the
start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and route pl
anning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and han
d it in before starting.
Map and C
ourse Details
There will be one ~A2 map (594x420mm), 1:25,000 w
ith 5 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked
on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in purple shading. The course ar
ea contains mainly native bush with small areas of cleared land. The course
setters’ notes and control descriptions have been printed on the back of t
he map. The altitude ranges from approximately 560m to 1030m.
The map is printed
on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be cove
red in contact.
The bush is generally very open with little undergrowth, althoug
h there are always exceptions to this. In particular, many of the river and
creek beds are overgrown with tea tree and are quite scrubby. We recommend
wearing knee length gaiters for protection against both the vegetation and
snakes.
Water
Please bring
enough water for Hash House use and for at least 6 hours
on course. There are 4 water drops across the entire course area.
At each water drop there is a pump that screws into the top of the water co
ntainer to use. We do not recommend drinking any water from natural sources
found on course without sterilisation. There is likely to be water in the
larger creeks.
Camping
Campi
ng is available at the Hash House on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
.
Catering
Hartley Lifecare
will provide meals from 5pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Please bring y
our own plate, bowl, cup, cutlery, water and chairs.
There is no all night café
at this event, but the Hash House will be open all night.
Please Bring to the Event
- Completed in
demnity form
- Map will be printed on Teslin waterproof p
aper with control descriptions on reverse side. Contact or map case optiona
l.
- Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, t
able and chairs or board for map preparation. The marquee will not be avail
able for planning.
- Some food for before and/or during t
he event.
- Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for cat
ering.
- Water for your use at the Hash House and to star
t the event with (there is no running water at the Hash House site).
- Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You may like to bring yo
ur own hand sanitiser.
<
strong>Carry on Co
urse
Mandatory Equipm
ent
- Whistle (per person)
- Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and
1 wound dressing) (per team)
- Space blank
et (per person)
- Head torch (with spare batteri
es) (per person).
Other
items we recommend that you carry/wear
- Food
for the event
- Water for 6 hours
- Compass
- Gaiters – recommended f
or scrub/snake-bite protection
- Long trousers
- Watch
- Pen/pencil
- Mobile p
hone for emergencies
- Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses
- Adequate warm clothes for the conditions (noting condition
s can change quickly):
- Raincoat, warm jacket
- Thermals + a spare if it is wet
- Gloves
- Bean
ie.
Mobile Phone Coverag
e
Phone coverage is a bit patchy across the course, but ok on h
igher ground, mainly on the Telstra network. Please carry your phone for us
e in an emergency (remember, you can't use it for anything else such as tak
ing photos or timekeeping).
The emergency phone number (Hash House number) is pr
inted on the front of the maps. The Hash House number will be 0488 117 063.
Wate
r drop 2 will have a phone for emergency use at the drop. You can use this
to call the Hash House number in case of an emergency.
Restrictions
- No pets
; no alcohol; no firearms; no fires
- <
span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">No altimeters, pedo
meters or GPS-capable devices such as watches and smartphones.
<
li data-mce-word-list="1">Sealable bags will be available from admin to carry GPS for logging
or mobile phone for safety (turned off).- Smartphones m
ay be carried for emergency use only in sealed bag - they cannot be used fo
r time-keeping or photography.
Summary of Event
Rules and Scoring
- The only navigational ai
ds permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
- Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remain within ears
hot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to with
in 5m of each control point.
- All team members must punc
h their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
-
If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside
the end of the punch.
- Competitors must not enter out-o
f-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
- The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against
these rules or against the spirit of the event.
- A team
can retire a member at the Hash House. This will finish that team's event.
A new team can form but it must start with zero score.
-
Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more
than 30 minutes late.
- If teams score equal points
then the first team home will have a higher rank.
Presentation and Awards
Due to COVID-19 restri
ctions, no printed results will be available on the day. Results will becom
e available within a few days after the event.
Certificates will be awarded to t
he place-getters of most categories. If we decide to hold presentations the
y will take place around 30 minutes after the end of each of the 8 and 24&n
bsp;hour events.
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The 2021 ACT Rogaining Championships was held in th
e Abercrombie River National Park. The area features beautiful open bush wi
th little scrub, tranquil watercourses, abundant wildlife, spectacular view
s, and possibly what it is best known for - steep climbs. With a small numb
er of firetrails dispersed throughout the area, this will be a rogaine that
tests your off-road navigation skills! The course has been designed with n
ovice loops that use the well-defined features, and more challenging loops
for those looking for a physical and navigational challenge. 
