Original Led Rogaine – Saturday 8hr Day & Night + Sunday 6hr Day

Hi guys!

This is the Original Led Rogaine – comprised of Saturday 8hr day & night + Sunday 6hr day events. The rogaines will start from Brown Hill (a north east suburb of Ballarat) and including Nerrina Heritage Area, Glen Park State Forest, Creswick State forest and Creswick. 

PLEASE NOTE: this rogaine is to be held on a similar area proposed for the Australian MTBO Championships on 11 October 2026. If you intend to compete at the MTBO Championships, please see the Bulletin on orienteering’s Eventor for details of an embargo relating to this rogaine.

The format for this rogaine is a Saturday 8hr event and a Sunday 6hr event. The format is the same as a 2x6hr, except teams start later on Saturday and finish at night (for teams staying out for the full 8hrs). The Sunday starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm.

There will be some online navigation training on the 9th of July with a Zoom recording posted after. If you’re signed up to VRA email alerts, the link is in your inbox. If not, shoot me a message and I’ll forward it to you!

This rogaine is great for people wanting to try out some night navigation! Alternatively, you may finish the Saturday within 6 hours (instead of 8) and the Sunday event will be in full daylight. Both days will use the same map. 

There will be no camping at the hash house for this event.

Please note that the meeting for this trip is only 1 week before the event, normally it is 2 weeks out. 

Gear can be hired from the club, including gear for the rogaine itself and gear for camping. If you have team members in mind or are looking for people to team up with, come along to the meeting where we will be organising teams of 2 to 5 people. Everyone is welcome to join, whether it is your first time or your 100th!

The rogaine is organised by the Victorian Rogaining Association, more info about the event can be found here: https://rogainevic.org.au/july-rogaine-saturday-8hr-day-night-sunday-6hr-day-rogaine-18-19-july-2026/

We also have a chat on the Oxo Clubrooms just for rogaining, so you can always put any questions you have in there if you can’t find the information on the VRA page! Please also consider volunteering. It helps out the VRA who are volunteers just like us and you get free entry into a future rogaine of your choice.

What is Rogaining?

Rogaining is the sport of distance cross-country navigation in which teams of two to five members visit as many checkpoints as possible in the specified time. It’s kind of a mix between trail running/hiking and orienteering (sort of like a scavenger hunt in the bush!). At our meeting I will explain the rules in more detail, and if you want to read more, see here: https://rogainevic.org.au/about/