Do you have a sense of adventure? Then get involved with the incredible range of multi-skilled outdoor activities that are on offer in the Far North – from hiking, running and mountain-biking to cross country navigation, canoeing, kayaking, sea kayaking and rafting. And don’t forget the opportunities to socialise and make new friends!
Adventure Sport NQ is your Cairns-based marketing body, responsible for promoting and supporting the activities of the five organisations below:
Rogaining NQ is a chapter of the Queensland Rogaine Association, a Queensland Incorporated Association, and a not for profit sporting club.
Far North Orienteering is affiliated with Orienteering Queensland (OQ) and this year - for the first time – will hold orienteering events in the Far North. Upcoming events include Park O/street O-style one hour events and traditional bush orienteering events, both on foot and mountain bike. OQ is a Queensland Incorporated Association and a not for profit sporting club.
Adventure HQ Inc (AHQ) conducts Multisport events such as The Redlynch Valley Estate Multisport Race and the Metrogaine Series. AHQ is also a Queensland Incorporated Association, and a not for profit sporting club.
Dirty Northern Trail Running Series is a Queensland Incorporated Association, and a not for profit sporting club. It is supported by AHQ, which provides the club with insurance facilities and use of equipment and volunteers.
Adventure Sport NQ, Rogaining NQ, Far North Orienteering, Adventure HQ Inc and Dirty Northern Trail Running Series are extremely proud of our record in that our associations give back more than 98 per cent of income to members through random draws, meals, modern facilities and equipment.
Excluding Rogaining NQ (which charges $20 for an annual membership or $30 for a household membership) there are NO membership fees or joining fees to pay.
Events are very reasonably priced and we have been able to reduce entry fees by more than 40 per cent since 2005. We have no commercial interest in running these events and – aside from grants to purchase major equipment items – we receive no financial support from outside organisations.
The hugely popular one-hour week night Metrogaines have become a feature in our calendar. Learn to navigate around suburban streets and socialise with friends and family.
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The sport of long distance cross-country navigation. In a rogaine, teams of two to five people visit as many checkpoints as they can in a set time period using a topographic map, compass and navigation.
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Orienteering is a more individual-based exercise. Courses vary according to experience and competitors use a topographic map and compass to navigate around a set course in the quickest time possible.
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Unlike triathlons, we get you off the beaten track and competing in mountain biking, trail running, canoeing and/or kayaking in and around the Far North.
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Trail runs can take place on picturesque hiking trails, challenging single track trails and remote fire roads. A three-event series is held annually, in addition to several non-series events.
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