Sunday 21st October 2012

Overview

With the choice of a three or six hour event, on bike or on foot, this is the MTBNav that started it all in 2009 and is the fourth to be held. It is a Team Rogaine for two to five people where participants devise their own route to visit as many controls on the map and thus collect as many points as possible in the time available. Of all the MTBNavs, this one is the most suitable for youngsters riding with their parents, and for less experienced riders, as much of the riding is on hard surfaces on paths and roads. Being a suburban area, there are many opportunities to visit a café along the way. If a Team finds the riding or walking too tiring it is just a matter of staying in the flatter areas, or returning to the assembly area at any time.

Course area is huge being the eastern shore of Hobart from Government Hills at Geilston Bay in the north to the tip of Tranmere in the south. Bounded by the River Derwent to the west, the course to the east includes Pilchers Hill, Stringy Bark Gully, the Meehan Range near Mornington, and Knopwood Hill behind Howrah. One of the aims of the event is to have participants visit as many tracks in the bush reserves on the eastern shore as is feasible. Riders may only ride on formed roads, tracks and paths, whilst walkers can go wherever access is legitimate.

Assembly, start and finish are at a venue being decided in either Lindisfarne or Bellerive. Ride Bellerive is kindly supporting the event. Start of the six hour is 10.00am and start of the three hour is 12.30pm. Sportident electronic timing from Orienteering Tasmania will be used. Light refreshments will be provided from about 3.30pm with presentations at around 4.30pm.

Entry

Entry can only be submitted and paid for through the online EntryHUB system when it comes available, accessible via the Rogaining Tasmania website at http://www.rt.asn.au/. Cost is $35 per person per event, or $25 per person per event for a full time student aged 25 years or under, and includes the light refreshments afterwards. A $10 deposit per Team for one e-Stick per Team for use with the Sportident timing system, that is refunded at the finish when the e-Stick is returned, applies to entrants without an existing e-Stick. There are no late entries nor enter-on-the-day for this event. Enquiries may be directed to Mark Hey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 6272 7233.