Hello!
A big rogaine is coming up this month with a 6hr event, a 15-in-24 hour event, and the 24hr NSW championship event all around the Gorgeous Watagans National park. It would be great to see some UNSWOC faces there 😁.
Further, the 24 hour event is a great practice/qualifier event for the beanie grant going to the 2027 World rogaining championships in South Australia. This is a grant that will help to fund your visit to this amazing event in the flinders ranges given you can demonstrate sufficient experience.
What is a rogaine?
More details here: What is Rogaining?.
- Where? Olney State Forest, Watagans, Lake Macquarie, ~1hr 45min north of Sydney
- How much? $80 for a student concession, else $120.
- Signups close? Saturday 11th July (so we can organise teams)
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6hrs: Start time; 11am Saturday July 25th
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15-in-24 hrs: Start time; 12 noon Saturday July 25th
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24hrs: Start time; 12 noon Saturday July 25th
This is the final boss of rogaines, also known as a championship rogaine. It is recommended that you are proficient in both nav and long distance hiking before you sign up for this.
Amazing – how do I sign up?
The purpose of creating an UNSWOC event is to try and encourage as many UNSWOCer’s to get involved as possible! It means we can help club members find a team and perhaps even have some friendly intra-club competition 😉
If you would like to participate in the event, but do not have a team, don’t worry! Sign up to this event and I’ll organise club teams.
Once the teams have be sorted, you’ll be responsible for signing up to the official event here: 2026 NSW Championships – Lake Macquarie. If you already have a team, please sign up directly.
In the comments, please mention:
- If you have done a Rogaine before
- What event you would like to participate in
- How competitive are you?
- Your bushwalking experience (you must have some prior experience)
- How much distance you are planning on walking (how much can you comfortably hike in 5/12/20 hours?
If you have any questions, please email me at: secretary@unswoc.org
** You do not need to be an UNSWOC member to join this event. If you would like to join the teamfinder, email me.
Excerpt from the Official Event:
The course will dance through mature pines with an understory of wildflowers. You will see wallabies, wombats, bandicoots, and especially goannas everywhere. The longer event options will incorporate several awesome plummeting waterfalls, water junctions, gullies of towering blue gums and eucalypt forest, and deeply seated pockets of untouched remnant rainforest.
You Will Need to do your GV Training if you do the 15-in-24hr or 24hr Events!
You can do it here: UNSWOC GV Training
Attendees
- Noah Samuel
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