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.

Registration will open soon. Register by 28 February at noon:

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 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:

Winter weather is expected in Raleigh this weekend, and the park expects to be closed or with limited access. We have decided to reschedule the event to May 10, 2026.

Those of you who have paid for the event can be issued credit or refunds. You will receive an email explaining your choices. Those who had no charges will need to register again for the event on May 10.

Everyone is welcome at our first Open Event at Umstead Park on January 25, May 10, 2026. In addition to all the Orienteering courses there will be an 80m Classic course.

Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. (GPS = 35.871668, -78.759166)

The event starts at 11.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM.
We will have all regular courses from beginner to advanced, White through Red.

We will also have a beginners Q&A session starting at noon. 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)

Click the following button to go directly to the registration page.

Help with control pick-up would be greatly appreciated.

Vladimir and Tatyana