Advanced orienteers are welcome to join us for classic orienteering courses at Falls Lake State Recreation Area on Sunday, March 8th. Start on the Orange (3.5), Brown (4.2 km), Green (5.3 km) or red (7.6 km) course any time between 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM (Note:- times might change slightly in the final registration details. This is the day the clocks go forward). Control pickup will start no later than 2:30.

Park near the west corner of the large parking lot for the Hwy-50 boat launch (GPS = 36.021518, -78.692192). Restrooms are available in the car park. 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 but additional mapping has been undertaken in the flatter southern half of the map compared to last year’s map, and some additional work has also been undertaken in the northern area, used by the expert course. More details with the official registration notice.

BOK is hosting an Advanced middle distance event on March 1st at NC State’s Schenck Forest. Park on the road outside the entrance at 35.816203, -78.720469 and walk down the gravel drive to the shelter. Starts will be from 10:30am to 1pm with control pickup starting at 2pm.

Director’s update: Because of the short distances and comparatively flat courses, we will print out some extra reversed courses. If you finish and would like to try a second course, and time permits, you may run a course in the reverse direction. Of course, for those with extra energy at the end, help with control pickup is always appreciated and a great way to practice more orienteering.

Registration has closed.

This event offers an Orange course for advanced orienteers and three expert courses; Brown, Green, and Red. A middle distance event is shorter than normal and therefore faster, but hopefully also a bit more navigationally challenging. Brown maps will be at 1:7500 scale. All other 1:10000. Course length are as follows:

• Orange 3.5km
• Brown 3.4km
• Green 4.7km
• Red 6.2km

We will also have an advanced Explorer course. An Explorer course is the chance to find any controls you want. There is no set course, but there is a 2.5 hour time limit. There are no beginner-level controls, so only those ready to move up to orange, but maybe not quite ready to do a full orange course, should opt for the Explorer course.

Results and courses will also be posted to LiveLox. You can upload your routes from your watch by hand, but you can also download their app to your phone and have it record and post for you.

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Everyone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, February 15. Check-in at the new visitor center, immediately before you get to the loop parking lot at the end of Cole Mill Road. (GPS coordinates = 36.075509, -79.006595). We will set up at the picnic tables, under the shelter that is attached to the north side of the visitor center. Start any time between 10:00 AM and noon, but be sure to be off your course by 1:30, when control pickup will begin.

If you’re new to orienteering, be sure to prepare yourself by watching our introductory videos at the top of this page. If you have questions that aren’t answered in these videos, we will have a friendly BOK member available near registration at 11:00 to answer questions.

Expert courses will have a remote start and finish, both approximately 1km away from the registration area. You must return to the check-in area after completing your course.

Tentative course lengths: