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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).
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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.<
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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 Rogaini
ng Championships was held in the Abercrombie River National Park. The area
features beautiful open bush with little scrub, tranquil watercourses, abun
dant wildlife, spectacular views, and possibly what it is best known for -
steep climbs. With a small number of firetrails dispersed throughout the ar
ea, this will be a rogaine that tests your off-road navigation skills! The
course has been designed with novice loops that use the well-defined featur
es, and more challenging loops for those looking for a physical and navigat
ional challenge.
The starts of the 24 and 8 hour events will be st
aggered. 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 pe
rmit allows a maximum of 300 people across both events so we will have to c
lose entries early if this limit is reached.
Camping is available at the Hash Ho
use site on private property. You are welcome to camp on both the Friday an
d Saturday nights. Catering will not be available on the Friday night or Sa
turday morning so please be self-sufficient.
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Final Instructions
Thank you for entering the ACT Rogai
ning 24 hour Championships or the 8 hour event. Team leaders, make sure tha
t everyone on your team reads these instructions carefully.
<
strong>COVID-19 Measures
-
If you have recent
ly returned from overseas, or if you have travelled from a known 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 feeling unwell, or h
ave flu-like symptoms, please stay home.
- We have tried
to make this event as contact-free as possible. Gloved organisers will be h
anding out/collecting maps and tags with as few touches as possible. Please
drop your team-numbered flight plan directly into the box provided. 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 other teams at a
ll times - including while doing your route planning, at the briefings, at
the start and finish, when approaching controls, when getting food, and dur
ing the award ceremony.
- We have made the Navlights hand
s-free by strapping them to the same feature as the control flag, mounted p
erpendicular to the feature and ready to use without needing to touch it wi
th your hands - just present your Navlight wrist tag to the reader so the N
avlight flashes in the usual way.
Indemnity Form
Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form loca
ted here. Check the team list for your relevant even
t on the home page to ensure that all details for your team including
category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Coordinat
or prior to the event.
- Ensure that all team members
sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people u
nder 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash Hou
se. Be sure to put your team number on the form.
- Presen
t your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.
- Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their partner o
f 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 required first aid
action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, Ven
tolin, epipen, antihistamines).
How to Get There
The Hash House is located on private property at the western entrance
to the Abercrombie River National Park south of Abercrombie Firetrail. Cam
ping will be available at the Hash House site on Friday, Saturday and Sunda
y nights.
Please bring these instructions with you to the rogaine. There will be
limited rogaine signage to direct you the right way at intersections. Putt
ing the end location into Google Maps will take you along a route that is s
lightly different to that described below and which has lots of aggressive
potholes!
Travelling from Canberra
Allow 3.5 hour
s if travelling from the centre of Canberra (not including stops).
A google map
with directions is here.
Travel to Go
ulburn and then to Taralga via Taralga Rd.Continue on Taralga Rd for a furthe
r 29km. The road then crosses the Abercrombie 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 stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.Turn
left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way inters
ection which is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.At the 4-way intersecti
on, continue 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 Firetr
ail, following the sign pointing to Abercrombie River National Park. Contin
ue for 1.6km.Travelling from Sydn
ey
Allow 4 hours if travelling from the centre of Sydney (not i
ncluding stops/traffic). You may want to check before you leave which way w
ill be the quickest out of the route suggested below and a route that goes
via Goulburn (described above – see “Travelling from Canberra”). It will de
pend on where in Sydney you are coming from.
A google map with directions is here.
- Travel to Oberon and then to Black Sp
rings via Abercrombie Rd.
- Turn left to stay on Abercrombie Rd. Continue for 9.
2km.
- Turn right onto Isabella Rd Continue for 3.4km.
- Turn right to stay on Isabel
la 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 crosses The B
lue 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 for 4.7km.
- Turn l
eft onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to Abercrombie
River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.
Registration,
Map Availability, Start Times
The 24 hour even
t will commence by way of a mass start at 12:00pm sharp <
/strong>on Saturday 17 April, with a final briefing at 11
:50am. Registration will open 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 ea
rly registration opening times are COVID-19 safety measures. If you have ca
mped the night on Friday night, we encourage you to register and grab your
maps at or soon after 8:00am, even if you are not quite ready to start rout
e planning yet.
One person only per team is to register and collect maps.
That person will need to bring:
The mandatory gear s
o that it can be checked (first aid kit, whistle, space blanket, head torch
); see below for details, and- One completed indemnity f
orm per team member.
Electronic scoring
As this event is using the Navlight system o
f scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and tag upon re
gistration.
You will also be given pre-marked 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 preparations and route planning. Each team
must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before sta
rting.
Map and Course Details
There will be one ~A2 map (594x420mm), 1:25,000 with 5 m co
ntour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of
bounds areas are marked in purple shading. The course area contains mainly
native bush with small areas of cleared land. The course setters’ notes an
d control descriptions have been printed on the back of the map. The altitu
de ranges from approximately 560m to 1030m.
The map is printed on Teslin paper w
hich is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact.
The bus
h is generally very open with little undergrowth, although there are always
exceptions to this. In particular, many of the river and creek beds are ov
ergrown with tea tree and are quite scrubby. We recommend wearing knee leng
th gaiters for protection against both the vegetation and snakes.
Water
Please bring enough water for H
ash 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 container to use. We
do not recommend drinking any water from natural sources found on course w
ithout sterilisation. There is likely to be water in the larger creeks.
Camping
Camping 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 your own plate, bow
l, 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 t
o the Event
- Completed indemnity form
- Map will be printed on Teslin waterproof paper with control
descriptions on reverse side. Contact or map case optional.
- Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table and chairs or
board for map preparation. The marquee will not be available for planning.
- Some food for before and/or during the event.
- Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for catering.
- Water for your use at the Hash House and to start the event with (
there is no running water at the Hash House site).
- Port
aloos will be at the Hash House. You may like to bring your own hand saniti
ser.
Carry on Course
Mandatory Equipment<
/p>
- Whistle (per person)
- Basi
c first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and 1 wound dressing)
(per team)
- Space blanket (per person
)
- Head torch (with spare batteries) (per perso
n).
Other items we recommen
d that you carry/wear
- Food for the event
- Water for 6 hours
- Compass
- Gaiters – recommended for scrub/snake-bit
e protection
- Long trousers
- Watch
- Pen/pencil
- Mobile phone for emergenci
es
- Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses
- A
dequate warm clothes for the conditions (noting conditions can change quick
ly):
- Raincoat, warm jacket
- Thermals + a spare if it is wet
- Gloves
- Beanie.
Mobile Phone Coverage<
/span>
Phon
e coverage is a bit patchy across the course, but ok on higher ground, main
ly on the Telstra network. Please carry your phone for use in an emergency
(remember, you can't use it for anything else such as taking photos or time
keeping).
The emergency phone number (Hash 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 drop. You can use this to call the Hash H
ouse number in case of an emergency.
Res
trictions
- No pets; no alcohol; no f
irearms; no fires
- No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capa
ble devices such as watches and smartphones.
- Sealable b
ags will be available from admin to carry GPS for logging or mobile phone f
or safety (turned off).
- Smartphones may be carried for
emergency use only in sealed bag - they cannot be used for time-keeping or
photography.
Summary of Event Rules and Scoring<
/span>
- The only navigational aids permitted are t
he maps we provide together with your compasses.
- Teams
consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remain within earshot of each other
at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each cont
rol point.
- All team members must punch their Navlight t
ags at each control to score points.
-
If a Navlight punc
h has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the pu
nch.
- Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; ga
tes must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
- The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or aga
inst the spirit of the event.
- A team can retire a membe
r at the Hash House. This will finish that team's event. A new team can for
m but it must start with zero score.
-
Late Penalty: 10 p
oints per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minu
tes late.
- If teams score equal points then the first te
am home will have a higher rank.
P
resentation and Awards
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no printed
results will be available on the day. Results will become available within
a few days after the event.
Certificates will be awarded to the place-getters o
f most categories. If we decide to hold presentations they will take place
around 30 minutes after the end of each of the 8 and 24 hour events.
This event was imported from: https://new.act.rogaine.
asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/84/-/act-championships-24-hour-8-hour-aber
crombie-rivergaine.html?tmpl=componentDTSTAMP:20260409T111402
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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. 
