This year’s Night and Day/Cycle events will be in scenic Tallaganda State Forest, just hour east of Canberra. Rogainers can expect a 50:50 mix of pine and native forest, with a course designed for all levels of experience. Camping will be available at the Hash House, so why not do the night then day event?

Key information:

When: Night 5 hour – Saturday 19 September, 5pm-10pm

Day Foot or Cycle 6 hour – Sunday 20 September, 9am-3pm

Where: The Hash House will be at the intersection of Lowden Road and Coxes creek road. 

How to get there: You MUST go via Bungendore, the most direct roads are closed for bridgeworks. Roads from Bungendore are unsealed but high quality.

Entry: $53 full, $42 concession; with $10 late fee from Monday 14 September. Entries close midnight Wednesday 16th September.

Cycle information: The course has been designed with cycling in mind and encouraged. Any gravel or mountain bike will be able to easily get around the course. You will however need to make the final approach to controls on foot. We recommend using flat pedals with trail shoes, or at the very least mountain bike shoes you are comfortable walking in.

Partner finder: If you are in need of a partner, please contact Kelvin and he will seek to link you with others looking for teammates.

      

Final Instructions

Thank you for entering the 2026 Night/Day/Cycle rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. 

Important

There are road closures on the way to the Hash House. The best way there is driving via Bungendore.

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 home page to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Contact 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 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

The Hash House is located on Lowden Road in Tallaganda State Forest.

From Bungendore, take Hoskinstown Road south all the way until Rossi Road. Continue along Rossi Road, which becomes Lowden road, until you reach the hash house.

Click here for Google Maps directions from Canberra: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QYxK4pSPet2xbzxb6

Direction signs will be put out on Saturday morning. 

Registration, Map Availability, Start Times

The 5 hour night event will commence by way of a mass start at 5pm sharp on Saturday, 19 September, with a final briefing at 4:50pm. Registration will open at 2:30pm.

The day and cycle event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 20 September, with a final briefing at 8:50am. Registration will open at 7am.

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

• Bring 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 member will be issued with a wristband and tag 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. 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 and Course Details

There will be one A3 map (297x420mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. It contains mainly native bush and pine forest. The course setters notes and control descriptions have been printed on the back. The altitude ranges from approximately 900 to 1300 m. 

The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact. 

Travel can vary from very fast in areas of flat, open forest to very slow on steeper slopes of dense vegetation. Pine plantations are in various stages from relatively recently logged to dense and almost impassable.

Lawyer vine occurs throughout the course. The vine produces long canes which can be thin, tough and have nasty small thorns that cause cuts.

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3 hours on course. There are 2 water drops on course. At each water drop there is a pump that screws into the top of the water container to use. We do not recommend drinking any water found on course without sterilisation. There is likely to be water in the larger creeks. 

Camping

Camping is available at the hash house. When you arrive, please indicate to the marshal if you are planning on camping and you will be directed to the dedicated camping area.

Other Information

Hartley Lifecare will provide a meal at 30 minutes before the end of each 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 on reverse side. Contact or map case optional.
• Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table and chairs or board for map preparation. The marquee will be available for planning.
• Some food for before and/or during the event.
• Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for catering.
• Water for your use at the Hash House and to start the event with (there is no running water on site).
• Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You may like to bring your own hand sanitiser.

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)
• Head torch with spare batteries for night event (per person)

Other items we recommend that you carry/wear

• food for the event
• water for 3 hours
• compass
• gaiters – recommended for scrub/snake-bite protection
• watch
• pen/pencil
• 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 

Cycle event recommended equipment

• shoes for walking in (you will need to get off the bike and walk to get to controls, carbon plated shoes are not recommended)
• spare tube, tyre levers and inflation device
• map board mounted to handlebars

Mobile Phone Coverage

Mobile phone coverage is limited across the course although can be reliably reached at high points..

The Hash House number will be 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 2 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 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.

Presentation and Awards

Food and drinks will be available from half an hour before the end of each event. Please bring your own plate and utensils. 

Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories. This is dependent on final numbers and will be announced on the day. Presentations will take place around 45 minutes after the end of the event. 

Event volunteers

If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. 

Event Contact	Kelvin Peh - contact here: https://act.rogaine.asn.au/about-us/committee/26-kelvin-peh.html
Coordinator	Kelvin Peh
Setters and Vetters	Greg Terrill, Jon Glanville, Rohan Hyslop
First Aid	Jean Douglass and Rachel Gregson
General Help	Ron Simpson, ANU Inward Bound Committee, Karan Gill, Victoria Xu, Bella Lilford, and Cecily Reid
Control Collectors	Needed