We had a great turnout at Cane Creek Mountains on a beautiful spring day, with 57 starts including two high school JROTC teams, many families, and several first-time orienteers. Participants were surprised by the challenging terrain, which truly felt like being in the mountains. It was especially fun to see beginners finish one course and […]

Comments Off on Results: Open Event and Hiking Challenge at Cane Creek Mountains, 2026-03-15

If you love the North Carolina mountains and don’t get there as often as you like, do yourself a favor and make a visit to Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area in Alamance County. Just over an hour from Raleigh and even less from Chapel Hill and Durham, Cane Creek has all of the rugged, rocky […]

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The September 7 BOK open event at Schenck Forest drew a cast of thousands – or at least it felt like that if you were in line at registration. With 199 maps printed for the event and attendance by 4 high school junior ROTC teams, there was a lot of buzz and activity under the […]

Comments Off on Results: Open Orienteering Schenck Forest 2025-09-07

Super Bowl Sunday brought sunny and warm temps to the north end of Umstead State Park for a well-attended open event co-hosted by Ian, Debra and Jeff with a concurrent radio orienteering event hosted by Will. Just under one hundred entrants scattered over eight traditional point-to-point orienteering course options, including a not always offered Blue […]

Comments Off on Results – Open Orienteering & 80m Radio-O at Umstead North 2025-02-09

Update 2/4/2025: We will also be holding a 80m Radio-O event on Sunday. See below for details. The registration page has been updated. If you have already registered for orienteering and wish to register for Radio-O please register again and select the ‘Adding Radio-O’ option under course and entry fee so you aren’t charged twice. […]

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Lake Crabtree squeezes in a almost 10 miles of serpentine trail in a county park the size of a postage stamp, and all of those trails and trail crossings can get people turned around in a hurry. As a small park, it is a good venue for some shorter beginner and sprint style courses. Four […]

Comments Off on Results: 2019-06-23 Open Sprint at Lake Crabtree

We had a great turnout and wonderful weather for the Members Sprint event at Bond Park with most people running both courses. As it was the directors’ first time with course design and setting, there was a lot of valuable feedback from participants! Overall it was a great experience – for everyone, we hope! Special […]

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