AUTUMN FANCIES URBAN ROGAINE - 5th APRIL 2025
Lucky number 7! That's right folks, 7 years since we were last rogaining in Palmerston. And a few new suburbs to boot! The Autumn Fancies Urban Rogaine encompasses several of the more southern Palmerston suburbs and fringe bush areas too. Mitchell Creek is a focal point and runs down the centre of the map. Some of the tracks leading to the controls around the creek may provide the more adventurous rogainers with technical riding challenges and/or wet feet - do not wear your Sunday best! Rogainers can choose to throw caution to the wind in the dirt / mud / long grass, or play it high and dry on a more suburban route. All controls are accessible via paved roads or dirt tracks. There is something for everyone - and you will get plenty of controls if you plan your route well! (Challenge accepted)?!
There are three exciting events to choose from:
5 hr TRANSPIRATION (walk/run) - maps out at 1:00pm - event will run 3:00pm to 8:00pm.
4 hr BOTANICAL (cycle) - maps out at 1:30pm - event will run 3:30pm to 7:30pm.
3 hr LEAF PEEPER (walk/run) - maps out at 2:00pm - event will run 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
The Hash House is located at Woodroffe Primary School - plenty of shade - BYO chair. A BBQ dinner is included in the entry fee and is available from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Teams must comprise a minimum of 2 people, maximum of 5 people.
Entry form is attached below! Entries close at 11pm on Tuesday 1st April 2025.
Looking forward to seeing everyone "Around Palmerston" at the Autumn Fancies Urban Rogaine!
 AF Entry Form.xlsx | [ ] | 109 kB |
What is Rogaining?
Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross country navigation. Teamwork, endurance, strategy and map reading are features of the sport. Rogaining is a team activity for people of all ages and levels of fitness, which aims to support and encourage people to develop respect for and enjoyment of rural and bushland environments, and to encourage the development of navigational skills, self reliance, general fitness, and the ability to work in a team.
About the NTRA
Rogaining found its way to the NT in 1999 (about a quarter of a century after the sport's invention in Victoria), courtesy of the energetic Andy Black and David Palmer who organised the first NT rogaine, the Croc and Rock, at Litchfield National Park in August of that year.
With their rogaining experience from southern states, Andy and David spent much of early 1999 battling Wet season humidity, flooded creeks, thick high grass and the almost totally unroaded bush of Litchfield National Park to set the course for what turned out to be an historic (and for many competitors very tough) 24 hour event.