We had a hot and humid day for the Lake Crabtree Sprint event. The forecast scattered thunderstorms did not materialize for which we were truly grateful. Most folks found the courses sufficiently challenging for a hot summer day. The runners who tackled all three courses were generally tired by the end. Lake Crabtree has a […]
Read MoreOn July 11, we will be holding a Sprint orienteering event at Lake Crabtree County Park at 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville. Everyone is welcome. We will not have beginner classes or instruction. We recommend that you have completed a yellow course before attempting this event. Map pickup and download will be at the White Oak […]
Read MoreAfter a big storm on Saturday and promise of possibly more storms Sunday afternoon, the weather turned out to be pretty reasonable for most of the day and participants had a good time. We probably had too many people heading for control 1 on the advanced/expert courses at the same time. We’ll try and remember […]
Read MoreWe will have an open event with white through red courses at Eno River on Sunday March 28. There will also be a classic ARDF event on Saturday March 27 – see separate announcement. Address is 6101 Cole Mill Rd (GPS: 36.073888, -79.006011). Watch this post for additional information coming this weekend. Registration for the […]
Read MoreWe have reached the capacity in our permit, so registration is now closed. We will have an expert event (brown through blue) on Sunday Nov 22 at Umstead North. We have approval for 25 participants only with 10:00 and 10:30 (sold out!) start windows. The current parking situation may mean that you have to wait […]
Read MoreWe had a perfect day for orienteering on Sunday. Our originally planned open event at Umstead South was not approved as so many people are parking there because other activities such as youth sports are not happening during the Covid-19 crisis. Indeed when I went to set controls on Saturday around 2pm, traffic at the […]
Read MoreWe will have an advanced event (orange and up) on Sunday Oct 18 at Umstead West. The ranger has asked us to keep parking on Old Reedy Creek Road to a minimum and keep private driveways and the area around them clear. We are approved for 12 people every two hours Please try to complete […]
Read MoreBOK Annual Event Passes run from September through August of the following year. Passes purchased for the 2019-2020 year have now expired. For details on family and individual passes see Get an Annual Pass for BOK events. An Annual Pass is $45 for individuals and $65 for families. You can buy a new pass for […]
Read MoreOn a typical hot July day in Raleigh we had 17 brave orienteers come out for the sprint event. We had two courses of close to 3KM each with a shorter variant of about 2km. Everyone tried two courses. This was also the first opportunity to pick up the new BOK clothing items. See separate […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, July 12 we will hold an advanced sprint event at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, starting near the intersection of Hunt Drive and Umstead Drive. Registration is required and you will need to select the hour during which you wish to arrive. There will be no beginner class or equipment rental. Social distancing […]
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