2015
Enjoy a warm afternoon & evening during the 'build up' in the
Howard Springs Village and surrounds, including the Pine Forest.
The Hash House will be at the Howard Springs School.
Course Setter : Ben Saunders
Course Vetter : Simon Saunders
A 12 hour event in the brilliant spur-gully terrain of McKinlay River Station,
which caters for all from novice to die hard. There is an option for a 6 hour
roving which is an event within the 12 hour event.
To commit to the six hour means that you can come and go off the course as you
desire, but not exceed a total of 6 hours within the 12 hour period.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Susi Berti, Marj King, Paul Potter
Situated at the Lost City area, get intimate with Litchfield National Park
and discover its unique and subtle beauty. The course covers an area from
Greenant Creek, along the escarpment south to Sandy Creek falls inclusive
of their watershed areas.
Course Setter : Plaxy Purich
Course Vetters : N/A
Enjoy a 6 hour Metrogaine or a 4 hour Cyclegaine around
the inner Darwin suburbs.
The Hash House will be at the Stuart Park Primary School
Course Setter : N/A
Course Vetters : N/A
2014
A wonderful course that takes you through the wilds of Lee Point and surrounds.
The Hash House will be at the Lee Point Reserve.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Marj King
Naturally and historically fascinating yet challenging bush course.
Course Setter : Marj King
Course Vetter : Plaxy Purich
Enjoy the brilliant technical spur / gully terrain, lovely views, historic
railway remnants and water courses that this unique area has to offer.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Mike Broadbent & Jon Smith
An event for all those well laced fleet footed ramblers and wheelly impelled chain gangs
that endeavour to conquer and remember the hours spent in November hiking or biking
in and around Dickie's Laguna harena.
Course Setter : Michael Dunbar
Course Vetter : Susan Berger
2013
Grab some friends and come along to explore East Point and the surrounding streets and parks in this 4-hour Metrogaine.
The Hash House will be at picturesque Lake Alexander.
Course Setter : Simon Saunders, Ben Saunders
Course Vetter : —
Have fun as the weather cools, visiting a variety of terrain, streets and parks right across the Northern Suburbs
and tracks in both Holmes Jungle and Casuarina Coastal Reserve. Some bush controls for the walkers.
Course Setter : Wolfgang Meike, Biz Overend
Course Vetter : Marj King
Enjoy a Wet Season hike or spin around the Howard Springs area.
Course Setter : Sue Berger
Course Vetter : Mike Dunbar
Located in the brilliant rogaining terrain of Eastern Litchfield National Park, just after
the entrance coming from
Batchelor. This area has not been used since 2004.
Course Setter : Marj King
Course Vetter : Jon Potter
Meander along the parks and back streets or race along the major roads of Darwins Northern Suburbs.
Course Setter : Sue Berger
Course Vetter : Mike Dunbar
This will be the first 24 hour event conducted in the stunning Florence Falls area since
the original event in 1999.
Come and enjoy the brilliant sandstone escarpment terrain in the
NT’s Litchfield National Park.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Pippa Fetherston, Anna Richards, Adam Liedloff
Located on the historic Coomalie Farm property, 87km south of Darwin. The area was the
site of an extensive
WWII airfield and camp.
Course Setter : Simon Saunders
Course Vetter : Ben Saunders
Palmerston and surrounding rural areas.
Hash House located at a park near Lakeview Boulevard.
Course Setters : Randall Cook, Brad Gaddes, Kay Dobson
Course Vetter : Christine Marron
A revisit to the site of the first Metrogaine at Lake Alexander.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Audrey Hill
Come and join us in this brilliant Rogaine Country. It awaits a mix of flat, easy areas,
steeper hills with granite
boulders and lots of technical, subtle spur/gully sections. The hilltops
will reward with great views and the valleys
provide some shade.
Course Setter : Wolfgang Meike
Course Vetter : Anna Richards, Marj King
Enjoy the brilliant technical spur / gully terrain, lovely views and water courses that this unique area has to offer.
Camp at the Hash House site Fri & Sat night. Event also suitable for beginners with bush walking experience.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Martina Honey, Dianne Young
An opportunity for both experienced and inexperienced people with a reasonable amount of fitness
to try a
Metrogaine in Darwin's outer suburbs.
Course Setter : Sue Rose, Kevin Thiele, Wolfgang Meike
Course Vetters : Sue Rose, Marj King
Set in the spectacular historic gold mining area around Hayes Creek with its outstanding
escarpment terrain, this
challenging course features spectacular sandstone escarpment and
plateau, steepish spurs and gullies, and alluvial
plains, and there are waterfalls and steep
sided sandstone gorges.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Leigh Privett
Starting at the Hidden Valley raceway at 4pm and covering 50% bush / 50% suburbs, it promises to
be a wonderful
event. Gather a team together and come along for a pleasant way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Course Setters : Mark Haste, Christine Marron
Course Vetter : Wolfgang Mieke
Situated at the Charles Darwin University (CDU) campus, this course includes about 40% fringe bush.
All bush
controls will be on tracks and if not, will be legally accessible by bike.
The track surfaces are such that only mountain
bikes are suitable.
Course Setter : Ben Saunders
Course Vetter : Simon Saunders
Typical outer Darwin suburbia with about 30% intermingled bush/scrub, set in the Freds Pass area.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Peter Sinclair
Typical inner Darwin suburbia and industrial terrain with about 35% intermingled bush/scrub/mangrove,
set in the
Fannie Bay area.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Mani Berghout
Enjoy the lovely Build-Up to the Top End Wet Season with this bush rogaine at the Coomalie East area.
Course Setter : Marj King
Course Vetter : Peter Slade
This area in the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges was chosen for it’s typically Centralian, rugged beauty,
it’s diverse,
variable terrain and the superb, desert fringe rogaining weather at that time of year. Add
to that the excellent tourism
opportunities for entrants and officials, before and after the event, and
this makes for a unique site on which to host
an Oz Champs.
See the 2007 ARC Web Page for the official results.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Rob Tucker & Andrew Murphy (SARA)
This rogaine will be held on properties in the Coomalie East region, so it’s a wonderful opportunity
to experience
a beautiful spot in the Top End.
Course Setters : Jon Potter, Marj King
Enjoy the Top End Wet Season with this wet and muddy bush rogaine suitable for foot sloggers or mountain
bikes,
located at Hidden Valley Motor Sports area.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Christine Marron
Enjoy the start of the Top End Build-Up with this delightful 6 hour rogaine in country nearby to Lake Bennett
Course Setters : Kieth Boakes, John Shanahan
A Bush Rogaine in the salubrious Stapleton Creek locale (between Adelaide River and Batchelor).
Course Setter : Christine Marron
Course Vetter : Jon Potter
A Wet Season Metrogaine. Explore the streets of Palmerston, and the surrounding bush.
Course Setter : Kevin Thiele
Enjoy the start of the Top End Build-Up with this delightful 6 hour rogaine in country nearby to Lake Bennett.
Course Setter : Kieth Boakes
Course Vetter : John Shanahan
Enjoy the Top End Dry Season with a 12/24 hour rogaine in scenic country around the township of Adelaide River.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Mark Raines
A great introduction to ROGAINING is the METROGAINE, which leads teams through urban areas
placing
less reliance on compass navigation and bush craft.
Course Setter : Julie Mastin
Course Vetter : Ron Ninnis
The area promises intricate and interesting navigation, with some faster, flatter country
as well. The course setter
believes it is the prettiest country you have ever seen.
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetters : Peter Slade, Chris Slade
Teams of two to five people navigate on foot through the streets and parks of Palmerston
to as many control
points as possible, and return in less than six hours.
Teams will answer multiple-choice questions based on observations and information at
the control points to
gain points — the team with the most points wins! But it’s
not all about winning – it’s fun, exercise, working
as a team, navigation,
discovering the Palmerston you don't know!
Course Setter : Susi Bertei
Course Vetter : Peter Slade
The course, covering approximately 30 square kilometres, will be set in a mixture of
hilly country and open black
soil plains on both sides of the Adelaide River.
There will be one crocodile-safe crossing point over the Adelaide River. The highest
point is at 196 metres.
The vegetation will be mostly burnt, but with some grassy overgrown
watercourses. Overall the course will offer
a mixture of easy and subtle navigation.
According to the course setter (and we all know course setters tell the
truth) there is
a small gorge "so thick with butterflies that you have to part them with your hands!"
Course Setter : Jon Potter
Course Vetter : Tony Galliford
An extremely scenic area, about an hour and a half drive from Darwin along the Stuart
Highway. The area promises
good navigation, with actual hills (a bit of a novelty for Darwin
residents!) This will be a 24 hour event, with a
"roving" 12 hour option.
Course Setter : Paul Sharp
Course Vetters : David Palmer, John Ulrichsen, Annie Whybourne, Tony Galliford
This season's metrogaine was be held in Darwin’s northern suburbs, based at Leanyer Recreation Park (Leanyer Lake).
Course Setter : Tony Galliford
Course Vetter : Peter Slade
Course Setter: Paul Sharp
Vetters: John Ulrichsen, Annie
Whybourne
The only NTRA "bush" event of 2000, the Sweat and Swim Rogaine was held at
Manton Dam, less than an
hour’s drive from Darwin, during the early cusp of tropical
"buildup" weather.
Course Setter : Paul Sharp
Course Vetters : John Ulrichsen, Annie Whybourne
This event was held around Darwin City and the eastern suburbs of Darwin, ranging as far north
as Nightcliff and
Rapid Creek. The famous floating control was deployed in Lake Alexander.
Course Setters : John Ulrichsen, Annie Whybourne
Course Vetter : Paul Sharp