Bivouac Outdoor Rogaine Series 2026 - Event # 1

Details

Sun 10 May 2026 09:00 - 14:00
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mPsnYUBjQEsYsAFq6

Event information

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Venue Barlow Road, Riverhead Forest.

A 90 minute rogaine starting at 11am, finishing 12.30pm, part of the three-part Bivouac Outdoor Rogaine Series run by North West Orienteering Club. Heaps of Spot Prizes, plus Prizes for Category Winners & Series Winners.

The rogaine events are pre-entry - Enter here. Pre-Entry at standard rates for this event until 11.59pm on Wednesday 6 May. Late entries close 11.59pm Friday 6 May. 

This page provides an event overview only - please see the Rogaine Series pages on our North West Website for more details. Hover over the heading Rogaine Series for the drop down menu. For specific information about Event 1 details see here

Driving Directions - Please read below - do not put Barlow Road into Google Maps as it will take you to a different place.

  • The event will be signposted with orange/white orienteering signs from the junction of Old North Road & Ararimu Valley Road.
  • From Auckland, follow the North-Western motorway to its end then continue on SH16 towards Kumeu. At the next roundabout (after the one at the end of the motorway), turn right into Old North Road (opposite Soljans Winery approx. 2 km before Kumeu).
  • Follow Old North Road towards Riverhead Forest for 7.6km and turn Right into Ararimu Valley Road.
  • Follow Ararimu Valley Road for 4.7km to the turn-off into Barlow Road.

Carpooling & Parking

Entry numbers for this Sunday's event are high - more than 550 people have entered so far. This means parking will be tight so we encourage carpooling please.
A carpooling registration form - for those who want a ride and those who can offer a ride - is here https://forms.gle/4yJTDEzxuN3fta6V8
Once you've completed the form, you can view responses ie find a ride/offer a ride here https://docs.google.com/.../1T8Z0inQ.../edit
 

Registration from 9.30am.  Plan to be there by 10.15am to allow plenty of time to register and to make full use of the 30 mins map planning time before the race starts. 

See the Rogaine Series pages on our North West Website for more details. Hover over the heading Rogaine Series for the drop down menu.