Events

ACT Classic Series: ACT League #3, Boboyan Divide

Date

1 May 2022

Entry Deadline

Pre entry closed

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Organising Club

Parawanga Orienteers

Distance

Long

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Event Notes

COVID-19 ENTRY POLICY

When entering an OACT event please comply with the current ACT COVID-19 health advice and the OACT COVID-19 Policy: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/OACT-Covid-19-Policy.pdf

Refunds of entry fees will be considered for anyone who is unable to attend the event due to Covid-19 restrictions or illness.

ENTRIES:

Entries have now closed. Contact the office with any late entry requests.

COURSES (length, climb):

Hard 1 (9.2km, 350m), Hard 2 (7.5km, 290m), Hard 3 (5.8km, 250m), Hard 4 (4.2km, 160m), Hard 5 (2.6km, 100m), Moderate 1 (4.1km, 110m), Moderate 2 (3.1km, 80m), Easy (2.7km, 60m), Very Easy (2.2km, 55m).

COURSE SETTER NOTES:

Boboyan Divide is one of the few parts of Namadgi National Park which was not burnt during the 2020 fires. As a result, the forest is mostly runnable with some greener area on steeper and higher hills. This map has a mix of wide open valleys, clear marshes and forested hills. Most of the forested parts of the map are well-endowed with large granite boulders. The longest courses include significant sections in thicker, steeper forest, although recent LIDAR mapping of the vegetation should help you to avoid the thickest parts. Courses have been set to make the most of the variety of terrain offered by this map.

In general you should expect that small tracks and ruined fences may be hard to find, tussocky grass is longer than normal, marshes are wetter than normal and creeks are deeper than normal.

Map scale is 1:10,000 for all courses.

The parking, arena, start and finish are in close proximity, adjacent to Boboyan Rd.

Competitors should remember that this region is elevated — the arena is at an altitude of 1200m. Even early in the season this area can be cold, so please be prepared.

Due to COVID risk, water will not be provided — even for the longest courses. We recommend competitors carry their own water.

Please ensure all shoes and clothing are thoroughly cleaned and free of any grass seeds prior to the event.

STARTS:

Between 10:00 and 12:00. Queuing starts.

COURSE CLOSURE:

Courses close at 14:00 (2:00pm). You MUST report to the finish by 14:00, whether you have finished your course or not.

DIRECTIONS:

Travel to Tharwa, then go south on Naas Rd, which is sign-posted to Adaminaby. Continue south on Naas Rd, which becomes Boboyan Rd, for 50km to the event parking area. The last 19km of this road is unsealed, take care. Allow 90 minutes from the centre of Canberra.

Terms and conditions

I accept the General Risk Warning and Risk Waiver: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/resources/event-management/risk-statement/ --- I will comply with the current ACT COVID-19 health advice and the OACT COVID-19 Policy: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/OACT-Covid-19-Policy.pdf

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Event Contact Information

Phone

02 6162 3422

Email

Event director

Natalie Smith

Course planner

Andy Hogg

Contact person

Paul de Jongh

Event controller

Tony Garr

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