We will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Please be sure to register by Friday, April 10th, at 6pm.

Take the N Harrison Avenue exit to the park entrance. Go to the main parking lot at the end of the road and follow the BOK signs. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the north of the parking area.

The event starts at 10.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM.
We will have all regular courses from beginner to expert, White through Red. Advanced courses will have remove start (behind the creek). Red and Green courses will also have a remote finish (about 200m from the shelter).

Course distances are:

White – 2.0 km

Yellow – 2.2 km

Orange – 3.5 km

Brown – 4.1 km

Green – 5.7 km

Red – 7.2 km

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)

Register Here (Closed)

We will use Livelox so you can see your route on the map after the event along with everyone else on your course. This is great both because you can learn a lot about route choice, and fun to see how others’ choices affected their run. The easiest way to use Livelox is to download the Livelox app to your phone. Then, when you start open the app on your phone and click “Start Recording”. After the event, the event will be published on Livelox.com and you can select your “Class” which is the same as your course. Then you will be offered the event to choose so you can see your and everyone else’s routes. (You can also upload your route from your GPS watch.)

Help with control pick-up would be greatly appreciated.

Vladimir and Tatyana

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