More than a few radio orienteers from BOK competed in the 22nd World Championships of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF), held August 16–22, 2025, in Birštonas, Lithuania. Two of them came home last month with some serious hardware.

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We will have an OPEN event at Schenck Forest on Sunday, September 7, 2025. The event starts at 12:00 PM and everybody must finish by 3:00 PM when we will begin control pickup. Check-in and map pickup will be at the shelter.

Remember that BOK memberships run through August. If you have not yet renewed for 2025-2026 (September through August), now is the time. Renew online at the BOK Store here.

Registration closes at 5 PM on Friday, September 5. Click the following button to go directly to the registration page.

We will have all regular courses from beginner to expert, White through Red.

• White 1.8km 7 controls
• Yellow 2.3km 9 controls
• Orange 3.4km 8 controls
• Brown 3.7km 8 controls
• Green 5.3km 13 controls
• Red 7.0km 17 controls

We will also have a beginners Q&A session starting at 12:30 PM. If you are new to orienteering we recommend that you check out these short videos to prepare for the event.

• An Orienteering Class (Video 14:24) This class video includes the information in the following two videos:
• An Orienteering Map Explained (Video 3:52)
• An Orienteering Thumb Compass Explained (Video 1:26)

Note that the park prohibits the presence of dogs, even on a leash.

Our event at Crabtree Lake Park featured three sprint courses. With the area north of the main road now permanently closed, this event served as a test of the park’s continued viability for orienteering activities. The good news? Crabtree Lake can definitely still host sprint events! However, there was a challenge – runners needed to […]

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We will have an open event at Lake Crabtree County Park on August 3, 2025, (1400 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC 27560.). Registration will be at the White Oak Shelter. Look for the signage to White Oak Shelter (4405 Lake Crabtree Park) on your right just after you pass the visitor center on your left.

This event is open to all skill levels. Start anytime between 10 am and noon. Courses close at 1 pm when we start picking up controls. Be sure to check in at the shelter after your course so we know everyone made it back.

There will be 3 courses available and you can run one or all of them in any order:

Sprint A – 2.3 km (Orange-Yellow level)

Sprint B – 2.3 km (Yellow level)

Sprint C – 1.7 km (Yellow level)

Beginners may prepare themselves by watching the videos on our Newcomer Information Page. If you need additional instruction or have questions, please ask one of the BOK volunteers at registration.

We always appreciate help with control pickup.

Tatyana and Vladimir

We had a hot and very humid day for the sprints at Bond Park. Many people signed up for more courses than they actually attempted. Not surprising considering the heat and humidity but a lot of left-over maps. Special congratulations to the few people who ran all three sprints! Many thanks to Dave, Matt, William […]

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