ADVENTURE seekers are invited to the region’s first ‘Rogaine’ event, to be held in the Coffs Harbour hinterland on Saturday 26 April 2025.
Rogaining is a long-distance orienteering sport that involves navigating between checkpoints, marked by a flag, within a time limit.
The goal is to score the highest by visiting the most checkpoints.
Teams of two to five people navigate on foot using a topographic map and compass to find checkpoints.
This Rogaining event has an option of either a six or 12 hour adventure in the Lower Bucca area.
One of the event organisers, Keelan Birch explained the concept.
“We’ve been looking at doing a rogaine in the Coffs Harbour region for some time as we have never hosted one,” Keelan said.
“Most rogaines are based around Sydney, so it’s exciting to bring a rogaine to the Coffs Harbour hinterland.
“It’s an area that has never been rogained before, but almost all controls have been set off track.
“There is also a large track network containing a mix of forestry tracks and singletracks tracks formed by motorbikes.
“Highlights of the area include lovely rainforest lined creek lines, a few waterfalls, old mining relics and lookouts.”
The local event is an interstate challenge between NSW and Queensland rogaining communities.
The event starts on Saturday with Friday (ANZAC day) being a public holiday.
Camping is included in the entry fee for Friday and Saturday night at the event hub.
Visit the NSW Rogaining website for more information.