9th to 12th JUNE 2023 - LONG WEEKEND

Join Top End Orienteers and NT Rogaining for a long weekend of navigational bliss in the beautiful Litchfield National Park!  This is a training event with several activities on offer across Saturday 10th June and Sunday 11th June.  Learn to use a compass and read a map.  Get tips from the experts about orienteering and rogaining.  Build your confidence by doing an OY orienteering event (4 to choose from to suit beginners through to advanced orienteers) and then back it up with a fun Minigaine event, where learners will be teamed up with more experienced rogainers for a 4 hour bush rogaine.

Come for the whole weekend, one night, or even just one event!  Camping is available to TEO and NTRA members - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL (see all details below).

NOTE:

• If you are camping, you must book and pay with TEO (details below).

• If you are taking part in an OY orienteering event, you must register through Eventor and pay the relevant fees to TEO.  Check the TEO website (details below).

• If you are taking part in the Minigaine event, you must complete the NTRA Entry Form (attached below) and pay the minigaine fee to NTRA.

 

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Last Updated: 28 May 2023

SATURDAY 27th MAY, 2023

 

This event is a metrogaine and uses the principles of rogaining in an urban and fringe bush setting. Teamwork, strategic planning and map reading are features of the sport. Teams of 2 to 5 people travel around a route of their choice either on foot or bike, scoring points by correctly navigating to mapped checkpoints within a time limit.

Metrogaine MAYhem covers urban and bush environments in and around the Darwin city area, including Stuart Park, Bayview, Larrakeyah, Parap, Fannie Bay, East Point and Ludmilla. Generally, it consists of easy terrain with roads and tracks to assist navigation, with a little bit of bush thrown in.

This event will be using the traditional control card with either a punch or a multiple-choice question that needs to be answered at each control.  (This is not a MapRun event).

There are three events to choose from:

6 Hour TRAMPER – WALK OR RUN

     Maps out at 12:30. Event starts at 14:30, finishes at 20:30.

3 Hour AMBLER – WALK OR RUN

     Maps out at 13:30. Event starts at 15:30, finishes at 18:30.

4 Hour RIDER – CYCLE

     Maps out at 14:00. Event starts at 16:00, finishes at 20:00.

DINNER is included in your entry fee! Dinner will be served between 18:00 and 21:00.

HOW TO ENTER

     1) The Entry Form is attached below.

     2) Select your preferred event on the Entry Form. Complete all of the BLUE sections on the Entry Form.

     3) BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY FORM – all team members must read and agree to the indemnity statement. The statement can be found on a separate tab on the entry form.

     4) Email your completed form back to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

     5) Pay your entry fee via bank transfer:

           NT Rogaining Association

           BSB: 065 901

           Acct: 1055 9967

           Ref: Surname MAY

ENTRIES EXTENDED!!!

ALL ENTRIES for this event now close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 24th May 2023.

DISCLAIMER

Rogaining is an activity which can involve risk of personal injury or property damage. By participating in the activity, each participant acknowledges that the sport of rogaining involves considerable risk and agrees that in entering this rogaine they do so at their own risk.

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Last Updated: 28 May 2023

WELCOME TO OUR LUAU!

NEW DATE - Saturday 1st April 2023

This event is a metrogaine and uses the principles of rogaining in an urban and surrounding bush setting. Teamwork, strategic planning and map reading are features of the sport. Teams of 2 to 5 people choose which map checkpoints to visit within a designated time limit, with the intent of maximizing their score. It can be a wild walk, fun run or radical ride as teams plan their strategy and move through the course using the map provided. Great exercise for the body and the mind!

A Maui Monsoon Metrogaine covers urban and bush environments in Darwin’s northern suburbs, including Wulagi, Marrara, Millner, Jingili, Alawa, Casuarina, Tiwi, Leanyer, Holmes Jungle, Karama and Malak. Generally, it consists of easy terrain with roads and tracks to assist navigation, with a little bit of bush thrown in.

There are three events to choose from:

6 Hour MAHANA MISSION – WALK OR RUN.  Maps out at 13:00. Event starts at 15:00, finishes at 21:00.

3 Hour ALOHA AMBLE – WALK OR RUN.  Maps out at 14:00. Event starts at 16:00, finishes at 19:00.

4 Hour HULA HUSTLE – CYCLE.  Maps out at 14:30. Event starts at 16:30, finishes at 20:30.

Get your entry form BELOW.  Entries close at 11pm on Tuesday 28th March 2023.

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Last Updated: 04 April 2023

 

SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2022

 

 

Community Church Campground (Batchelor Road, Coomalie Creek)

This event is about providing training and mentoring in navigation and map reading, in a supportive environment. Saturday arvo will be a fun, 4 hour rogaine where participants can practice compass use, navigation techniques and map-to-ground principles under the guidance of more experienced rogainers. Saturday evening - enjoy a Christmas themed dinner while the results from the rogaine are announced. Debrief about the day's events. Camp the night under the stars and wake up in the morning for an egg-n-bacon brekky. Keen participants can then put their skills to the test by retrieving the previous day's controls from the bush?!

Showers and toilets on site, grassy camping areas, undercover shade shed.

Limited numbers, get in quick! See entry form below. ENTRIES CLOSE ON TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER!

RUNNING SHEET - SAT 3rd DEC:

9:00am Gates open if you would like to come down early to setup and relax.

12:00pm Welcome to the event, housekeeping, announcement of the “Mystery Teams”.

12:30pm Maps handed out.

2:00pm EVENT OPEN. Teams can choose to start any time from now and must return to the Hash House within 4 hours of their start time. All teams must be back by 7:00pm at the latest, regardless of start time.

7:00pm EVENT CLOSED.

7:30pm Christmas dinner and dessert. Reading of the “Mystery Teams” rogaining results, handing out of prizes, Secret Santa.

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Last Updated: 02 December 2022

SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2022

 

 "DON'T LET THE MUGGLES GET YOU DOWN"

 

Harry Potter is not the only one with a chamber of secrets. Secrets of the Southern Tabletop is a BUSH ROGAINE set in the beautiful southern section of Litchfield National Park, in a mysterious, rarely explored area, accessible by permit only.

Teams of two to five rogaining wizards will travel entirely on foot (leave your broomsticks at home please), navigating with the aid of a topographic map and handheld compass. Sorcery and GPS devices strictly forbidden! Teams will select their own order of visiting checkpoints, in varied terrain. The bush rogaine includes both day and night navigation. Teams can return to the Hash House for rest, food, socialising and spell casting as often as they wish. The objective of the rogaine is to amass the highest score by finding checkpoints in the bush within a set time limit. (Sounds much easier than a game of Quidditch)!

The Hash House for the Secrets of the Southern Tabletop rogaine is located near to the southern-most boundary of Litchfield National Park. Access is off the Daly River Road. You will need to allow around 2.5 hours to reach the Hash House from Darwin (approximately 180km). Apologies – the Hogwarts Express is not running at the moment.

Choose from two events:

 

9 Hour TOTALUS ROGAINE

Start at 1:00pm, finish by 10:00pm. It’s the total package. Beware though - by the end you may feel as if the Petrificus Totalus spell has been cast over you…

 

5 Hour WIBBLY ROVER

Spend a maximum of 5 hours on the course, any time within the 1:00pm to 10:00pm window. Can you overcome the jinx of the Locomotor Wibbly?

 

MAPS OUT from 11:00am. With no available places in the Gryffindor dormitory, there is free overnight bush camping on site instead. (BYO camping gear). DINNER and BREAKFAST are provided. (BYO potions)!

 

HOW TO ENTER

1) The Entry Form is attached below.

2) Select your preferred event on the Entry Form. Complete all of the BLUE sections on the Entry Form.

3) BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY FORM – all team members must read and agree to the indemnity statement. The statement can be found on a separate tab on the entry form.

4) Email your completed form back to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

5) Pay for your entry fee via bank transfer:

NT Rogaining Association

BSB: 065 901

Acct: 1055 9967

Ref: Surname SOTST

6) EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT - get your entry in before 11:00pm on Wednesday 31st August.

7) All entries for this event close at 11:00pm on Tuesday 6th September.

 

DISCLAIMER

Rogaining is an activity which can involve risk of personal injury or property damage. By participating in the activity, each participant acknowledges that the sport of rogaining involves considerable risk and agrees that in entering this rogaine they do so at their own risk.

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Last Updated: 13 September 2022