We had a good turnout for an advanced event on a day that was great for orienteering. A little cool with occasional bursts of sun. We did have an issue with maps. They should have been printed at 100% (no scaling) on landscape orientation paper. Although I emphasized the need for not using shrink-to-fit, the […]
Read MoreOn Sunday March 9th, BOK is hosting an Advanced orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. Registration will at 5PM. Friday March 7. Please don’t count on registration being open much beyond the deadline as we have a lot […]
Read MoreWe had a beautiful day for fall orienteering at Lake Crabtree. This is a relatively small park with a lot of bike and hiking trails. So for the advanced events (brown, green and red) we left the trails off the map. This seemed to be popular with most competitors who thought it provided a bit […]
Read MoreWe will have an open event at Lake Crabtree County Park on November 10, 2024, (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. Registration […]
Read MoreWe had a great Score-O event at White Pines Nature Preserve today. Despite intermittent rain for most of the day, everyone seemed to have a good time and liked the course. Paul did almost all of the course design and people seemed to like the “reveal” format where the base map included 17 controls while […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, 11 February, we will have an event at White Pines Nature Preserve, a 275 acre greenspace in Chatham County, managed by Triangle Land Conservancy. The meet is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue). Start any time between 11:00 AM and […]
Read MoreThe day of the event proved to be a glorious sunny day with ideal weather for orienteering. Whilst the fall of leaves left some paths less visible, and wiped out one area of ground vegetation that was going to be used for a control, the forest gave some great orienteering experiences with a mixture of […]
Read MoreWe will have an advanced event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve on Sunday November 19. This event is open to all who have completed at least an orange course. Register for this event before Friday November 17 at 5pm. We will have advanced and expert courses. Preliminary course lengths and details are: Note that at […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 10 September at 10:00 AM, we will hold our annual 90-minute “Fox Chase Score-O” at Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill. The event is open only to advanced orienteers (i.e. those who have completed an orange, brown, green, or red course). We will meet at 9:45 in […]
Read MoreOn 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 […]
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