BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250522T000000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17e3e4a35af4708283bf7876c63c992a CATEGORIES:ACT, 2026 CREATED:20251221T183035 SUMMARY:Realm of the Owl Virtualgaine URL;VALUE=URI:https://new.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/218/-/realm-of-the -owl-virtualgaine.html?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:We are heading to the Belconnen region for the 2026 Realm of the Owl virtua lgaine. The event start/finish (aka Hash House) is behind the CIT Bruce Cam pus. The start location is at the entrance to Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve, o ff Purdie Street, near CIT. This is shown as a triangle near the centre of the map. There is ample free parking in the CIT car park. \n A very big tha nk you to our setter Jon Glanville, for another fun course with lots of sit es of interest and Julie Quinn, vetter. Here are a few photos of hidden gem s in the Virtualgaine gallery. (https://gallery.act.rogaining.org.au/2026-e vents/2026-Virtualgaine)\n The event course will be open for you between Sa turday 23 May and the end of Monday 8 June 2026. That gives you two weeks a nd three weekends, two of which are long weekends as well as other times to have a go at the course. \n Scoring in a virtual rogaine works using MapRu n (https://maprunners.weebly.com/) on your phone. Please download and read these instructions (images/MapRun%20Instructions%202026.pdf)on using MapRu n to learn how to use the App. The App uses the GPS on your phone to work o ut you are at the control location. To score a control you will need to be within 10-15 m of the feature. Check your detailed control descriptions as there are no flags. The MapRun App will show the map on your phone screen b ut if you prefer to be able to see the whole map, there will be a link on t his page before the event to download and print your own copy. \n Copies of the map on Teslin paper (waterproof) will be available in Paddy Pallin's ( Lonsdale Street, Civic) from Thursday 21 May. \n Links to the MAP (images/R ealm%20of%20the%20Owl%202026%20Virtualgaine%20map.pdf) and COURSE SETTERS N OTES (images/Virtualgaine%20May%202026%20-%20Course%20Notes.pdf) for you to view and print. You can compete in a team or on your own. You can also com pete multiple times.\n If you would like to be part of the official results (we will publish these after the event) please enter for free before you h ead out. It will help us compile results if you (or one person in your team ) can please enter using the same name as you do in MapRun. That person sho uld make sure they upload the team's result in MapRun. If you are keen to s ee the results as they come in or see what time you need to beat if you can clear the course, have a look at the score results in MapRun. (https://www .p.fne.com.au/rg/cgi-bin/SelectResultFileForSplitsBrowserFiltered.cgi?days= 7&act=fileToSplitsBrowser&eventName=ScoreResults_ACTRA%2520Realm%25 20of%2520the%2520Owl%2520Virtualgaine%25204%2520Hour%2520May%25202026%2520P XAS%2520ScoreP240%2520PZ2022052026.csv)\n We also encourage you to take pic tures of your adventure. If you would like to add them to the event galley, please contact David (about-us/committee/2-david-baldwin.html)for a link to upload (we're not including a link here to keep the 'bots at bay).\n Had lots of fun? You can also walk/run around some of the other virtualgaine e vents (events/virtual-events.html) from previous years. Orienteering ACT al so has lots of small MapRun events (https://act.orienteering.asn.au/permane nt/maprun/) around Canberra. \n (https://qldrogaine.asn.au/rogaine-entry/? param1=729&backurl=act.rogaine.asn.au)  (https://qldrogaine.asn.au/chan ge-an-existing-entry/?param1=729&backurl=act.rogaine.asn.au)  (https:// qldrogaine.asn.au/team-list/?param1=729&backurl=act.rogaine.asn.au)  (h ttps://results.maprun.net/#/event_results?eventName=ACTRA%20Realm%20of%20th e%20Owl%20Virtualgaine%204%20Hour%20May%202026%20PXAS%20ScoreP240%20PZ20220 52026)  (https://maprunners.weebly.com/)\n This event was imported from: ht tps://new.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/218/-/realm-of-the-o wl-virtualgaine.html?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are heading to the Belconnen region for the 2026 Realm of the Owl vir tualgaine. The event start/finish (aka Hash House) is behind the CIT Bruce Campus. The start location is at the entrance to Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve , off Purdie Street, near CIT. This is shown as a triangle near the centre of the map. There is ample free parking in the CIT car park. 

A very big thank you to our setter Jon Glanville, for another fun c ourse with lots of sites of interest and Julie Quinn, vetter. Here are a fe w photos of hidden gems in the Virtualgaine gallery.

The e vent course will be open for you between Saturday 23 May and the end of Mon day 8 June 2026. That gives you two weeks and three weekends, two of which are long weekends as well as other times to have a go at the course. < /p>

Scoring in a virtual rogaine works using MapRun on your phone. Please download and read these instructions on using MapRun to learn how to use the App. The App uses the GPS on your phone to work out you are at the control location. To score a control you will need to be within 10-15 m of the feature. Check y our detailed control descriptions as there are no flags. The MapRun Ap p will show the map on your phone screen but if you prefer to be able to se e the whole map, there will be a link on this page before the event to  ;download and print your own copy. 

Copies of the map on Teslin paper (waterproof) will be available in Paddy Pallin's (Lonsdale Street, Ci vic) from Thursday 21 May. 

Links to the MAP and COURSE SETTERS NOTES for you t o view and print.

You can compete in a team or on your own. You can also compete multiple times.

If you would like to be part of the offi cial results (we will publish these after the event) please enter for free before you head out. It will help us compile results if you (or one person in your team) can please enter using the same name as you do in MapRun. Tha t person should make sure they upload the team's result in MapRun. If you a re keen to see the results as they come in or see what time you need to bea t if you can clear the course, have a look at the score results in MapRun.

We al so encourage you to take pictures of your adventure. If you would like to a dd them to the event galley, please contact David for a link to u pload (we're not including a link here to keep the 'bots at bay).

Had lots of fun? You can also walk/run around some of the other virtualgaine events from previous years. Orienteering ACT also has lots of small MapRun events aro und Canberra. 

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