We are planning a slightly different Paddy Pallin 6 hr rogaine for 2024.
The event will be at the Googong Foreshores area near Queanbey an. One of Canberra's water supply dams where people are allowed to explore the catchment areas. It is open and grassy with patchy trees on the wester n side though to dry open eucalypt forest on the eastern shores. Very nice rogaining country, although you will be challenged with some steeper hills if you head to some parts of the course. If you want some hints, check out the photo gallery from our last multi-sport rogaine there in 2011 and the photo gallery for this event.
There will be the usual 6 hr foot event and we will also have controls for peopl e to visit on mountain bikes or kayaks. If you wish to use either a mountai n bike or a kayak or both we will have a combined multi-sport categoy.
< p>Entries have closed.There is NO camping at Googong Reservoir.
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Strava Fly-BysTha nk you for entering the Paddy Pallin Googong Multisport 6hr rogaine. Team l eaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads this web page carefully.
Annual General Meeting
The ACT Rogaining Association Annual General Meeting will be held approximately 4:15 pm at the Hash House site at Googong Foreshores. Agenda, past minutes , President’s report and Statement of Accounts are available on the ACTRA w ebsite documents page. Please bring y our own copies or download these to your phone.
COVID, flu or other illness
Indemnity Form
Pl ease bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located ;here. Check the team list for your relevant event on the home page to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct. If incorrect , please contact the Event Contact prior to the event.
The Hash House is located at Googong Foreshores (northern end).
From Queanbey an, take the Old Cooma Road south. From the major traffic lights at Edwin L and Parkway and Ellerton Drive (start of Old Cooma Road) travel south for 1 1 km. Turn left into Googong Road. Follow Googong Road past Googong townshi p on your right and through white gates into the Googong Foreshores Reserve . Continue straight on this road ignoring the left turn after the bottom of the hill. Travel up the hill with the dam spillway on your left and take t he first turn right up a steep narrow road. Follow this to the carparks at the end. We will be parking in the upper car park and an adjacent grassy ar ea. A volunteer will help direct you. If you have a kayak to drop off, driv e down to near the furthermost boat ramp where there will be a grassy area you can leave the kayak before parking in the carpark.
Carpark space is limited so please be considerate. Consider carpooling with your team mat es.
A google map is https://maps.app .goo.gl/5GL3TNpzSf7Dx96a6. Note that google maps shows additional roads that are not on the ground.
The Googong Foreshores gates open at 8 a m so we recommend arriving about 8 am but not before.
Direction signs will be put out within Googong Foreshores.
The Paddy Pallin Googong Multisport 6hr rog aine event will commence by way of a mass start at 10 am sharp on Sunday 3 March 2024, with a final briefing at 9:45 am.
Registration will open at 8:30 am.
To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will nee d to:
Electronic scoring: As this event is using the Navlight system of scoring, each team memb er will be issued with a wristband and tag upon registration.
You wil l also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's note s and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend tha t you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enou gh time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark thei r intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.
There will be one A3 map, 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. The course setters notes and contr ol descriptions have been printed on the back.
The area is open woodl and and grassy areas on the western side of the reservoir and open bush on the eastern side. We recommend gaiters for lower leg protection from prickl y bushes, grass seeds and snakes. The altitude ranges from approximately 66 0 to 900 m. There are hills on this course and can be steep in places, espe cially on the eastern side. The map is printed on Teslin paper which is ver y tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact.
If you are kayaking, you may want to bring a map case that you can put around your neck. If you are mountain biking, you may want a map board or simila r to have your map on your handlebars.
Please bring eno ugh water for Hash House use and for at least 3 hours on course. While we are at one of Canberra’s water supplies there are no taps at the Hash House! There is one water drop on course. At the water drop there is a pump that screws into the top of the water container to us e. There are two water tanks marked on the map at the southern end. We do n ot recommend drinking any natural water found on course.
ACTRA will provide light catering at the finish and hot/cold drinks. Unfortunately, because of Hartley Lifecare no longer being able to cater we are currently short on caterers to help provide a meal. Please bri ng your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.
T here will be NO water safety. Googong reservoir does not allow power boats so it is not possible to provide a safety boat. You will need to be conscio us of this and stay within your abilities. You are expected to bring a stab le kayak that you are capable of paddling in windy and choppy conditions.
Paddleboards are prohibited on the reservoir and you are not allowed a ny body contact with the water (e.g. wading or swimming).
You must we ar a life jacket.
We recommend paddle leashes and a drybag to keep your valuables and sandwiches dry.
We know lots of people now own ebikes and that these are lots of f un. However, they do give you a big advantage cycling up hills. For this ev ent you will be welcome to bring your ebike and participate in the event as normal but this will be on a non-ranked basis. You will not be eligible fo r a winners mug and will be listed separately in the results.
Mandatory Equipment
Other items we recommend that you carry/wear
Mobile phone coverage is goo d across most of the course, with the exception of down in some of the wate r courses and patches in the south of the map. The Hash House number will b e 0457 364 319 and is printed on the map.
Full rules of rogaining are on the Australian Rogaining Website.
Paddy Pallin have generously s ponsored this event and at the conclusion of the category winners there wil l be a random draw for a number of prizes.
I f you have queries contact Julie ph 0421 021 693 or by email via the webs ite
We are planning a slightly differen t Paddy Pallin 6 hr rogaine for 2024.
The event will be at the Googon g Foreshores area near Queanbeyan. One of Canberra's water supply dams wher e people are allowed to explore the catchment areas. It is open and grassy with patchy trees on the western side though to dry open eucalypt forest on the eastern shores. Very nice rogaining country, although you will be chal lenged with some steeper hills if you head to some parts of the course. If you want some hints, check out the photo gallery from our las t multi-sport rogaine there in 2011 and the photo gallery for this event.
There will be the usual 6 hr foot event and we will also have controls for people to visit on mountain bikes or kayaks. If you wish to use either a mountain bike or a k ayak or both we will have a combined multi-sport categoy.
Entries hav e closed.
There is NO camping at Googong Reservoir.
Thank you for entering the Pad dy Pallin Googong Multisport 6hr rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that ever yone on your team reads this web page carefully.
Annual General Meeting
The ACT Rogaining Association A nnual General Meeting will be held approximately 4:15 pm at the Hash House site at Googong Foreshores. Agenda, past minutes, President’s report and St atement of Accounts are available on the ACTRA website documents page. Please bri ng your own copies or download these to your phone.
COVID, fl u or other illness
Indemnity Form
< p>Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located& nbsp;here. Check the team list for your relevant event on the home page to ensure that all details for your team including cate gory are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Contact prior to the event.The Hash House is located at Googong Foreshores (northern end).
From Queanbeyan, take the Old Cooma Road south. From the major traffic lights at Edwin Land Parkway and Ellerton Drive (start of Old Cooma Road) travel south for 11 km. Turn left into Googong Road. Follo w Googong Road past Googong township on your right and through white gates into the Googong Foreshores Reserve. Continue straight on this road ignorin g the left turn after the bottom of the hill. Travel up the hill with the d am spillway on your left and take the first turn right up a steep narrow ro ad. Follow this to the carparks at the end. We will be parking in the upper car park and an adjacent grassy area. A volunteer will help direct you. If you have a kayak to drop off, drive down to near the furthermost boat ramp where there will be a grassy area you can leave the kayak before parking i n the carpark.
Carpark space is limited so please be considerate. Con sider carpooling with your team mates.
A google map is https://maps.app.goo.gl/5GL3TNpzSf7Dx96a6. Note that google maps shows additional roads that are not on the ground.
The G oogong Foreshores gates open at 8 am so we recommend arriving about 8 am bu t not before.
Direction signs will be put out within Googong Foreshor es.
The Padd y Pallin Googong Multisport 6hr rogaine event will commence by way of a mas s start at 10 am sharp on Sunday 3 March 2024, w ith a final briefing at 9:45 am.
Registration will open at 8:30 am
To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will need to:
Electronic scoring: As this event is using the Navligh t system of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and t ag upon registration.
You will also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's 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 t he start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.
Ther e will be one A3 map, 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north l ines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. The course setters notes and control descriptions have been printed on the back.
The area is open woodland and grassy areas on the western side of the reservoir and open bush on the eastern side. We recommend gaiters f or lower leg protection from prickly bushes, grass seeds and snakes. The al titude ranges from approximately 660 to 900 m. There are hills on this cour se and can be steep in places, especially on the eastern side. The map is p rinted on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to b e covered in contact.
If you are kayaking, you may want to bring a ma p case that you can put around your neck. If you are mountain biking, you may want a map board or similar to have your map on your handlebars.
Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3 hours on course. While we are at one of Canberra’s water supplies there are no taps at the Hash House! There is one water drop on course. At the water drop there is a pump that screws into t he top of the water container to use. There are two water tanks marked on t he map at the southern end. We do not recommend drinking any natural water found on course.
ACTRA will provide light c atering at the finish and hot/cold drinks. Unfortunately, because of Hartle y Lifecare no longer being able to cater we are currently short on caterers to help provide a meal. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery .
There will be NO water safety. Googong re servoir does not allow power boats so it is not possible to provide a safet y boat. You will need to be conscious of this and stay within your abilitie s. You are expected to bring a stable kayak that you are capable of paddlin g in windy and choppy conditions.
Paddleboards are prohibited on the reservoir and you are not allowed any body contact with the water (e.g. wad ing or swimming).
You must wear a life jacket.
We re commend paddle leashes and a drybag to keep your valuables and sandwiches d ry.
We know lots of people now own ebikes and that these are lots of fun. However, they do give you a big adva ntage cycling up hills. For this event you will be welcome to bring your eb ike and participate in the event as normal but this will be on a non-ranked basis. You will not be eligible for a winners mug and will be listed separ ately in the results.
Mandatory Equipment
Other items we recommend that you carry/wear
Mobile phone coverage is good across most of the course, with the ex ception of down in some of the water courses and patches in the south of th e map. The Hash House number will be 0457 364 319 and is printed on the map .
Full rules of rogaining are on th e Australian Rogaining Website.
Mugs will be awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories. Pr esentations will take place around 30 minutes after the end of the event.
Paddy Pallin have generously sponsored this event and at the conclusio n of the category winners there will be a random draw for a number of prize s.
If you have queries contact Julie ph 0421 021 693 or by email via the website
