Updates: The brown course is 3.5km (it was previously marked as 3.1km). We have a busy weekend; please register by Friday at 5pm ET so there is time to print maps for everyone.

Sunday, November 24th, Backwoods Orienteering Klub will be hosting an Open event at Raven Rock State Park. We will also be offering a 2m radio orienteering practice. This is a beautiful park along the Cape Fear River and an opportunity to get out into one of our lesser-used venues.

Check in will be at the shelter near the small parking lot when you enter the parking lot; 35.462016, -78.911943. Courses will open at 11am. Everyone should be finished with their course by 2:30pm so we have time for control pickup before it starts getting dark.

Courses from White through Red are available. Course lengths are as follows:

White: 2.2km
Yellow: 2.8km
Orange: 3.7km
Brown: 3.5km
Green: 5.7km
Red: 7.4km

Beginners

If you are a beginner, choose the white course option and watch these videos to prepare yourself for what orienteering is all about. We also offer a Q&A for those who still want to know more after watching the videos.

• An Orienteering Class (Video 14:24)
• An Orienteering Map Explained (Video 3:52)
• An Orienteering Thumb Compass Explained (Video 1:26)

Radio Orienteering 2 meter Practice/Beginner Event

We will be holding a 2 meter practice/beginner event in addition to the standard orienteering courses. This event is intended for those new to 2 meter and for experienced 2 meter competitors who would like to better learn how 2 meter signals behave. The goal is to allow competitors to practice 2 meter in a relaxed environment without the pressure of the clock. See below for details:

• 3 constantly transmitting foxes on 3 different frequencies plus a beacon
  • Frequencies are TBD but will printed on the map
• Maps will be printed on letter size paper
• There will be two maps available: one without transmitter locations and one with transmitter locations.
• There will be no scheduled beginner class, but beginner instruction will be available.
• If you need to rent a 2 meter receiver make sure to select it on the registration page.

What a fantastic weekend. The rain stopped the day before and we had clear cool weather throughout the weekend. A couple of folks camped and we had participants that came in from Virginia, Boston, Spain, and Oregon. We had 37 participants and they ran 66 races. There was frequent praise on the technical difficulty of […]

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We had a beautiful day for fall orienteering at Lake Crabtree. This is a relatively small park with a lot of bike and hiking trails. So for the advanced events (brown, green and red) we left the trails off the map. This seemed to be popular with most competitors who thought it provided a bit […]

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All four of the “first timers” from week 1 who participated on week 3, completed the course, finding all five “cycling” foxes. Outstanding!

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• When: Friday, December 6, 2024 6pm Pizza & 7-9pm Meeting
• Where: 904 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh

We are going to have our annual meeting as usual starting with a pizza dinner. After dinner we will start the meeting. The meeting will also be virtual on Google Meet. You will receve the meeting code on Thursday.

Everyone please register to attend the meeting both for in-person and via Google Meet.

Here is the link to the Agenda. You are welcome to comment on it.

Here is the link to our 2025 planning calendar. Current event directors should add events they want to run to the calendar others are welcome to comment on it. If you want to be an event director send an email to Info@BackwoodsOK.org and let us know so we can match you up to help with an event so you can learn the ropes.