Steep rocky terrain and rainy conditions didn’t deter a dozen orienteers from venturing out to one of our newest venues, Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area (CCMNA). Matt Kirk tackled the monstrous challenge of mapping this park last year, and we are all very grateful for his efforts. When you get a minute, be sure to thank Matt for all of this hard work.

After holding our annual Fox Chase at Carolina North Forest for five years, we decided to turn up the difficulty level of this year’s event by holding it at CCMNA. Conditions did prove to be substantially more difficult than usual, making all of the participants’ performance extremely impressive. Top honors this year went back to Matt Kirk, who made few errors on his way to scoring 223 points. Read about Matt’s experience on his blog here.

Check out the LiveLox page for this event here, and upload your route to it if you have one.

Thanks to all who came out. This was the first fox chase for a handful of our participants, and the challenge of the format, on top of the challenging terrain, on top of the less-than-ideal weather would have humbled even seasoned veterans. Kudos to these folks for coming out and giving this race a chance.

Results follow. Only Brian ended up competing on the ‘pairs’ course. But the scoring for that course deserves a brief note: because our scoring software doesn’t like decimals, the scores on this course should be divided by 10 to make them commensurate with the classic course.

I’m extremely grateful to Lina Lindberg, Brian Pike, Matt Kirk, Phil Tosteson, and Kevin Frankowski who volunteered their time after the race to pick up all the controls. Thanks guys!

Fox Chase 2025, Split times

2025-10-12

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