It was all part of the Australasian 24-hour Rogaining Championships, which took place on November 9 and 10 and was based out of St Helens.

Rogaining is a sport consisting of long-distance cross-country navigation.

It is similar to orienteering however where orienteering is an individual sport with the aim to navigate a set sequence of checkpoints in a short amount of time, rogaining is a team sport with the aim to collect a high score by navigating to whichever checkpoints a team chooses, in any order, within the time limit.

This event ran from 11am on Saturday to 11am on Sunday, with teams consisting of two to five people travelling entirely on foot.

Event director Peter Tuft said the event was won by Julie Quinn and David Baldwin from ACT, who covered a total distance of 90-kilometres.

West Australians Paul Williams and David Symons came second, and Andre Morket from WA and Tim Skima from New Zealand placed third.

"We had 282 competitors in 125 teams across 15 categories, who traversed often rough terrain in fine but cool weather," Mr Tuft said.

"Over the 24 hours of the championships event, competitors used only a map and compass to visit checkpoints from the beach to thick bush, by daylight and moonlight."

He said for many competitors, the event's highlight was the part of the course that took them along the Bay of Fires.

They also appreciated the warmth and party-like atmosphere at the All Night Cafe staffed by the St Helens Lions Club, he said.

Many competitors were from interstate and overseas and stayed in the area for a holiday following the event.

Rogaining was invented in Australia. It's rules can be traced back to 1968, and the first competition was held the following year.

It was named for its three founders - Rod, Gail, and Neil.

Organisers thanked Parks and Wildlife Service, Sustainable Timbers Tasmania, the Break O'Day Council, and many landowners for this assistance.

For more information and pictures of the event, visit arc2019rt.asn.au.