Rockwood Mini ROGAINE

Organizer: Steve Heron (Organizer)

Map: Rockwood Park

ROGAINE actually means Rugged Outdoor Group Activity Involving Navigation and Endurance.

A "Rogaine" is an "orienteering treasure hunt". There is no set course to follow. Controls are scattered throughout the mapped area and participants have a fixed time interval (90 or 180 minutes) to find as many controls as possible in whatever order they choose before returning to the start/finish area.

Points are awarded for each control based on difficulty and/or distance from the start area (or a the whim of the course designer). Penalty points are deducted for participants who return to the start area after their time limit expires. Participants do not need to visit every control.

Two courses available: Easier and Harder.

The easier course (90 minute time limit) will stay closer to the Start/Finish area and have most of its controls located on or near the many trails in the park. It will have a few tougher ones thrown in to make it interesting. The harder course (180 minutes) will range through more of the park and will use tougher control locations -- only a few shared with the easier course.

COURSES:

• Easier (90 minutes): Easier controls. Controls located on or near trails.
• Harder (180 minutes): Advanced controls. Larger area. Good navigational skills are essential.

Start Time: as soon as your on-site registration is complete or Mass start at Noon

Course closure: 3:00 pm. (regardless of your course limit, everyone must return to the start/finish area by this time)

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Pre-registration is required to help the organizers prepare sufficient material. Register here or by email with the organizer (sh@orienteeringnb.ca).

• Please provide:
  • Name(s) of all Participants with Birth Year (for our insurer)
  • Team Name (optional)
  • Club/Organization (ONB, 1st Somewhere Scouts, etc)
  • Course (Easier, Harder)
  • SportIdent serial number (if you have your own)
• In order to reduce congestion at the registration area, please print and pre-fill the paperwork required by our insurers:
  • ONB Event Registration Form (everyone on same form)
  • Link to online Waiver (one per participant, all ages, once per year)
    • or fill and print a paper Waiver (once a year)
• Please scan and email to the organizer. Limited copies will be available on-site.

MEET FEES

Registration Fees will be charged according to the "ONB Standard Fees". They will be collected at the meet site or by Interac e-Transfer® to: sh@orienteeringnb.ca. On-site registration will be available from approximately 11:00am.

(Pre-registration for meets is highly recommended.)

Electronic Timing
SportIdent™ electronic timing equipment is used at all ONB events. Participants without a SportIdent™ device will be loaned one. If the device is lost, there will be a $50 charge to recover the cost of the device.

Directions

The Start/Finish area is located at the northern parking lot near the old Cherry Brook Zoo (now permanently closed).

• Hwy 1, Westbound: Exit128 and follow Foster Thurston Road until just past the old zoo.
• Hwy 1, Eastbound: Exit129 (Rothesay Ave) to reverse direction and join Westbound route.

More Info

Dress for the weather. Wear comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting a little dirty! You might want to consider a change of shoes and socks! If it's wet outside, you might need a complete change of clothes! Compass and whistle are mandatory for all ONB events (whistles may be available for sale at registration). A watch is mandatory for Rogaine-style events. Water and/or energy snacks are optional. There will be no water available on the courses.

NOTE: There are no facilities available at the Start/Finish area. Plan accordingly.

Location