2025 Paddy Pallin

Belangol

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6hr Event - Sunday, 15th Jun 2025

What:

6 hr Rogaine, 9am - 3pm

When:

Sunday, 15th June 2025

Where:

Belanglo State Forest

How Much:

$65 Full, Concession $45, <14 free

Teams:

2 - 5 people

Entries Close:

Midnight Monday 9th June

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Event overview:

Come enjoy a classic 6 hour Paddy Pallin rogaine that is only a short drive from Sydney or Canberra! We’ll be using our navigation skills to explore stunning native forest. There will be plenty of route options for all ages, navigational abilities and fitness levels.

Our starting and finishing area, called the Hash House (HH), will be in Belanglo State Forest. You can expect to meander with friends and family along hiking loops of your design, or challenge yourself to stride out big loops with steep climbs, accumulating big points. This is your chance to go loopy! Whatever you choose you will revel in the sandstone country with grand canyon views and beautiful flora and fauna.

Head back to the HH when you are ready, enjoy a catered meal, and reflect on the day with all the other participants before heading back home with lots of new memories.

Belanglo State Forest consists of cultivated pine plantations, and native forest. The native forest is made up of a large variety of trees, shrubs and grasses, some of which are flowering, plus discrete areas of ferns and fragile mosses and lichen. The diverse forest supports diverse bush life including scarlet robins, gang gang cockatoos, eastern & crimson rosellas, ducks, wedge-tailed eagles, reptiles, wombats, kangaroos & wallabies, and a variety of butterflies.

This event will take place over 6 hours where teams of 2 to 5 people can be out on course from 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday. Map handout starts at 7 am, so arrive in plenty of time to plan your course.

The Hash House (HH) is towards one corner of the course, with tracks providing excellent conduits for travel. The Hash House also provides a large, flat area for camping.

What your entry includes:

Up to 6 hours of adventure in Belanglo State Forest.
Map and electronic timing (1 per person).
Camping at the Hash House on Saturday night.
Personal assistance for novices, including a first-ever, “rogainers calibration zone”.
Food catered at the Hash House at the conclusion of the event.

Key Event Times:

Camping opens at 4 pm on Saturday (June 14) – novices can take advantage of the course setters and volunteers to get personal advice, including use of the rogainers calibration zone!
Maps available from 7 am on Sunday (June 15) to plan your team’s route before you start.
Personal assistance from the course setter and volunteers will be available at the registration desk from 7 am, along with the rogainers calibration zone (patent pending 😊).
Course briefing for all participants at 8:45 am.
Mass start at 9 am.
Your team can be out on course from 9am to 3pm, for as much or as little of the time as you like. You lose points rapidly if you get back after 3pm and all your points after 3:30pm!
Food and drinks will be catered at the Hash House after you finish.
Course closes at 3:30 pm and presentations commence soon after for each team category, including families and new teams (novices).
Event closes at 5 pm.

Final event details:

These will be released on this event page on Tuesday June 10. The final details will include further details on the specific location (including driving details) and much much more.

In the meantime, you can check out the Novice Info Pages for advice on what gear to bring, what to expect at a bush event, and other information.

Location:

This event will take place in Belanglo State Forest. The Hash House is located about 150 km (2 hours driving) south west of Sydney or 150 km (2 hours driving) north east of Canberra.

Accommodation:

Camping is available at the large, flat Hash House from Saturday afternoon.
Those wishing to extend their stay may like to check out the Belanglo State Forest campground, at Dalys Clearing for Sunday night.
A variety of accommodation is available at surrounding wineries and townships including Berrima, Bowral, Bundanoon, Moss Vale, Mittagong and Marulan.

What is Rogaining?

A fun team sport, navigating using map, compass and clues to visit as many checkpoints (controls) as possible within the time limit. It’s a “choose your own adventure” experience in outdoor environments where teams explore the course for as much or as little of the allocated time as they like.

Our sport is for all ages and fitness levels, from families walking with small children through to bushwalkers and runners. Rogaining encourages the development of strategy and navigational skills, fitness, and the ability to work in a team.

Further information can be found on our Novice Info Pages.