A beautifu l warm calm day for the event brought out many rogainers and kangaroos. A s uperbly set course provided many choices immediately around the Hash House, lots of scope for running rogainers to the north in the open grassy countr y and roughly equal value for time points in the bush to the south of the H ash House. Congratulations to Caleb Addison, Seb Addison and Jonah Woodcock who won by a lot and also saw nearly all the course. Check out the gallery for some course photos and photos around the hash house and prize giving.< /p>
HUGE thank you to all the volunteers at the event - Ron, Jean, Peggy, Lorraine, Grant, Kelvin, Lyndel and a special thanks to Kai and Jimmy who made an en ourmous number of sausages and cheese toasties. Also many thanks to t he team who had finished early and came and helped with the catering just a t the time we were having a pasta disaster. Any help with our new rol e of catering is very much appreciated.
Map and team routes from rogaine-res
ults.com - upload your GPS track if you have one.
See also Strava Fly-bys to see where other team
s went.
Join Barkley for this yea r’s Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine being held about an hours drive south of Ca nberra around the headwaters of the Gudgenby River; near the Yankee Hat wal king track. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3pm.
The event covers open grassy plains and native forest with very little scrub. There are a few hilly sections, nice creeks, tracks, firetrails and old huts. The altitude ranges fr om about 900m to 1,300m. As usual, the ACTRA Annual General Mee ting will be held at the end of the event as you enjoy the catering. ACTRA will be catering - so here is your chance to show off your excellent cheese toastie cooking skills. Paddy Pallin has also provided a range of lucky do or prizes for the event. Thank you Paddy Pallin !!
Volunteers for the event are very welcome (and ne
eded). Anything from help with hanging controls, admin on the day or cateri
ng would be most appreciated. Contact
Entries are $40 full price and $30 concession
with under 14 free.
Parking is limited in the area (along the road) so PLEASE try and organise car sharing within your team and perhaps take another team. For those coming fro m further afield, there is no camping at the HH but camping is permitted at Orroral Valley Campground (30 minutes north of HH) and Mt Clear Campground (40 minutes south of HH - unsealed road).
See some of the photos from the course here.< /p>
< p> ACTRA T-shirts will be for sale at t he event. Please pre-order or bring cash on the day. Sizes range from small to extra-large. See t he order page for a sizing chart.
Thank you for entering the Gudgenby Gain, 2025 Paddy Pallin 6 hou r rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your t eam reads this whole document carefully.
The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rogaining Association will be held at ap proximately 3:20 pm at the Hash House site. Documents are here. If you would like to be on the 2025 committee, please contact Stephen Goggs or nominate on the day. & nbsp;
Please bring to the eve
nt a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list (link a
bove) to ensure that all details for your team including category are corre
ct. If incorrect, please contact
The Hash House is l ocated at the Yankee Hat Walking Track car park on the Old Boboyan Road and takes 1 hour 10 minutes from central Canberra. To get there, make yo ur way towards Tharwa. After crossing the Murrumbidgee River, take th e Boboyan Road south towards Adaminaby. From Tharwa it is 31 kilometr es to the right-hand turn onto the Old Boboyan Road. In parts the roa d is narrow and windy. BEWARE OF THE WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD.
Ther e will be a rogaine sign at the turnoff. From here the road is unseal ed but ok for 2WD cars. Take care crossing the fords. The potho les have been re-gravelled recently and with no rain forecast, they should be ok.
Please make sure you have a clean car. In particular, ch eck around your wheel arches and underneath for dirt or vegetation, and cle an out any dirt and seeds from the foot wells/mats. Canberra has a lot of w eeds that we shouldn't accidentally spread into Namadgi National Park.
< p>A google map is here< /a>.
The Gudgenby Gain event will commence b y way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13t h April, with a final briefing at 8:50am. Registration will open at 7 .30am. Any novice teams can ask for help at any time before the start .
To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:
It would also help if you can remember your team number!
Elec tronic scoring: As this event is using the N avlight system of scoring, each team will be issued with 2 wristbands and t ags upon registration.
You will also be given pre-marked maps, contro l descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the map to be use d 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 rout e planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting. As mobile reception is poor, we will rel y heavily on your flight plan if you are late/need help.
There will be one A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bound s areas are marked in pink shading. The area is native bush with large area s of clear land (frost hollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ notes have been printed on the back and control descriptions are on the fro nt of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m. < /p>
The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact.
Although there are many clear grassy areas, there are also patches of prickly weeds like thistles, St Johns wort and rose hips. Gaiters are strongly recommended for sn ake protection and prickles. There are a few places where the bush is slower travel and these will be identified in the course notes. There are some boggy areas in the creeks.
Please bring enough wat er for Hash House use and for at least 3-6 hours on course. There are no water drops on course. However, t here are 2 huts on the course with water tanks and many creeks with clear f lowing water. We recommend that drinking water from the tanks, and wa ter found on course, is sterilised. Please bring your favourite steri lisation method. It is also feasible to do loops from the HH to reple nish your water.
There is no camping at the HH. The closest official campground is at Orroral Valley about 30 minutes to t he north.
ACTRA volunteers will provide food at the HH from 2.30pm. Please bring your own plate, bow l, cup and cutlery. If you finish your course early, please consider helping to serve food from the big marquee. It would really help with the rush !
Mandatory Equipment
Other items we recommend that you carry/wear
Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent acros s most of the course. Text messages are more likely to get through, but mos tly from higher areas on the west side of the course.
The Hash House number will be printed on the map and is: 0403 300 122. There will be a sat ellite phone at the HH in case of emergencies.
< strong> Summary of Event Rules and Scoring
Please see the Australian Rogaining Association's website for all rogaini ng rules if you are not familiar with them. There's not a huge number, but they help us play fairly.
Food and dr inks will be available from 2.30pm. Please bring your own plate and utensil s.
The Annual General Meeting will be held at about 3:20pm (and it’s very quick), followed by prizes and trophies awarded to the winners o f each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories.&n bsp;
Paddy Pallin has provided a number of “lucky door prizes” which will be handed out from a random draw. You will need to be present to receive one!!
If you have queries contact t he Event Contact listed below.
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A beautifu l warm calm day for the event brought out many rogainers and kangaroos. A s uperbly set course provided many choices immediately around the Hash House, lots of scope for running rogainers to the north in the open grassy countr y and roughly equal value for time points in the bush to the south of the H ash House. Congratulations to Caleb Addison, Seb Addison and Jonah Woodcock who won by a lot and also saw nearly all the course. Check out the gallery for some course photos and photos around the hash house and prize giving.< /p>
HUGE thank you to all the volunteers at the event - Ron, Jean, Peggy, Lorraine, Grant, Kelvin, Lyndel and a special thanks to Kai and Jimmy who made an en ourmous number of sausages and cheese toasties. Also many thanks to t he team who had finished early and came and helped with the catering just a t the time we were having a pasta disaster. Any help with our new rol e of catering is very much appreciated.
Map and team routes from rogaine-results.com - u
pload your GPS track if you have one.
See also Strava Fly-bys to see where other teams went.
;
The event covers open grassy pl ains and native forest with very little scrub. There are a few hilly sections, nice creeks, tracks, firetrails and old huts. The altitude ranges from about 900m to 1,300m. As usual, the ACTRA Annual Ge neral Meeting will be held at the end of the event as you enjoy the caterin g. ACTRA will be catering - so here is your chance to show off your excelle nt cheese toastie cooking skills. Paddy Pallin has also provided a range of lucky door prizes for the event. Thank you Paddy Pallin !!
Volunteers for the event are very welcom
e (and needed). Anything from help with hanging controls, admin on the day
or catering would be most appreciated. Contact
Entries are $40 full price and $30 co ncession with under 14 free.
Pa rking is limited in the area (along the road) so PLEASE try and organise ca r sharing within your team and perhaps take another team. For those c oming from further afield, there is no camping at the HH but camping is per mitted at Orroral Valley Campground (30 minutes north of HH) and Mt Clear C ampground (40 minutes south of HH - unsealed road).
See some of the photos from the course here .
& nbsp;ACTRA T-shirts will be for sale at the event. Please pre-order < /a>or bring cash on the day. Sizes range from small to extra-large. See the order page for a sizing chart.
Thank you for entering the Gudgenby Gain, 2025 Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine. Team leaders, mak e sure that everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. ;
Parking is very lim ited so please organise car pooling so there is only one car per team (or b etter).
The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rogaining Association will be held at approximately 3:20 pm at the Hash House site.&n bsp;Documents are here. If you would like to be on the 20 25 committee, please contact Stephen Goggs or nominate on the day.
Plea
se bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located <
a href="https://mail.act.rogaine.asn.au/images/ACTRA_INDEMNITY_AND_RELEASE_
standard.pdf">here. Check the team list (link above) to ensure that all
details for your team including category are correct. If incorrect, p
lease contact
The Hash House is located at the Yankee Hat Walking Track car park on the Old Boboyan Road and takes 1 hour 10 minutes from central Canberra. To get there, make your way towards Tharwa.&n bsp; After crossing the Murrumbidgee River, take the Boboyan Road south tow ards Adaminaby. From Tharwa it is 31 kilometres to the right-hand tur n onto the Old Boboyan Road. In parts the road is narrow and windy. B EWARE OF THE WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD.
There will be a rogaine sign at the turnoff. From here the road is unsealed but ok for 2WD cars.& nbsp; Take care crossing the fords. The potholes have been re-gravell ed recently and with no rain forecast, they should be ok.
Pleas e make sure you have a clean car. In particular, check around your wheel ar ches and underneath for dirt or vegetation, and clean out any dirt and seed s from the foot wells/mats. Canberra has a lot of weeds that we shouldn't a ccidentally spread into Namadgi National Park.
A google map is here.
The Gudgenby Gain event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13th April, with a final br iefing at 8:50am. Registration will open at 7.30am. Any novice teams can ask for help at any time before the start.
To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will need t o bring:
It would also help if yo u can remember your team number!
Electronic scoring< strong>: As this event is using the Navlight system of scorin g, each team will be issued with 2 wristbands and tags upon registration.
You will also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course s etter's notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We r ecommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event t o allow enough time for final preparations and route planning. Each team mu st mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before start ing. As mobile reception is poor, we will rely heavily on your flight plan if you are late/need help.
There will be one A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magne tic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pi nk shading. The area is native bush with large areas of clear land (frost h ollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ notes have been printed on the back and control descriptions are on the front of the map. The altit ude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m.
The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be cove red in contact.
Although there are many clear grassy areas, the re are also patches of prickly weeds like thistles, St Johns wort and rose hips. Gaiters are strongly recommended for snake protection and prick les. There are a few places where the bush is slower travel and these will be identified in the course notes. There are some boggy areas in the creeks.
Please bring enough water for Hash House use an
d for at least 3-6 hours on course. There are no water drops on course. However, there are 2 huts on the c
ourse with water tanks and many creeks with clear flowing water. We r
ecommend that drinking water from the tanks, and water found on course, is
sterilised. Please bring your favourite sterilisation method. I
t is also feasible to do loops from the HH to replenish your water.
There is no camping at the HH. The closest official ca mpground is at Orroral Valley about 30 minutes to the north.
ACTRA volunteers will provide food at the HH from 2.30pm. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery. ; If you finish your course early, please consider helping to serve food fr om the big marquee. It would really help with the rush !
Mandatory Equipment
Other items we recommend that you carry/wear
Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent across most of the course. Te xt messages are more likely to get through, but mostly from higher areas on the west side of the course.
The Hash House number will be printed o n the map and is: 0403 300 122. There will be a satellite phone at the HH i n case of emergencies.
Summary of Event Rules and Scoring
Please see the Australian Rogaining Association's website for all rogaining rules if you are not familiar with them. There's not a huge number, but they help us play fairly .
Food and drinks will be available f rom 2.30pm. Please bring your own plate and utensils.
The Annua l General Meeting will be held at about 3:20pm (and it’s very quick), follo wed by prizes and trophies awarded to the winners of each category and cert ificates to the place-getters of most categories.
Paddy Pallin has provided a number of “lucky door prizes” which will be handed out from a random draw. You will need to be present to receive one!!
If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below.
Event Contact | Ron S
impson, |
Coordinator | Jean Douglass |
Setters and Vetters | Ron Si mpson, Jean Douglass, Ryan Stocks (north section only) |
First Aid | Trained ACTRA volunteer |
| < p>General Help | Lorraine Tomlins, Peggy Douglass, Mary Adams, Grant Battersby, Kelvin Meng, Jimmy Pietrass-Wong, Kai Pietrass-Wong, Jack Hawkes. |
Control Collectors | Ben Grac e, Leanne Haupt, Jenny Arnold, Canberra Bushwalkers |