This summer, BOK is proud to have athletes representing the United States in two international radio orienteering competitions. In late June, BOK sent a youth member to represent the US at the World Youth ARDF Championships. Check out her experience here. The adult US Radio Orienteering Team will head to Czechia for the 2023 World […]
Read MoreA good turnout of orienteers joined us at Carolina North Forest this Mothers Day to enjoy the opportunity for regular foot orienteering, radio orienteering and a new experiment with 10 100m dashes through the woods, dubbed “expressO”. We had 46 starts in total with several teams of 2, 3 or even 4 running on the […]
Read MoreMay 14th, 2023 Backwoods Orienteering Klub will be hosting an Open event at Carolina North Forest. We will have courses for all abilities, beginner (White) to expert (Red), with starts from 11am to 1:30pm. There will be a beginner class at 11:45. Anyone taking the beginner class should arrive at 11:30 to check in and […]
Read MoreWe had a great turnout for BOK’s latest open event at Umstead South; filled to capacity. There were about 7 no-shows, but the harrowing parking could have been partly to blame. Even when we arrived to set up at 8:30AM, the parking lot was one-third full. The weather cooperated, remaining cool enough to make running […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, February 19th, BOK is hosting an Open orienteering event at UmsteadPark, at the Reedy Creek Entrance on Harrison Avenue. Follow the trail from theparking lot down the hill northwest of the parking lot to the big shelter,(35.838111, -78.760729). This event is open to all skill levels and there will be a beginner class […]
Read MoreThe turnout was good for this warm, humid summer night O; 32 starts with a few being teams of two or three runners. The JROTC cadets from Carteret County boosted the numbers and hopefully they made it home safely and not too late. Runners had 60 minutes to complete the course for 100 possible points. […]
Read MoreSaturday, August 27th, 2022 we will be running a Night-O event at Bond Park in Cary. This one hour Score O will start near the Community Center’s parking lot 35.784622, -78.824880 This event is for anyone who has completed an advanced course. If you have never done a Night O before then Bond Park is […]
Read MoreWe had a good turnout for the middle of summer. Plenty of competitors decided to do more courses than they came prepared for, especially the Memory O, so that is worth trying again. It was fairly easy this time. The next Memory O event should offer an additional, more challenging version. Sprint A and B […]
Read MoreOn June 26th, we are having an Open Sprint at Lake Crabtree Park. Starts are at the Dogwood Shelter (35.838807, -78.792700). Courses will open at 10am with a beginner class at 10:30am. The last starts will be at 12:30pm and pickup will start at 1:30pm. Registration is now closed. Everyone is invited. There will be […]
Read MoreOn a New Years Day that was 25 degrees warmer than normal and perhaps even a bit muggy, 22 orienteers/11 teams competed in an event so new it defies categorization; it’s a Relay while at the same time being a Score O. Everyone seemed to enjoy the event and despite a potentially-confusing set of rules, […]
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