Final Instructions

Kowen Night Day Rogaine 2024

5.00pm – 10.00pm, Saturday 31 August

9.00am – 3.00pm, Sunday 1 September

Thank you for entering the Kowen 5hr Night Rogaine or 6hr Day Rogaine. Entries have now closed. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads these instructions carefully.

Important

COVID, flu or other illness

If you are not feeling well, please stay home. It’s better for you and all of us.

Indemnity Form

Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list for your relevant event on the event page to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the 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 advising their partner or team 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 required first-aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-histamines).

How to Get There and Gate Access

The Hash House is located at the Old Kowen Homestead in Kowen Forest (Located here). Entry to Kowen Forest is via Kowen road, off Sutton Road. Follow signs and volunteer direction for parking. The Hash House is a short walk from the car park.

From the northern suburbs of Canberra, use the Monaro Highway or Parkes Way to get to Pialligo Avenue. Follow Pialligo Avenue towards Queanbeyan, then turn left onto Sutton Road. Travel north on Sutton Road for 1.5km then turn right onto Kowen Road. Follow Kowen Road for 500m to the locked gate, then follow the directions of volunteers.

From the southern suburbs of Canberra, use Hindmarsh Drive or the Monaro Highway to get to Canberra Avenue. Follow Canberra Avenue east towards Queanbeyan. Exit left onto Norse road, then take the second left onto Railway Street. Follow Railway Street around a sharp right bend, then turn left onto Oaks Estate Road. Follow Oaks Estate Road to Pialligo Avenue, then turn right. Follow Piallago Avenue towards Queanbeyan for 600m, then turn left onto Sutton Road. Travel north on Sutton Road for 1.5km then turn right onto Kowen Road. Follow Kowen Road for 500m to the locked gate, then follow the directions of volunteers. Kowen road is a good quality unsealed road.

Kowen Forest is normally closed to vehicle traffic. Our use of the forest for this event is on the condition that only Rogaine participants are permitted to drive into the forest. The gate on Kowen Road will be staffed by volunteers to allow Rogaine participants to enter and exit the forest at the following times only:

Entry and Exit Times	Night 5hr Rogaine	Day 6hr Rogaine
Entry	3.00pm – 4.30pm	7.00am – 8.30am
Exit	10.00pm – 11.30pm	3.00pm – 4.30pm

The gates will be locked at all other times.

Kowen Forest uses a one way system of entry and exit, the exit gate is adjacent to the entry gate, on Kowen Road. Driving to the Rogaine follow Kowen Road north for approximately 6km to reach the HH site, then follow the directions of volunteers to park. Leaving the Rogaine follow Kowen Road south for approximately 4.5km, then follow the exit signs left onto Quarry Road and follow Quarry road for approximately 3km to reach the exit gate.

Registration, Map Availability, Start Times

The 5hr Night Rogaine and 6hr Day Rogaine will each commence by way of a mass start, with a beginners briefing 20 minutes before the start, and a final briefing 10 minutes before the start of each event. Registration will open 1.5 hours before the start time of each event

Timetable	Night 5hr Rogaine	Day 6hr Rogaine
Forest gate opens	3.00pm	7.00am
Registration opens	3.30pm	7.30am
Beginner briefing	4.40pm	8.40am
Pre-event briefing (all participants)	4.50pm	8.50am
Event start	5.00pm	9.00am

To register, one person per team attends registration and collect maps. That person will need to:

• Bring a first aid kit, so that it can be checked; see below for what it must contain
• Bring one completed indemnity form per team member.

Electronic scoring: As this event is using the Navlight system of scoring, each team will be issued with wristband and tags 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 (draw your intended route). 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 starting. 

Map

There will be one A3 map, at 1:25,000 scale with 10 m contour intervals. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. Control Descriptions are printed on the front, and the course setters’ notes are printed on the back. The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact. 

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3 hours on course. There are two water drops on the course, marked on the map. We do not recommend drinking any other water found on the course.

Catering

The Bungendore Rural Fire Brigade are generously providing catering for this event. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.

Please Bring to the Event

• Completed indemnity form
• Map will be printed on Teslin waterproof paper with control descriptions. Contact or map case optional.
• Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table and chairs or board for map preparation.
• Some food for before and/or during the event.
• Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery so you can partake in the catering.
• Water for your use at the Hash House and to start the event with.
• There are drop toilets at the Hash House, supplemented by portaloos. Hand sanitiser will be provided, but you may like to bring your own. 

Carry on Course

Mandatory Equipment

• Whistle (per person)
• Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)
• Space blanket (per person)

Other items we recommend that you carry/wear

• food for the event
• water for 3 hours
• compass
• watch – we can sell you one if you need a basic watch without a GPS. Bring $10 cash.
• Mobile phone for emergencies
• Sunscreen, sun-hat, sunglasses
• Adequate warm clothes for the conditions (noting conditions can change quickly):

• raincoat, warm jacket

• thermals + a spare if it is wet

• gloves

• beanie

Mobile Phone Coverage

Mobile phone coverage is good across most of the course across all networks, with better signal found at higher elevations. The Hash House number will be 0410 971 225 and is printed on the map.

Summary of Event Rules and Scoring

• The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
• Teams consist of 1 to 5 competitors and must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point.
• All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
• If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the clear end of the punch.
• Competitors must not enter out-of-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.

Full rules of rogaining are on the Australian Rogaining Website.

Presentation and Awards

Mugs will be awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories. Presentations will take place around 30 minutes after the end of the event.

If you have queries contact Jonathan on 0410 971 225. 

 

 

The majority of Kowen forest is pine plantation, participants will get to explore pockets of forest at various stages of growth, each providing different navigational challenges. You will also find pockets of native eucalypt forest that are mostly clear under foot. Blackberries are present in many of the watercourses.

Steep climbs reward participants with expansive views over the forest and towards Canberra.

Some areas of recent clearing or planting will be out of bounds. These will be clearly marked on the map and participants are permitted to use the fire trails around (and between) out of bound lots.

In addition to the network of fire trails, many mountain bike tracks cross the course. Your course setters have tried to ensure that those tracks marked on the map accurately reflect the track on the ground, however we have not marked all tracks and you will likely stumble upon small trails of various condition that have not been marked.

Entries cost $36 full and $28 concession. Under 14 free. No solo entries for this event - teams of 2 to 5 people.

Entries close midnight Wednesday 28 August 2024. A $10 per person late fee applies from Sunday 25 August 2024.

Camping is available at the Hash House site on the Saturday night, for an additional cost of $11.50. The Bungendore Rural Fire Brigate are generously providing catering for the end of the Saturday Night event and the Sunday Day event. Catering will not be available on Sunday morning so please be self-sufficient if camping.