Nain Rouge Gaine is a 3 Hour/6 Hour Rogaine (Long Orienteering Event) in Southeast Michigan. Competitors will locate Orienteering Controls on foot, in an all optional format using supplied electronic punch sticks and Lidar based O-maps throughout the park location in attempt to find the Nain Rouge and ward him off for another year.
The Nain Rouge is a red dwarf that is said to have been haunting the area in and around Detroit for the last 300 years. He is most vulnerable around the Spring Equinox, register now and prepare to find the Nain Rouge!!
Detailed Orienteering topographical maps will be provided pre-marked with control points. The total trekking will be 30 – 35K depending on a your selected route and number of CP’s achieved. Not all control points will be required to finish as an officially ranked team/individual; however, the more control points a team/individual obtains in the shortest amount of time, the higher they will rank in the overall standings. Teams / individuals can choose to trek on trails or bushwhack through the wilderness!
6 Hour Rogaine
Length: 6 hour
Maps: Lidar based O-maps
Disciplines: Trail Running and Orienteering
Divisions: Solo (Male/Female), 2-Person (Male / Female / Mixed), Non-Competitive Option: Teams / Solos can work together with other teams throughout the course, but will not be eligible for division awards.
Who: Beginner to Experienced Adventurers!
Racer Check-In & Maps: 9:30-10:00am
Race Briefing: 10:15am
Race Start: 11:00am
Race Cutoff: 5:00pm
Post Race Food: TBD
Awards: 1st Place in each division
Swag: Pint Glass (Not guaranteed after 2/12/2025)
3 Hour Rogaine
Length: 3 hour
Maps: Lidar based O-maps
Disciplines: Trail Running and Orienteering
Divisions: Solo (Male/Female), 2-Person (Male / Female / Coed), Non-Competitive Option: Teams / Solos can work together with other teams throughout the course, but will not be eligible for division awards.
Who: Beginner to Experienced Adventurers!
Racer Check-In & Maps: 11:30am – 12:00pm
Race Briefing: 12:10pm
Race Start: 12:30pm
Race Cutoff: 3:30pm
Post Race Food: Light Snacks
Awards: 1st Overall
Swag: Pint Glass (Not guaranteed after 2/12/2025)
Cost:
Event Cost 6 Hour:
Regular Registration: 1/1/25 – 2/9/25 = $62.00 per person (+ small online registration fee)
Late Registration: 2/10/25 – 2/23/25 = $72.00 per person (+ small online registration fee) *Swag not guaranteed after 2/12/2025
Registration limited to 60 teams.
Event Cost 3 Hour:
Regular Registration: 1/1/25 – 2/9/25 = $35.00 per person (+ small online registration fee)
Late Registration: 2/10/25 – 2/23/25 = $45.00 per person (+ small online registration fee) *Swag not guaranteed after 2/12/2025
Registration limited to 30 teams.
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