On June 4, we will be holding an Open Sprints orienteering event at Dix Park in Raleigh. Everyone is welcome. We will be offering beginner class at 11.30 am The start and finish will be near the gazebo on Umstead Drive (35.771244, -78.661292) 125m west of Hunt Dr. Please be aware there are controls around […]
Read MoreBirkhead Wilderness near historical Thornburg Farm is one of the prettiest forests in our area and also one of the most challenging places for orienteering. There are virtually no trails and elevation features are so beautifully jumbled, that it makes it really hard to keep track of your location and even harder to restore connection […]
Read MoreAdvanced orienteers (must have previously completed an Orange, Brown, Green or Red course) are welcome to our event at Thornburg Farm in Birkhead Wilderness. Check-in at the farm house and proceed to the remote start. Location: From US 220 in Asheboro – take NC 49 south (you’ll actually be heading west) for 5.5 miles.– Turn right […]
Read MoreThank you all for participating in the Score-O event on Sunday, Feb.26 at Schenck forest. We were inspired by various orienteering formats such as Memory-O, Score-O with a moving control, team Score-O, and dog-bone Score-O, to suggest a new event: Reveal Score-O. In this event, five of the controls on the original map (#45, 49, […]
Read MoreWe will have an Open Score-O event at Schenck Forest on Sunday, Feb 26. You don’t need to be an expert to participate in this event – there will be plenty of controls to find for all levels. There will be a mass start. Everybody must arrive at the shelter no later than 11.30 AM […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for orienteering. We had a huge turnout approximately 100 starts and probably more than 130 people running the courses. Advanced courses were somewhat unusual for this location – few controls with several long legs. Also Yellow and White courses were on a “harder” side – kudos to all who managed […]
Read MorePark at the parking lot of Orange County Health Department (2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516) and follow BOK signs to the start, which is on a major paved trail (greenway) 300 feet south west from the parking lot. The event starts at 11.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM. We will […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for being outside. The event went well and everybody seemed to have fun. Of course, people got lost, and had to repeatedly chase “the fox” (aka Tanya and me). Some people even managed to ran out of the map :). Next time maybe we should switch direction of the “fox” […]
Read MoreWe had a lovely (albeit a bit hot) event at Sugg Farm. It was the first official BOK event there and people seemed to enjoy the courses. Unlike other “sprint” venues this park offers two very distinct types of terrain, so 2 sprint courses were quite different. And the shorter one was significantly more difficult. […]
Read MoreWe will have an ADVANCED event at Sugg Farm in Holly Springs on Sunday June 12, 2022. This is our first official event there. We will have a couple of “advanced sprint” courses set up. The park is small and consists of several beautiful fields and patches of forest with interesting terrain features. Everyone who […]
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