Our event at Crabtree Lake Park featured three sprint courses. With the area north of the main road now permanently closed, this event served as a test of the park’s continued viability for orienteering activities. The good news? Crabtree Lake can definitely still host sprint events! However, there was a challenge – runners needed to […]
Read MoreWe will have an open event at Lake Crabtree County Park on August 3, 2025, (1400 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC 27560.). Registration will be at the White Oak Shelter. Look for the signage to White Oak Shelter (4405 Lake Crabtree Park) on your right just after you pass the visitor center on your left. This […]
Read MoreThis was the first time we had regular courses set at Cane Creek Mtns, and they turned out to be rather challenging. Elevation, terrain, vegetation, weather and overabundance of rocks – all played a part. Kudos to all the runners who came and gave it all on the course. And of course, thank you to […]
Read MoreBackwoods Orienteering Klub is proud to host a registered event as part of the International Orienteering Federation’s World Orienteering Week (WOW) taking place May 17-25, 2025. This global celebration connects thousands of orienteers and newcomers across more than 70 countries, all participating in their local communities while being part of something truly international. Read more […]
Read MoreIt was a beautiful day for orienteering, which was fortunate since competitors on the advanced courses had to walk an extra 2 kilometers to reach a remote start and from a remote finish. Having remote start and finish allowed us to set courses in the eastern part of the park, an area with fascinating terrain […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. […]
Read MoreChilly, yet sunny day, difficult courses, fields of blooming wild daffodils.Also first time we used 2.5m map (thank you, Dave!), that revealed true steepness and ruggedness of this place. Huge thank you to Brian Pike, who finished Red course and immediately went back to pick all far away controls, and that’s extra 5K on top […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Please register here before 6:00 PM on Friday, February 28, to ensure we have enough maps. On the day of event, you will first head to check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop parking lot […]
Read MoreIt was nice and chilly and we had a good crowd for this time of the year. The course were pretty fast with several runners showing very impressive times. Special thanks goes to Brian Pike, Sandro Gisler, William Allen and Matt Craig for the help with controls pickup. Tatyana and Vladimir Umstead North, Dec 14, […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. […]
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