SH Palu rogain

Additional information

Competition center

Competition center is located at the Paluveski Puhketalu properties (marked on the map below with green).

Parking space is limited, but it is possible to park on the mowed meadow or roads near the competition center (look at the map below).

Hiking with a guide!

Would you like to try rogain, but don’t know how to start?
Does going hiking alone seem scary?

This time we offer an exceptionally great opportunity to get to know the area with Taavi Tats! Together, you will complete the hiking course at a light jog and take breaks. Taavi has extensive experience and knowledge of orienteering and a broad horizon about nature, which is why this hiking course suddenly becomes a nice knowledge-gathering tour. This way you will learn to observe your surroundings, compare the map with reality, and you will definitely learn something new about nature. And all this in good company!

To participate, simply register for the hiking class and let us know when you receive the starting materials that you want to join Taavi’s hiking group.

Starting materials

Competition materials (also rented SPORTident SI-cards) are available from the secretariat at the competition center. Please reset all SI-cards, including rented SI-cards, and check them when entering the start area! If the SI-card is not resetted the result is canceled.

Competition materials include bib numbers and wristbands for SI-cards. It is compulsory to use wristband with SI-card!

Blue wristband is meant for rented SI-card and yellow for personal SI-card. It is recommended to tape the wristband to prevent breakage. To speed up the distribution of starting materials, we ask you to check your team number in advance from the start protocol.

With an emphasis on recycling, we ask participants to bring their own safety pins to attach their bib numbers. After the finish, safety pins can also be left in the box at the secretariat to be recycled.

Map

The scale is 1:15 000 or 1 cm = 150 m in nature. Contour interval is 5m.

The map is printed on waterproof paper. Map size is 33×50 cm. Everyone receives the same map. The hiking trail is marked on the map with a dark red (transparent) thick dotted line.

If desired, the card can be placed in a card film. Each team will receive a card film along with the starting materials (the starting materials are inside the film).

We ask participants to adhere to the prohibition signs on the map, i.e. outdoor areas, private land (moss green) and other prohibited areas (purple vertical lines). This is to ensure the fairness of the competition and good relations with local residents and landowners.

NB! Rogain map does not reflect the permeability of the forest.

Course setter comments and track info

“The rogaine trail was a real pleasure to walk and test myself, because 98% of the time I was in the forest. It was a very beautiful forest!
There are few farms on the trail, but we still respect the yards and prohibitive signs! Some fields are also covered in winter crops, which you can’t run over. The Elva River runs through the map, which I don’t recommend crossing, because it is rather deep and wide. It is not prohibited except in places with a black shoreline. ”

The route passing through all the points is about 26.5 kilometers. There are a total of 40 CPs ​​(valued 3-7) on the trail, with a total of 184.

The length of the hiking trail is 8.5 km, in reality about 12 km (if you use roads).

Competition classes, conditions, control times 

Participation in teams of 2-5 people. Main classes control time 3 hours, bike class 2,5h and family class 2,5h.

In addition, a class for individual participants – orienteering hike. In this class the organizers mark a track (approximately 10-15 km) on the map to follow.

Map is the same for all the classes. If participants in the orienteering hike class wants to cover more points then it is allowed, but the results will go in separate “Open” class.

Registration

Register here: reg.seiklushunt.ee

Paying seprately by bank transfer:
EE472200221061466747 Swedbank, MTÜ Seiklushunt
Info to add to the payment: Name of the participant/Tartu rogain (for example Mart Mets/Tartu rogain).

It is also possible to buy the ticket in Stebby. Firstly, register yourself here, but do not pay. Then buy the ticket in Stebby.

Palu rogain: https://app.stebby.eu/event/9957

(The organizers check Stebby payment themselves. It might take some time to mark the order as “paid”.)

NB! If you want to pay by invoice, invoices are automatically generated in the registration environment. At the end of the registration, there is a box where you can fill in the bill recipient’s information. You can pay there immediately with a bank link or later on the basis of an invoice. You can see the invoice later by logging in to the registration environment. In case of concerns or differences, write: arved@seiklushunt.ee.

*30% discount on participation fees for young people under 20 years old (inclusive) and seniors from 60 years old (inclusive). The discount is automatically applied in the registration environment.

Rules and prohibited areas

• It is prohibited to enter the restricted areas marked with a red line on the map and the outdoor areas and courtyards marked with olive green. We respect the privacy of other people.
• It is prohibited to cross impassable fences, walls, and impassable hedges marked on the map.
• It is not necessary or permitted to climb over any high fence, wall or other obstacle. This could potentially be harmful to health and/or violate the interests of private property owners.
• Crossing bodies of water marked with a black shoreline on the map is permitted at certain stages. Please refer to the additional information/course setter comments for the respective stage for adequate information.
• By participating, all competitors undertake to comply with the requirements set out in the Traffic Act and are responsible for their violation in accordance with the procedure provided for by law (including in the event of accidents)!

GPS tracking

GPS tracking: https://sportrec.eu/gps/palu-rogain-2025

Start order

Receiving maps will take place according to the schedule. The maps are rolled up and placed on the ground according to the number of team members. Each team has one additional map for planning (except for the family class). After receiving the maps, you can plan away from the starting area (e.g. in your car), but you must not go onto the track.

All participants must be at the start area at least 10 minutes before the start. When entering the start area, the judges will check that all competitors have their SI-card attached to their wrist, resetted and checked. The result cannot be recorded without passing the control station!

Point system

All classes have the same checkpoints. The values ​​of the points vary from three to seven. The value is indicated by the first digit of the point code (for example, 34=3 points and 56=5 points). Exceeding the control time is penalized by deducting points: -1 point for being up to 1 minute late, -1 point for every full minute overrun. Points taken after the control time is over are counted! If the control time is exceeded by more than 30 minutes, the result is not counted.

Drinking stations

There are no drinking points on the trail – it is recommended to bring water with you.

After the competition

After finishing, please proceed to the results countdown immediately. Since most of the participants finish at the same time, there may be a queue in the countdown. We ask for your understanding.

Each finisher will receive Värska Original water and warm food at the finish line.

Washing and changing rooms

The competition center has a sauna with a shower room and a small anteroom, which is shared by women and men. There is also an outdoor barrel sauna.

There are also separate changing rooms for women and men, located a little away from the sauna.

It is also possible to take a dip in the lake!

Catering

Meals are served with RINGO reusable bowls and cups. Please put them in the right bag after eating and clean them of food waste beforehand!

HoneyPower gels and bars can also be purchased from the secretariat.

Luggage storage

There is luggage storage tent in the competition center where you can leave your personal belongings, car keys, etc.

Awarding

The top three teams in all main classes will be awarded. In the bike class, only first place will be awarded.

The winners of the family and hiking classes will not be awarded, but raffle prizes will be drawn among all teams that participated in the class (individual participants in the hiking class). The raffle prizes will be drawn when the participants have been sent to the course and the prizes will be collected after finishing!

In main classes the team will participate in all competition classes for which it meets the requirements. In other words – participants in the MM45 class can also make it to the podium in the men´s main class!

Prizes will be handed out only at the competition and not afterwards.

By making a registration and paying the entry fee, the participant agrees:

• with the instructions, rogain general guide and conditions set by the organizer;
• that his/her personal data is used in accordance with Estonian laws and regulations;
• that the organizer will send information e-mails;
• that photographs may be taken of him/her at the event and used afterwards for marketing purposes;
• that he/she is well trained and healthy to participate in the sport event.

Rights of the organizer

• The organizer has the right to make changes in the additional information.
• The organizer has the right to disqualify any participants who do not follow the instructions and regulations of the competition.
• The organizer has the right to use photos and videos taken during the event for its promotional use.
• If the event is cancelled due to conditions not caused by the organizer (Force Majeure), the participation fees will not be refunded.
• If a registered person or team is not present, the participation fee will not be refunded.
• Questions which cannot be solved based on this guide will be resolved on an ongoing basis by the organizer.