Advanced and expert-level orienteers are invited to the New Hope area of Jordan Lake on Sunday, February 23, where we will offer two middle-distance courses (4.3 km and 3.1 km). Run either or both. Courses open at 11:00. Be off of your course by 2:00, when control pickup starts.

We rarely have events that feature middle-distance races. These courses are shorter than our typical ones, with expected winning times around 35 or 40 minutes. They are intended to be as technically challenging as possible, generally with short legs, a lot of controls, and a lot of direction changes.

Jordan Lake is a new venue for us – our only previous event there was last October. For those who did not make it to that event, note that there are bathroom facilities and ample parking. If the small lot is full, you can park in the enormous lot just past it. Expect relatively steep but open terrain.

Super Bowl Sunday brought sunny and warm temps to the north end of Umstead State Park for a well-attended open event co-hosted by Ian, Debra and Jeff with a concurrent radio orienteering event hosted by Will. Just under one hundred entrants scattered over eight traditional point-to-point orienteering course options, including a not always offered Blue […]

We had great conditions for our first orienteering event on Woodpecker Ridge, part of Falls Lake, State Recreational Area. We will definitely be back, and each time the map will improve steadily (though it was definitely serviceable for this event.) I generally try to design classic courses so that the run-in to the finish is […]

We had good attendance for a slightly chilly event on Sunday. The few minutes of rain did not scare off any competitor. Extra credit goes to the Pamlico crew for their nicely coordinated outfits! Thanks to Dave W. and Brian P, who helped pick up controls and thus allowed us to wrap up the event […]

Expert orienteers are welcome to join us for classic orienteering courses at Falls Lake State Recreation Area on Sunday, January 26. Start on the brown (4.0 km) green (5.5 km) or red (7.1 km) course any time between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Control pickup will start no later than 2:30.

Unless you participated in BOK’s Unnamed Adventure Race last year, this will be a new area with a new map. Park near the west corner of the large parking lot for the Hwy-50 boat launch (GPS = 36.021518, -78.692192). Get your map before carefully crossing Highway-50, and starting your course on Woodpecker Ridge, a little-used area of the park, just south of Sandling Beach.

Please note that the map of this area has not been systematically field-checked. However, in the opinion of the event director, it will definitely enable good navigators to find their controls with little problem.